We Need to Stop Using The Word “Accident.”
Many commonly used words can mean different things based on not only their context, but also who says them, and who hears them. On one hand, it's interesting that language can be so flexible, but when so much hangs in the balance--such as in a legal case--it can be challenging to make one's self understood...
Cell Phones, Traffic Fatalities, and How the Law Works
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) made a startling announcement last week that, if trends for the first half of the year hold for the remainder of the year, the United States may experience an 8% spike in traffic fatalities. This comes on the heels of several years of flat or declining numbers of...
Can the Producers of “Legal Highs” be Sued Successfully?
The manufacturers of a class of custom-made drugs known as "legal highs" have seemingly found a way to sell incredibly dangerous products, deny the product's known usage, and then hide behind their disclaimer to avoid any legal accountability. We've got a problem with that. And, as we'll discuss, we think there may be a way...
What “The Wire” Teaches Us About the Justice System
When a client brings us a case, our first impulse is to investigate, while their desire is to get into a courtroom, hop up on the witness stand, and tell their side of the story. Their thinking goes that the quickest way to resolve a case is to get in front of jury, explain what...
Why The Law Lets You Sue Bars for Drunk Driving Accidents
We still have a problem in this country with drunk driving accidents. But we have another problem that people rarely talk about, least of all in the news. I'm talking about bars and other licensed providers of alcohol that over-serve their customers, who then get into the very accidents that we've been talking about. Below,...
Myth: Most Lawsuits Are Frivolous
It's not exactly news that some people don't like lawyers. Actually, depending on whom you ask, lots of people don't like lawyers. One of the biggest reasons for that is the perception that many lawyers make money not by pursuing honest claims against those who've done wrong, but by waging endless frivolous lawsuits for personal...
