In Bedford v. Doe, No. 10-4558, (8th Cir. Dec. 12, 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit undertook this issue. Raeburn Bedford (“Bedford”) was a truck driver who was injured after he opened the door to a trailer he was hauling…
¡LOS SOÑADORES DEBEN PRESENTAR RENOVACIONES DE DACA MIENTRAS PUEDAN! El 5 de septiembre de 2017, la administración Trump puso fin a la protección del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés) para 800.000 jóvenes inmigrantes indocumentados…
As the first session of the 115th U.S. Congress drew to a close this past December, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stepped up to introduce a new bill that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to mandate both side and re-engineered rear underride…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit handled this tough decision impacting some Jehovah’s Witnesses in Tabura v. Kellogg USA, No. 15-4135 (10th Cir. 2018). Plaintiffs Richard Tabura and Guadalupe Diaz (“Plaintiffs”) are Seventh Day Adventists who honor the Sabbath by refraining…
The Supreme Court of Wyoming answered this question in Bogdanski v. Budzik, No. S-17-0049, (2018 Wy. 7). Mariusz Bogdanski (“Bogdanski”) and Damian Budzik (“Budzik”) were codrivers of a commercial semi-truck that was involved in an accident on Interstate 80 east of Evanston, Wyoming. Bogdanski was…
Reclined seat attorneys taking a case to trial must prove that the reclined seat defect caused or worsened the plaintiff’s injuries. Often times, attorneys can show that out of several vehicle occupants, only the passenger in the reclined seat suffered serious injuries.
Almost six months ago, I first touched on the problems of a Washington D.C. area hospital that is desperately needed to serve an otherwise isolated community. While there have been issues for some time, the seriousness of the situation came to the attention of the…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit tackled that question in Waters v. Ferrara Candy Co., No. 17-2812, 873 F.3d 633 (2017). Plaintiff Jaclyn Waters (“Waters”) filed this putative class action in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Missouri,…
Following 2016, road fatalities rose almost 6% in the U.S. — marking the second year in a row with a substantial increase after years of steady decline. In fact, the U.S. has seen its biggest increase in motor vehicle-related death rates per driven mile in…
Hospitals across the country must operate in accordance with safety standards set by the federal government or else face being penalized by the Medicare payment system. Many hospitals rely on Medicare to function, and as such, this is a powerful incentive to comply with guidelines.…
In Lewison v. Renner, No. S-17-173, (298 Neb. 654) the Supreme Court of Nebraska determined what is necessary. Barbara Lewison (“Lewison”) sued Carol Renner (“Renner”) for negligence. On December 21, 2012, in Kearney, Nebraska, Renner made a left turn in front of a vehicle being…
A recent report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that showed a jump in percentage of fatalities in truck accidents from 2015, both in total vehicle fatalities as well as fatalities involving large trucks. Now, a number of members of Congress have joined together to intro
