By now most everyone is familiar with the so-called Pants suit, where an administrative law judge filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit after a dry cleaner damaged a pair of his pants. The lawsuit…
I’ve posted twice (here and here) on the Bush Administration’s efforts to curtail liability for corporations through so-called Midnight Regulations. This issue was recently picked up and discussed…
We’ve all seen them: Four Nights in Jamaica! Best Stock Tip of the Year! Learn About Computers Here! Billboard advertisements? Nope. TV infomercials? Nope. Junk faxes? You got it. Many small…
In response to a posting last week about Midnight Regulations, one reader posted the following comment: I hope you are correct. Trial lawyers have added so much to the cost of every product and…
The Bush Administration is doing everything it can to protect the business community from being held responsible for injuring individuals: WASHINGTON—Railroad companies later this month…
Twenty attorneys have submitted his or her name to the Judicial Nominations Commissions to fill the vacancy on the District of Columbia Superior Court that was created when former Chief Judge Rufus…
I take a lot of static from doctors who say I am too hard on their profession. “All professionals make mistakes,” I have been told. True, but a professional fixes mistakes, or makes their client, patient, etc. whole. That is the nature of a profession, a self-regulating trade.Doctors don’t want to h
Rhode Island Hospital has been cited for a THIRD incident this year for performing brain surgery on the wrong side of a patient’s brain. Two of the victims survived, one did not. According to Yahoo News, the hospital is reviewing its policies and training of doctors. This is a disturbing trend, and
A bike rider in Des Moines was hurt after being hit by a car. The bicycle accident happened last Tuesday on Interstate Highway 235. The driver of the car did not see the bicycle because of the sun. Police said he was taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center by fire medics about 8:10 a.m. with injuries
A representative for Mattel Inc. traveled to China in order to deliver a personal apology to the head of product safety there. Mattel has issued numerous product recalls this year for toys made in China. Most of the recalls revolve around lead based paint used on the toys. “Mattel takes full respons
The Dole Food Company, a major food and fruit producer, has improved testing to try and prevent breakouts of E. coli and other bacteriums that can cause food-bourne illnesses.Dole is testing samples from all the products the company markets and if anything harmful is found in the produce, the plants
The Dole Food Company, a large food producer, has improved testing for their produce to avoid E. coli contamination and other bacterium that can cause a food-bourne illness.Dole will be testing samples from all the spinach and other food produced by the company. If anything harmful to consumers is f
