Picture this: you and your family head to your favorite ski resort on a picture perfect winter day to enjoy each other’s company and the slopes. You get your gear in order and head for the lift that…
A recent sports story has sparked a national debate about guns in the workplace. As reported by the Washington Post the incident began after an argument over a card game: The two players had…
I just got through reading, with considerable interest, an article in amednews.com, published by the American Medical Association. The article offers a somewhat biased report of a current case…
An article in the Washington Post this morning offered some startling revelations about the protections to which chemical companies are entitled to protect their profits: Of the 84,000 chemicals…
1. What is Lawsuit Funding and How Should You Use it? Every plaintiff who considers receiving lawsuit funding should know some basic facts before applying. Many plaintiffs accept lawsuit funding as…
I’ve blogged a fair amount about safety in the trucking industry and recently spent some time poking around the net to see what others are saying about the topic. While doing so, I came across the…
I did a series of posts in the wake of the failure of the Logan Northern Canal last summer, that claimed the lives of three people and turned a spot light on the potential dangers posed by canals…
E. Dale LeBaron, 75, a retired Brigham Young University professor, was killed last week after he, his wife and a friend were struck by a car on an Orem street. The 21-year-old driver of the vehicle…
This is a follow-up to my post from the other day which covered a recent settlement of an hours of service rule case that, with luck, is a step in the right direction. To recap the problem: The…
A recent press release from the Truck Safety Coalition highlights an hours of service case settlement that has resulted in the Obama administration agreeing to reexamine the rule that is supposed to…
DOG BITE In Michigan, when a dog bites a person, the person must sue the owner of the dog within three years from the date of the dog bite under MCL 600.5805(10). Proper plaintiffs would…
Texas passed sweeping tort reform legislation in 2003 that, to a great extent, eliminated medical malpractice cases in the Lone Star State. Jennifer Bard is the Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law and…
