Two years have passed since the highly unusual death of 28-year old Jennifer Strange from drinking too much water.
It was a case that rocked the legal landscape and rightfully so, as it involved a very unusual manner of wrongful death; death by consuming too much water, or water intoxication. “This isn’t something that happens too [...]
It was a difficult case that involved years of appeals, but the case was eventually affirmed.
In 2001, registered nurse, Yuko Yamamoto, was hit by a taxi cab and knocked to the ground. She sustained serious injuries to her neck. Oddly enough, when she filed her lawsuit attempting to recover damages for pain and suffering, a [...]
It shouldn’t have taken eight long years to settle, but it did. The Rutherford family of Janesville sued for medical malpractice and won.
The facts of this case are that the littlest member of the Rutherford family, Jared, was born in 2001 with shoulder dystocia, a result of medical negligence during labor and delivery. In this [...]
In a country rather famous for being litigious, it should not come as much of a surprise that there is something available to plaintiffs called a lawsuit pre-settlement loan.
In most instances where a lawsuit is going to take a long time to settle, the plaintiff may find themselves in a real bind financially. Whether the [...]
Some days it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. In this recent car crash, the victim did nothing wrong; he was, simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, directly in the path of a speeding vehicle.
Car accidents happen far too often according to yearly statistics. “Unfortunately, no matter how carefully “we” may [...]
Each day we open the paper or turn on the computer and there is another story about an FDA approved drug that causes serious injuries or death.
The most disturbing news, aside from the risks of taking various drugs, is that most Americans put their trust in physicians and the drugs they prescribe to heal them. [...]
Police blotter statistics are showing an increase in the number of deaths due to texting while driving.
It was dark, raining, and the highway was slick. The moon cast a shimmering glow on the water that had pooled in the depressions left behind on the highway, thanks to heavy traffic constantly traveling in the same lanes. [...]
The safety of drugs these days is a major issue not only with patients, but in the legal arena as med mal attorneys fight for justice for victims.
It’s obviously more than mere coincidences that close to 600 lawsuits have been filed against Big Pharma company Glaxo Smith Kline for their “wonder drug” Paxil. Admittedly, it’s [...]
In early December, the CLASS, or Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, survived a vote aimed at removing it from the Senate health reform bill. The House and Senate bills both contain a version of the act.
Although the CLASS Act is buried deep in both bills and has garnered little media attention, its potential [...]
As the cost of health care increases, many people are turning to the internet. Using health insurance comparison services, many people and families are lowering costs.
During tough economic times, many individuals and families start looking at their monthly budget to determine where they can cut costs. Unfortunately, for families that do not have group health [...]
Wrongful death verdicts are rarely less than $1 million, no matter what the precipitating circumstances.
Wrongful deaths are the saddest events of all, so it makes sense that the ensuing verdicts arising from these invariably emotionally devastating cases are the most fruitful as to settlements and awards. No matter who dies “wrongfully” as precipitated by negligence [...]
