According to the American Silver Alert Coalition, a Silver Alert is a public notification system that broadcasts information about missing persons, especially seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or other mental disabilities, in order to aid in their safe return. Silver Alerts use a wide array
According to the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety, there were 305 fatal crashes with 330 fatalities in 2016 and 297 fatal crashes with 326 fatalities in 2015—a climbing trend that is expected to continue as final numbers for 2017 are tabulated.…
In the latest consumer product to hit news for being recalled, this week the toymaker John Lewis has issued the warning over four sets of the popular “My First Doll” toys. Consumer advocates have warned for years that doll pieces can break off of the…
In Yeasin v. Durham, No. 16-3367, (10th Cir., Jan. 5, 2018), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals took on that sticky question. Dr. Tammara Durham (“Durham”), the Vice Provost for Student Affairs at the University of Kansas, expelled Navid Yeasin (“Yeasin”) from the university after…
You sign up with a trucking company to become one of their drivers. You may travel from your home in North Carolina to another state to finish your application. Or you live outside of North Carolina. You probably take tests for the company in that…
The Veterans Affairs Health Administration is America’s largest integrated healthcare system, with close to 1,300 healthcare facilities—including 170 medical centers—that serve 9 million enrolled veterans each year. Yet, negligence and malpractice committed on behalf of the VA is a long-standing iss
The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit answers that question in Ritch v. Carrabba’s Italian Grill, LLC, No. 17-5032 (10th Cir. Jan. 3, 2018). In 2013, Linda Ritch (“Ritch”) dined at a Carrabba’s Italian Grill, LLC (“Carrabba’s”) restaurant in Tulsa. After the meal, Ritch…
It has been about 4 years since the first Xarelto complaint was filed. In December 2014, a multidistrict litigation (MDL 2592) was created transferring all complaints filed throughout the federal court system to U.S District Judge Eldon Fallon in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Currently,…
On January 12, 2018, the District Court overseeing thousands of IVC filter lawsuits against medical device maker C. R. Bard issued an Order for jury selection in advance of the multidistrict litigation’s first bellwether trial – Sherr-Una Booker v. C. R. Bard Incorporated and Bard Peripheral Vascu
In an admirable bipartisan effort from both sides of the aisle, legislators have recently come together to back a bill that could increase the safety of those who share the highways with 18-wheelers. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D- N.Y.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as well…
So, you or a family member fell at a store: Publix, Piggly Wiggly, Whole Foods, Walmart, Sams, Costco – you name it. You were injured, and the store’s insurance representative or risk manager is telling you that it is the store’s policy not to release…
Generally, a creditor can reach a beneficiary’s interest in a non-discretionary trust to satisfy the beneficiary’s debts or obligations. However, a trust that is either a spendthrift trust or a discretionary trust, may offer significant protection from the beneficiaries’ creditors, or maybe not. A s
