Well it only took 25 years longer than expected, but Big Brother is finally here. No, Im not talking about the government, Im talking about Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook. If you haven’t joined one…
While Congress is debating health care reforms, two Senators, Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), have reintroduced the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act. This bill would…
Arbitration is an illogical procedure for dispute resolution in our society. Arbitration clauses are buried in consumer contracts of all sorts and until you have a legal problem most people either…
My wife and I were at a party Saturday night and the conversation turned to … what else? The economy. The couple I was speaking with were worried, like everyone should be, about where things are…
We are justifiably outraged that AIG is paying $165,000,000 in bonuses to its executives while taxpayers have paid $170 billion to bail AIG out. AIG says it is contractually obligated to make these…
When some people are asked how the economy is affecting them, most people talk about retirement accounts, and the lack of available jobs in their respective fields. Well this past week I came face…
A joint project by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System recommends radical changes in the discovery rules in civil lawsuits….
Last week I wrote a blog on labor and materialmen liens and suggesting to contractors and suppliers that they protect themselves before getting into construction project. What happens in other…
I had business in Tampa this week and used the InjuryBoard office for my depositions. It is interesting to see this site from a different angle. I ate supper Monday night with Tom, Nick, Angus and…
Some experts will say anything. The defense Lasik surgery expert, Dr. Woolfson, testified that he has performed approximately 70,0000 Lasik procedures without ever performing the wrong prescription….
How many times have you known someone that has been involved in a motor cycle accident and when you tell someone that your friend has been hurt, the person rolls their eyes and almost gives you the…
If you are a contractor, subcontractor or a person who supplies labor or material on a construction job whether residential or commercial, you need to protect yourselves in this market. We are now…