Legal proceedings and litigation won’t always have your desired outcome — whether your appeal is denied or a case is decided in favor of the other party, hiring a lawyer isn’t a guarantee that you’ll get a favorable result. But what if the attorney you’ve hired…
DoorDash can have liability for compensating the victim of a crash caused by one of its contract drivers. The liability is not automatic, though. Explaining when the company’s insurance comes into play requires a bit of a digression. Food Delivery Drivers Are Not Necessarily More…
In October 2019, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered all federally filed JUUL e-cigarette lawsuits consolidated into one court in the Northern District of California. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned to oversee the pretrial proceedings. Since then, the parties have been…
Diplomatic immunity is the privilege foreign diplomats receive from the State Department that exempts individuals from certain laws. In the realm of civil personal injury cases, a diplomat recognized as having diplomatic immunity is immune from being a named defendant in a personal injury lawsuit. …
This week we saw a monumental victory in the Bayer/Monsanto Roundup litigation. The personal injury law firms that represented the plaintiffs worked for years to make these behemoth companies pay for knowingly exposing people to cancer-causing chemicals in Roundup weedkiller. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam will take…
If you have a structured settlement, it’s because you’ve suffered a significant injury or loss. So, if an urgent need for money has come along, transferring the rights to your future payments for a lump sum shouldn’t cause more suffering. So, why does a judge need…
Survivors are still coming forward and initiating civil lawsuits against U of M for its role in allowing their physician and sports team doctor, Robert Anderson, to sexually abuse people for decades. Formal mediation for survivors of Robert Anderson’s sexual abuse will begin in September. …
Yesterday was a huge step toward obtaining justice for families all over the country who have been impacted by talc-containing powders.
Car accidents are one of the leading causes of injuries in the United States. They can cause broken bones, concussions, cuts, bruises, and soft tissue injuries, among others. Unfortunately, in addition to being physically dangerous, car accidents are psychologically exciting, which means that they can…
After you have gone through the process of filing your claim, hiring an attorney, and then agreeing on a settlement, it could take you anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks to receive your settlement check. In the meantime, you might be wondering what’s going on…
