Having spent decades advising and representing railroad employees who suffered injuries on the job, I know that accidents rarely just happen. Safety problems usually build up over time. Inspections go undone. Repairs go unmade. Then, suddenly, an engineer, conductor, brakeman, trackman, mechanic or other worker…
Eight U.S. Supreme Court justices showed promise that the Court could reinstate the $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan originally awarded in the lawsuits stemming from two embassy bombings.
Fundamental rules of privacy inherent in most marriages appear to be missing when celebrity couples split up. Where would tabloids and many media outlets be were it not for public demand to know all the details of the latest divorce news involving movie and TV…
Last September, pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, a move at the center of the company’s efforts to shield itself and its owners from more than 2,600 federal and state lawsuits concerning its controversial drug Oxycontin which is at the center of the opioid…
In July 2019, the state of Virginia enacted a new car seat law that requires children to remain rear-facing in their car seats until age 2 or the minimum weight limit called for by the car seat manufacturer. This was in response to the recommendations…
Mick Grewal discusses how U of M officials knew for decades that students were complaining about U of M physician Robert Anderson sexually assaulting them, and how these officials failed to report or investigate Anderson – and actually moved Anderson to a new U of…
Many people may be shocked to learn that medical errors are now considered the third leading cause of death each year in the United States. An eight-year study conducted by John Hopkins University concluded that more than 250,000 deaths every year are the result of…
A tragic case highlighted a deficiency in Pennsylvania’s Amber Alert system, which encourages a highly detailed, time-consuming police investigation before issuing an alert.
Michael K. Estes, a greater Lansing area doctor, and owner of Intessa Medical Marijuana Clinic in Okemos, MI, has been charged with one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree and three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Fourth Degree. Prosecutors filed…
