Medication Prescription Errors: 1.3 Million Americans Injured Annually

September 9, 2011

It is estimated that nearly 1.3 million people in the United States every year are injured through medication or prescription errors. According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention aka NCC MERP a medication error is defined as: “A medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to [...]

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Motor Vehicle Accidents: 12 Alarming Statistics

September 2, 2011

Everyday the nightly news is littered with stories about the tragic injury or wrongful death of loved ones due to instances involving motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian incidents, construction accidents, and cases of medical malpractice. Many of the people injured or killed in these tragedies are the financial breadwinners in their homes. Without the [...]

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Personal Injury At The Game: Sports Fan Violence On The Rise

August 25, 2011

The recent fan violence at the San Francisco 49er vs Oakland Raider NFL exhibition game, which included two gunshot victims, a beating victim, and numerous brawls in the stands, continues a disturbing trend of heightened aggression at sporting events. In all 50 people required medical attention, 10 people were rushed to hospitals by ambulance. and [...]

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Intellectual Property and Trade Disputes: Do You Know the Signs?

August 18, 2011

“A society without state protection of individual rights, especially the right to own property, would not build private long-term assets, a key ingredient of a growing modern economy.” -Alan Greenspan former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Business fraud, especially the theft of intellectual property, has become one of the biggest problems facing nations, corporations, and [...]

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Are You a Victim of Business Fraud?

August 12, 2011

Imagine you and a friend agree to launch a new business together. Within your agreement is a compensation structure where both you and your friend split the company profits on a 50-50 basis. Your capacity is that of “silent” partner while your friend is the face of the business. Your value to the partnership is [...]

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The Anatomy of Traumatic Brain Injuries: Do You Know What to Look For?

August 5, 2011

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of Americans sustain Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) each year. Unfortunately for many people, according to brain injury activist Carol Stanley: “Brain injury affects people in ways that are invisible, that no one understands, and it is often called the hidden disability.  .  . Many [...]

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5 Legal Theories to Support Broker Liability in Truck Accident Cases

July 26, 2011

A couple of years ago I handled a truck accident case involving a property broker and learned that, at the time, 40% of the loads hauled across the United States are arranged by property brokers. The extent to which a property broker can be held liable for injuries and death that result from a big [...]

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Stella Liebeck: The Facts and Myths Surrounding the “Hot Coffee” Case

July 15, 2011

“Hot liquid in the range of 180 degrees or hotter, if it is in contact with your skin for more than a few seconds will produce very serious burns. If you’re lucky it will produce 2nd degree burns. If you’re not so lucky it will produce 3rd degree full thickness burns requiring skin grafts and [...]

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Investor Fraud: Bernard Madoff Strikes Out Against Judge Chin 150 Year Sentence

June 29, 2011

“I’m surprised Chin didn’t suggest stoning in the public square. . .I’m the human pinata of Wall Street.”–Bernard Madoff In 2009, in one of the most shocking if not deserved turn of events, Judge Denny Chin sentenced convicted fraud Ponzi scheme figure Bernard Madoff to a sentence of 150 years in federal prison. The sentence, [...]

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Security Risk or Fashion Statement: When Is It Discrimination?

June 17, 2011

Airport security and restrictions, since 9/11, have come under severe scrutiny for a number of shortcomings. In many instances, people have felt harassed by overzealous security agents. The most recent situation that has people up in arms over possible civil rights violations occurred when, Deshon Marman, a 20 year old African-American football player at the [...]

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