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December 16, 2013

Automotive Product Liability Series- Part III: Trucking Accidents

Trucking Accidents It is a tragic fact, but each year over 4,000 people die and over 100,000 people are seriously injured in crashes involving large trucks and commercial ...

December 14, 2013

MDL: Multidistrict Litigation Explained

One of the most common things we have to explain to our defective drug and device clients is why their cases are being filed in a court across the country and not in their ...

December 12, 2013

A Look into Criminal Justice

We’ve all watched television dramas, reality shows, and movies where police officers swoop in and arrest the “bad guy.”  The suspect is typically put in handcuffs, read their ...

December 9, 2013

Studies Link Staff Shortages and Patient Outcomes in Nursing Homes

Study after study has shown the direct link between low staffing levels and patient outcomes in hospitals and particularly nursing homes. Time and time again, ...

December 6, 2013

Automotive Product Liability Series- Part II: Side and Curtain Airbags

Side or Curtain Airbag Litigation In the March 2004 Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care,  it was reported that people  in cars equipped with head protecting ...

December 5, 2013

The Empowered Caregiver Blog: Part I

Becoming the Empowered Caregiver: Knowledge is Power For many of us in the baby boomer and generation X eras, our parents have become older and sometimes sickly. According ...

December 1, 2013

Who Can File a Qui Tam Lawsuit?

Any person or organization with knowledge of fraud or any improper charge, expense or claim made against federal government funds can bring a Qui Tam suit under the Federal ...