Tort Reform: Remedy or Red Herring? By Ken Connor “In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality.  Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.” – Charles de Montesquieu In the ongoing debate over health care reform, critics [...]

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The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff who lost a medical malpractice case in federal court was not prevented from bringing another lawsuit against a doctor employed by the state, even though the jury in federal court assigned no fault to the non-party physician in the federal court case. The Court held: We [...]

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The bankruptcies of Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Corp. have thrown scores of injury lawsuits into what one expert called “murkier waters” of the law’s treatment of future tort claims. In hopes of preserving consumers’ rights to recover damages, consumer organizations and plaintiff lawyers are petitioning the Supreme Court to preserve current and future [...]

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled in favor of Exxon Valdez plaintiffs seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in interest from the oil giant. In a unanimous ruling, the court found interest on the reduced $507 million punitive damages award should run from the original 1996 verdict rather than from the Supreme [...]

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I recommend you check out and review Jon P Groth’s trial lawyer blog at http://jonpgroth.com/,  it is filled with legal information that could be helpful to you. Jon is a fellow member of the American Association of Justice with me, and I highly recommend you take some time to visit his site and bookmark it [...]

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The law firm of Glassman, Edwards, Wade & Wyatt, P.C. is announcing that 1.59 million baby cribs have been recalled by privately-owned Delta Enterprises. The firm is reviewing potential cases for the drop side cribs that may have been linked to at least two infant deaths. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the [...]

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Michael and Kathryn Sutton filed a lawsuit last month alleging that their 13-year old dog, Marshall, would still be alive if not for the negligence of a veterinary surgeon. Their suit seeks $75,000 in damages for the loss of their constant companion. As in most states, pets are considered personal property in Georgia, and awards [...]

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The popularity of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook has become a valuable tool for attorneys and jury consultants seeking to vet jurors. Information gleaned from personal Web sites, blogs and other Internet sources can reveal important information that jurors may not divulge on jury questionnaires or during voir dire. I guess the only [...]

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Need to access U.S. Constitution-related documents, including speeches, papers, journals and more? Try ConSource, a not for profit organization that has put more than 10,000 documents online for the public. You can visit it HERE. Up next? Per the site: The next collections include drafts of the Constitution, North Carolina and Rhode Island’s ratification debates, [...]

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Well, the other day I wrote a blog entry on Facebook bringing a lawsuit against StudiVZ. You can read that entry HERE. StudiVZ is apparently denying copyright infringement. Another company, Redlasso, is not. Redlasso claims that it “is the only site that enables users to search National and Local TV and Radio broadcasts, create clips [...]

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