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Is Snapchat To Blame For A High Speed Car Crash
Despite laws against texting and driving, drivers across the country are getting into accidents when paying too much attention to their smart phones, and not concentrating on driving. Snapchat is a popular photo…
Maryland Releases 2018 Impaired Driving Program
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has established a comprehensive set of plans designed to reduce the problem of impaired driving across the state. Data for the 2011 to 2015 period indicated that roughly…
New Developments In SxSW Tragedy Lawsuit
South by Southwest (often abbreviated as SXSW) is a popular music and film festival held each spring in Austin, Texas. The week-long festival attracts hundreds of thousands of music and film enthusiasts. Like any…
How Telematics Is Making Roads Safer
Advances in technology happen at an incredibly rapid pace in today's society. One of the many areas that seems to get revolutionized quite frequently has been telematics, which deals with the long range transmission…
Medical Malpractice Cases On The Decline
For years, state lawmakers have tried to implement laws that better protect health care providers from civil liability in medical malpractice lawsuits. These laws include the need for a case to appear before a screening…
Expert Testimony Is The Key To A Medical Malpractice Case
Expert testimony is usually the linchpin of any medical malpractice case. It is the expert who will help prove that the defendant had a duty, breached that duty and that the breach caused the plaintiff's damages…
Foregoing The Trial: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Personal injury cases are often contentious, with both sides disagreeing over the cause, extent, and liability of the injury involved. But in some cases, plaintiffs and defendants are able to work through legal disputes…
Hospital Employee That Endangered Patients Tests Positive For HIV
Earlier this year, the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado sent warnings to over 3,000 surgical patients who received care from August 17, 2015 to January 22, 2016. The warnings disclosed that the patients may…
Judge Orders $36 Million Payout In Death Of Whitney Houston’s Daughter
The Georgia judge who found Nick Gordon “legally responsible” for the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, has ordered him to pay $36 million for in a civil lawsuit. Brown is the daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late…
More Adults Using Pot, Fewer Are Concerned About Risks
Now that more than two dozen states allow medical marijuana use and at least two states that have legalized it for recreational use, more adults in the United States are using it more often and fewer think it is risky…
Dog Licking Turns To Fatal Infection
The number of dog bite injuries has increased over the years . As a result, dog bite injury claims for home insurance have also been on the rise, with the average cost up 90% between 2003 and 2017. Most accidents and…
Brutal Beating From 2007 Continues To Raise Important Premises Liability Questions In Georgia Supreme Court
Complicated lawsuits sometimes take many years to resolve and can go to trial multiple times as decisions are appealed or reversed in different courts. One such complicated and ongoing lawsuit involves a case against…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Considering New Enhanced Laws For DUI Offenders
Pam Ondash is among a large group of Pennsylvania residents that is encouraging state lawmakers to toughen the penalties for those with multiple DUI offenses. Ondash's son David was 34-years-old when he was struck and…
The Dangerous Cost Of Beauty
Each year thousands of Americans have adverse reactions to hair products (hair loss, chemical burns to the scalp, rash) due to the product itself, or because they are victims of a negligent beauty salon.
Rule Of The Court - Show Up
Trial preparation is incredibly important. The process includes the initial pleadings, case management conferences, deposition testimony, pre-trial conferences, and of course, discovery. Discovery is the legal term…
Mother Of Child Detained As Immigrant Files Wrongful Death Suit
Yazmin Juarez, a Guatemalan mother of a 19-month-old girl, has filed a $60 million wrongful death claim against the federal government. Mariee C. Juarez was alleged to have been negligently treated while in the custody…
NASCAR Spectators Sue For Injuries
Racecar driving is a dangerous sport. When 3,300-pound cars traveling over 200 miles per hour race against each other on a small track, injuries are bound to occur. But the drivers aren't the only group in danger…
Repeat Medical Malpractice Offenders
Doctors are expected to provide a reasonable standard of care to their patients. Unfortunately, every year doctors fail to meet this standard and patients, or the loved ones of patients, bring lawsuits for medical…
Taxotere Litigation Moves Forward As Judge Schedules "Science Day"
A group of lawsuits against the major French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi-Aventis, will continue to move forward early this May. US District Judge Kurt Engelhardt has recently scheduled a “Science Day,” set for May 3…
Toddler Dies In The Dentist Chair
Anesthesia is commonly used in all types of medical procedures from major surgery to minor in-patient treatments. Many dentists also regularly use anesthesia when operating on their patients. However, anesthesia can…
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