In USA TODAY, it was announced that the Army has developed a reliable new test to detect the presence of traumatic brain injury, an immense help to its troops who receive concussive injuries from bomb blasts and blount force injuries to the head. The test has significant applications in the […]
Category: Personal Injury
Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of The Americans With Disabilities Act
This week, we celebrate 20 years of protection and opportunities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act, known as the ADA. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law, which makes it more possible for Americans with disabilities to meaningfully participate in our society […]
BP Oil Rig Workers’ Damages Capped
The colossal environmental disaster brewing in the Gulf of Mexico has eclipsed another tragic story related to April 20, 2010, BP oil rig explosion: the rig workers. The survivors and families of the 11 workers who were killed are now finding out that their recovery is limited by federal law […]
‘Tort Reform’ For BP Oil Spill Damage In Gulf Of Mexico?
After the Exxon Valdez oil spill created long-term ecological and economic damage to the Prince William Sound area of Alaska in 1989, the oil industry persuaded the U.S. Congress to give it a $75 million liability cap for damages for future oil spills. You can read an overview of this […]
‘Lawsuit Climate’ Survey Exposed As Corporate Propaganda
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the biggest lobby group in Washington and a trade group for corporations, releases its ‘lawsuit climate rankings’ every year. The Chamber’s rankings are not based on objectively verifiable information, but rather on the ‘impressions’ of corporate lawyers. There is no input from judges, injured people, […]
Tort Reform Hypocrisy: ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Sue’
Today Anthony Tarricone, President of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), penned an article addressing the hypocrisy of tort reform opponents only too eager to file lawsuits when it fits their personal and political agendas. These tort reform advocates seek to deny the average American’s right to seek full justice […]
Why We Need Trial Lawyers
The people at our firm are proud of the work we do and we are honored that people come to us for help. That’s why it is so disturbing to hear those who advocate for what is misleadingly called ‘tort reform’ smear trial lawyers and the injured people they represent. […]