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Nevada Court of Appeals Orders Vacating Judgment and Remanding of a DUI Case Involving a Blood Draw

The Supreme Court of Nevada viewed a case involving Nicole Gabrielle Cote and the State of Nevada. This is a direct appeal from a judgment of conviction of two counts of driving under the influence causing “substantial bodily harm” and two counts of “reckless driving…

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 6 Aug 2018

Essure Withdrawn From Market After Thousands of Injuries

Bayer has announced that after December 31, it will no longer distribute or sell the controversial Essure permanent birth control device in the United States. Essure, the only non-surgical permanent form of birth control for women marketed in the US, is inserted into the fallopian…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 3 Aug 2018

USC Lawsuits Over Dr. Tyndall Now Exceed 200 Women

More lawsuits continue to pile up against the University of Southern California. On July 23, 51 women filed lawsuits against the University of Southern California over decades of alleged sexual abuse by Dr. George Tyndall. They accuse the former campus gynecologist – who treated thousands…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 2 Aug 2018

Nevada Court of Appeals Denies Former Police Officer Disability Benefits

In Yonker v. City of Reno, the court of appeals of Nevada viewed a case involving George Yonker, who appeals from a district court order asking for a petition for judicial review of an administrative decision providing disability benefits. The Second Judicial District Court decided…

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 30 Jul 2018

Planning to Settle Your Workers Compensation Case Without a Lawyer? Beware.

Thinking you can save a few bucks by settling your workers comp case without a lawyer? Buyer beware! The North Carolina Court of Appeals reminds us in Ramirez v. Stuart Pierce Farms (June 5, 2018, Elmore, J., unpublished) that a workers’ compensation settlement is final, even when…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 30 Jul 2018

Planning to Settle Your Workers Compensation Case Without a Lawyer? Beware.

BPBI Leads to Lifetime of Struggle for Children and Families

For parents of a child with a brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), the long-term ramifications can impact the entire family’s future. From years of physical therapy to future treatment of possible mental health issues, the momentous wonder of giving birth can quickly turn into a…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 26 Jul 2018

Hospital Oversights On Post-Delivery Mothers Escalates

This morning, CBS This Morning broadcast a story on the increasing rate of injuries to mothers in the immediate post-delivery stages of delivery. According to a USA Today in depth article, over 50,000 mothers are injured and 700 die every year in the United States as…

By Matthew Nace

/ 26 Jul 2018

Hospital Oversights On Post-Delivery Mothers Escalates

Tennessee Tow Truck Driver Shares Shocking Video of Daily Dangers

Recently a female tow truck driver from the Knoxville area shared a Facebook video that has since gone viral—showing the dangers faced by a tow truck driver just trying to do her job. Created to spread awareness of the “Move Over” laws that have been…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Jul 2018

Law Sisters: Sex at Work Episode 6-It’s About Race….and Sex!

In this episode, the Law Sisters talk about race. And of course about sex, and how both of those issues have ignited the country — and the workplace. Leto starts the conversation with interesting, and disturbing details about the White Supremacist movement (in general), and…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Jul 2018

Law Sisters: Sex at Work Episode 5-It Happens to Men Too!

The Law Sisters dive into a lively legal discussion about some recent discrimination cases involving gender, sexual orientation and sexual harassment. Valerie and Leto discuss the next steps for the battle between the DOJ and EEOC on whether LGBT workers are protected on the basis of sexual orienta

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Jul 2018

Law Sisters: Sex at Work Episode 4-Are We Over Uber?

What happens when the person who is sexually harassing you at work, is also the human relations director? In the case of Crawford v. Nashville, a woman is fired for testifying against a co-worker in a sexual harassment case; the said coworker was also the head…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Jul 2018

USC Facing Dozens of Sex Abuse Lawsuits in Wake of Dr. George Tyndall’s Betrayal of Medical Patients at the School

The first wave of sexual abuse lawsuits are imminent involving former USC gynecologist George Tyndall and the University of Southern California. The dozens of USC alumna who have come forward thus far have spoken out against the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 23 Jul 2018