Very few people are likely surprised that news reports surfaced that one of the victims of Sunday’s shooting at a Madden NFL 19 tournament retained an attorney who plans to file a lawsuit on their client’s behalf. For those who didn’t hear what happened, here’s a quick recap. A 24-year-old competitor lost in a video […]
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According to San Antonio news outlets, a bartender at the Viva Tacoland bar stands accused of “spiking” the drinks of two female patrons of the bar on March 25. 30-year-old Dillonger Hackett was arrested on Monday April 23 for allegedly drugging the shots and then accompanying the intoxicated women to their nearby hotel, where they […]
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Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into the field performance of tire manufacturer Goodyear line of “G159” model tires. According to records that were ordered unsealed by a judge last year, the tires–often used on motor homes despite being unfit for the purpose–may have caused wrecks that injured or […]
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There’s a pervasive legal myth in a large portion of the American public, which leads people to believe that they’re just one bad situation away from losing everything they own to an unscrupulous attorney’s ridiculous lawsuit. This idea cuts across all levels of the income spectrum. People, regardless of their means, genuinely believe that a […]
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I’m sure we’ve all seen or heard ads with a stern-voiced lawyerly looking actor telling us about the dangers of a particular drug. They’re pretty standard fare on mid-afternoon and late-night television. In recent months, a slew of ads targeting the drug Invokana, a diabetes medication, aired on stations around the country. These commercials usually […]
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It was all over the news recently when a casino boat in Florida caught fire, resulting in the death of Carrie Dempsey, 42, and leading to at least 8 other injuries. At first, I had no intention of writing about the accident, which seemed likely to be a straight-forward case of a negligent boat operator […]
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Recently, I read about a truck accident that took place up in Hartley County, Texas. An 18-wheeler, driven by Keldrick Chappell of Dallas, 40, allegedly sideswiped a passenger car driven by Stanley Smith, 78. Mr. Smith reportedly died from injuries sustained in the accident. As much as the accident report, it caught my eye when […]
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In the wake of the deadly Amtrak trail derailment Tuesday, December 19th, near Dupont, Washington, a lot of people are pretty ticked off with Amtrak. The accident left 3 people dead. They are Jim Hamre, 61, Zack Wilhoite, 35, and Benjamin Gran, 40. In addition, nearly 100 people suffered injuries, which varied greatly in their […]
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Drunk driving is a terrible crime. Unsuspecting victims are hurt and killed every day by this all-too-familiar pattern: Someone is over-served, stumbles out to his car to go home, and plows into another vehicle or pedestrian to dire effect. If a police investigation proves that the intoxicated driver was responsible for hurting someone, that driver […]
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Good news, South Carolinians! Legislators in your state passed a law in June requiring bars and restaurants that sell alcohol past 5 p.m. to have liability insurance policies of at least $1 million. Under the new law, these businesses will need to show proof of such a policy before they are able to obtain or […]
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