A case before the U.S. Supreme Court may give that currently right-leaning body the opportunity to kill the class-action suit. Hard to believe that it’s even possible, given the extent of the…
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) issued a news report on October 7, 2010 illustrating how the civil justice system is the most effective force in uncovering abuses by corporate nursing…
The National Consumers Voice for Quality Long Term Care has designated October 3-9, 2010, as National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Week, a time to acknowledge the contributions and…
Today marks the first Monday in October and the start of a new term for the Supreme Court of the United States. While most SCOTUS watchers occupy their time trying to figure out how the voting will…
The problem with caps – artificial ceilings on the amount that a wrong doer will have to pay regardless of the damage caused – is that caps trade justice for predictability while dealing…
The Law Info Blog has posted relevant story for our times “Facebook, Juries and The New Way Jurors Find a Way to Break The Law.” Yes, judges have always instructed juries on their duty…
A recent California jury verdict in a quasi-class action suit against the owner of 22 nursing homes in that state awarded 32,000 plaintiffs a total of $677 million in damages. Skilled Healthcare…
How would you advise a client who came to you when another party shorted him on the goods due under a contact? Or substituted inferior goods? Or simply made representations about the goods that…
Anyone who lives near the sea is familiar with the old adage “Any port in a storm.” For those unfamiliar with the phrase, it means that when serious trouble arises help from anyone is…
Ask yourself, “Who do you trust most?” In answer to that question most folks will respond by thinking of family members, their co-workers, and their neighbors. Public opinion polls…
The similarities to Exxon-Valdez should not be so plentiful, but unfortunately they are as numerous and clear as the Gulf is murky. Twenty years after the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, that region has yet…
Dauphin Island, Alabama is a special place. It is a barrier island located at western side of the mouth of Mobile Bay. It is unpretentious, quiet and beautiful. If you don’t like sand, fishing,…