The Law Blog of Plaintiff's Attorney Max Kennerly
From the Associated Press:
Pardo’s downward slide ended Christmas Eve, when the 45-year-old electrical engineer donned a Santa suit and massacred nine people at his former in-laws’ house in Covina, where a family Christmas party was under way. He then used a homemade device disguised as a present to spray racing fuel that quickly
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Beck and Herrmann at Drug and Device Law are mostly right:
What, our reader asked, should companies do to minimize the risk that they become embroiled in a mass tort?
Ha!
There’s an old political cartoon, maybe from The New Yorker, where a man is strolling down a city street. The caption reads: "Exercises
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Ronald V. Miller, Jr., at the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog, on the ball as always:
David Davis, a Massachusetts based jury consultant, offers five thoughts in The Jury Expert on the psychology of how jurors process requests for damage awards that I think is of interest to accident and malpractice lawyers.
I found of
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EDD Update points us to this article from Wes Billingsley in the Texas Lawyer:
… all too often, lawyers raise spoliation claims not for legitimate reasons but instead to turn cases lacking substantive merit into opportunities to procure a quick settlement.
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Openly challenge spoliation allegations through candid discussions with opposing counsel. Often these
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The Boston Globe details the $175 million settlement of the 200 injured or killed persons who filed civil suits against 75 defendants:
An analysis of the tentative settlements in US District Court in Rhode Island reveals a stark fact: Several defendants whom plaintiffs blamed most for the disaster will likely pay relatively little because of
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Over at PhilaLawyer, an anonymous (and largely humor-focused) part of the Rudius blog network, there are four ideas for "Shyster-Proofing the Courts:"
1. Immediate Mandatory Mediation
2. Allow Expert Witnesses to be Deposed
3. Give Frivolous Litigation Claims Teeth and Allow Expert Witnesses to Be Sued in Such Claims
4. Eliminate Referral Fees
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The “Truck Injury Lawyer Blog” points us to a new development in the world of trucking accidents:
In his recent article, Premiums Fall 10% to 50% As New Firms Enter Market, Frederick Kiel describes the effect that the drop in premiums has on the trucking companies, as these new insurance companies are
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