With over 3,000 Bard IVC filter lawsuits pending in multidistrict litigation 02641 (MDL 2641) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, plaintiff and defense counsel are busily engaged in final pretrial motion practice on the eve of the first Bard IVC bellwether trial which is set to b
Civil litigators may think that the Florida Probate Code has nothing to do with their civil lawsuits, but when a party dies during the litigation, the probate statutes can greatly impact a civil case. Picture this: the lawsuit has been filed and served. The defendant…
In Brito v. JP Antlers, LLC, No. 17-cv-01956-CMA-NYW, (D. Colo. 2018) the United States District Court D, Colorado, answered those questions. Plaintiff Carlos G. Brito (“Brito”) is paraplegic and requires the use of a wheelchair. Defendants JP Antlers, LLC and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC…
The popularity and commercial availability of drones has exploded in the last few years leading many to question – who is regulating the safety of drones? Remotely piloted or operated unmanned aerial vehicles—commonly known as drones—come in all shapes and sizes. There is a drone for…
You may have heard that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the one that gives corporations permanent tax cuts, was passed in a hurry. There was talk about members of congress writing provisions by hand during the wee hours of the morning. The bill was…
TPS terminará el 9 de septiembre de 2019 para las personas de El Salvador ¿Qué es el TPS? El Estatus de Protección Temporal, o TPS por sus siglas en inglés, fue establecido por el Congreso a través de la Ley de Inmigración de 1990 y…
While car insurance is required of every driver nationwide, you can do yourself a favor by paying for more than the bare minimum of coverage. There are two main types of optional coverage drivers can buy: medical pay and uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance. You should have…
TPS to Terminate on September 9, 2019 for people from El Salvador What is TPS? Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, was established by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990 and signed into law by President George Bush. TPS provides temporary lawful status and work authorization…
On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration ended DACA protection for 800,000 young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. DACA protects young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. The Department of Homeland stopped granting DACA to new applicants, and gav
Tenía ocho años cuando mi familia y yo nos mudamos de una pequeña ciudad montañosa en Puerto Rico al sur de Jersey. No hablábamos inglés ni teníamos una familia para que nos ayudara, así que con amos en la bondad de los desconocidos para ayudarnos…
Representing Undocumented Hispanics in Injury Cases I was eight years old when my family and I moved from a small mountainous town in Puerto Rico to South Jersey. We did not speak English, nor did we have family to help, so we relied on the…
Roughly 1 in 10 Americans, 32 million, have a medical device implanted – artificial hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, pace makers, stents, cataract lenses, surgical mesh, breasts, IUD’s, – are all just a part of a rapidly growing list. A study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed…
