In Nevada and across the nation, highway patrols are making stops while making the point that speed kills—ending the lives of 9,557 people in 2015 alone, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). From October 19 through November 1st, Nevada law enforcement agencies…
Yesterday Congress overturned a rule that allowed consumers to hold financial companies accountable for fraud and misconduct. Vice President Mike Pence was the tie breaking vote in the Senate. The previous rule, established by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (which came into existence aft
The trucking industry has been troubled by significant issues in recent years. There was a freight recession in 2016. The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate was a topic of much debate in 2017, barely eclipsing the concern over changing hours-of-service rules. The problem of substance…
There is no denying that Tennessee is being hit hard by the current opioid crisis. 1,451 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses (many involving opioids) in 2015—the same year there were more active opioid prescriptions than people in the state. In 2016, the number of overdose…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit answered this complicated question in Profita v. Regents of Univ. of Colo., No. 17-1127 (10th Cir. 2017). After twice failing clinical rotations at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (“Medical School”), Taylor Christian Profita…
There was a crash on Lamar Avenue at Knight Arnold on Monday, October 23, at about 9:30 p.m. that left one women dead. Media reports say that Joseph Maxim, from San Bernadino, California has been arrested for disregarding a red light and reckless driving. While…
Sanofi-Aventis obtained billions of dollars in increased revenues at the expense of unwary cancer victims simply hoping to survive their condition and return to a normal life.
The Colorado Supreme Court answered that question in Laleh v. Johnson, No. 16SC134, (2017 CO 93). This case is about a fee dispute between a pair of litigants and a court-appointed expert. In 2012, Khalil Laleh (“Laleh”) brought a forcible entry and detainer action against…
As the world becomes more advanced and consumers become more invested in technology, there has been a greater increase in the number of data breaches involving consumer information. While we posted a blog discussing the ramifications of the Equifax breach soon after the story first…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided what was appropriate in Racher v. Westlake Nursing, No. 16-6011, (10th Cir. 2017). In this case, Eryetha Mayberry was a patient at the Quail Creek Nursing Home, which was run by Westlake Nursing Home…
Close to 77 million Americans have been affected in some way by America’s opioid crisis, or at least that’s the latest numbers according to recent data shared by National Public Radio’s The Takeaway. While a very large number, it’s been hard to pin down because…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit got to untangle this case in Scott v. City of Albuquerque, No. 15-2154, (10th Cir. 2017). In January 2009, Quentin Scott (“Scott”) was a thirteen-year-old seventh-grader at Grant Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Scott…
