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Milwaukee Judge Strikes a Blow to State’s Pain and Suffering Cap
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Milwaukee Judge Strikes a Blow to State’s Pain and Suffering Cap

Over the last few years, tort reform advocates across the country have successfully achieved statewide legislative “caps” on pain and suffering awards. The idea of pain and suffering caps sprang from business and medical organizations that lobbied their local representatives to limit the recovery possible for a person injured through the fault of another. Implicit […]

Travelers Beware: Danger in the City of Lights
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Travelers Beware: Danger in the City of Lights

Paris has long held the reputation of a premier tourist destination for international travelers. It’s the second most visited city in all of Europe behind London, and for Asian tourists in particular Paris holds a singular regard as the romance and shopping capital of the world. Just under a million Chinese men and women visited […]

Civil Trial Lawyers Take On Terrorism
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Civil Trial Lawyers Take On Terrorism

We don’t usually talk about civil lawsuits for their capacity to take on terrorist groups and the institutions that support them, but that’s exactly what has been happening the last week in a US Eastern District court. In the lawsuit Linde v. Arab Bank, the plaintiffs have claimed that Arab Bank PLC knowingly moved millions […]

The Facts of Joan River’s Death
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The Facts of Joan River’s Death

In the wake of Joan Rivers’ passing we have seen an outpouring of love and support from millions of fans all around the world. With the sudden and unexpected circumstances of her death this past Thursday, it’s impossible to ignore the question of what could have caused such a rapid decline in health during a […]

Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Secretly Photographed his Patients
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Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Secretly Photographed his Patients

Class action lawsuits can be some of the most challenging cases for an attorney to take on. When a large number of plaintiffs suffer damages at the hands of a single party, it is often more efficient for them to bring a class action suit, in which one or several plaintiffs sue the defendant on […]

The Central Park Five: Putting a Value on the Loss of Youth
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The Central Park Five: Putting a Value on the Loss of Youth

With the recent $40 million settlement of the Central Park Five case, I am reminded of one of the unfortunate truths of personal injury law: no matter the figure, a financial award is never a true substitute for the physical, emotional or psychological damages inflicted on the victim. In April, 1989, five black and Hispanic […]

The Role Tire Age Plays in Car Accidents
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The Role Tire Age Plays in Car Accidents

After the car crash that killed movie star Paul Walker along with his friend and veteran racecar driver Roger Rodas earlier this year, most of the discussion of the accident focused on the vehicle’s speed. But there was another major factor that contributed to the collision, according to investigators. The tires on Roger Rodas’ car […]

Whistleblowing, Pt. 4: The General Motors Recall
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Whistleblowing, Pt. 4: The General Motors Recall

Even the most flagrant instances of corporate fraud or negligence can translate into extremely challenging whistleblower lawsuits. When dealing with corporations as powerful as General Motors, it can sometimes take more than the best efforts of a few individuals to achieve real change. Courtland Kelley, the head of GM’s nationwide inspection program, sued the company […]

General Motors and its Pattern of Incompetence
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General Motors and its Pattern of Incompetence

Despite all their attempts to convince us of the contrary, General Motors’ failure to act on news of their vehicles’ fatal defects seems to have been just as intentional as it was persistent. Last week GM announced the recall of 3.16 million 2000-2014 midsize to large vehicles, putting their yearly total at over 20 million […]

The Tracy Morgan Crash: Will Wal-Mart Accept Responsibility?
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The Tracy Morgan Crash: Will Wal-Mart Accept Responsibility?

Tracy Morgan, the actor-comedian caught in a gruesome six-car pile-up this weekend, is in critical but stable condition, according to a spokesperson at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Morgan is one of three passengers who are now in critical condition from the crash. His friend and fellow comedian James McNair died on […]

Whistleblowing, Pt. 3: Medicaid Fraud
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Whistleblowing, Pt. 3: Medicaid Fraud

It’s not only high-level health care and pharmaceutical company employees who can initiate whistleblower claims. One of the most successful instances of the False Claims Act in recent years was a lawsuit brought by a 63-year-old disabled Medicaid patient.Richard West, a veteran of the Vietnam War afflicted with muscular dystrophy, was heavily reliant on the […]

Whistleblowing, Pt. 2: Jill’s Story
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Whistleblowing, Pt. 2: Jill’s Story

I’ve written before about how it pays to do the right thing. For employees who become aware of fraud perpetrated by their own companies, that payment can take the form of huge monetary rewards from the government.The US federal government and many state governments have set up incentivized whistleblower programs that in some cases will […]