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…
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 The North Carolina Court of Appeals reminds us in Ramirez v. Stuart Pierce Farms (June 5, 2018, Elmore, J., unpublished) that a workers’ compensation settlement is final, even when…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
In the case of Jennifer O’Neal v. Sharna Hudson and Gerald Lyles, a district court was asked to consider damages for injuries sustained during an auto collision. In that incident, Gerald Lyles—who was driving Hudson’s car—rear-ended O’Neal’s vehicle. O’Neal claimed that she received multiple injurie
While Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s entire life as a priest, a bishop, and a cardinal was lived on the East Coast, he abused one boy in California after the family had moved Hillsborough, California in 1971. A few days ago, the NY Times broke the…
Bayer Pharmaceutical Company announced today that it will stop selling its Essure birth control device in the United States. Bayer cited a decline in U.S. sales and continues to claim that the device is safe. However, there are hundreds of pending lawsuits pending in a…
