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Will Obama’s proposals rein in patent trolls?
The Obama Administration has announced five executive actions and seven legislative proposals aimed at holding back the tsunami of litigation by patent trolls, and lawyers are weighing in on whether […]
Student loan law: A niche for a few good lawyers?
With huge numbers of students facing crushing debt and national student loans surpassing credit card debt, some lawyers have found a new niche: representing clients hounded by student loan creditors, […]
Retirement planning: Big traps for small law firms
Many lawyers at small firm are intimidated by the prospect of planning for retirement. Because establishing a retirement plan for your firm can be a daunting task, here are some […]
Rule lets some undocumented immigrants stay in U.S.
A new federal rule will allow certain undocumented immigrants who are applying for permanent residency to stay in the U.S. while they seek waivers to remain in the country, rather […]
Juries see more than just the evidence
Don’t wear a pinky ring. Don’t wear monogrammed shirts. Don’t drive your fancy sports car to the courthouse. These are some of the rules lawyers follow if they don’t want […]
Medicare’s secondary payer process remains messy
Attorneys engaged in settling personal injury suits say the process for squaring away Medicare’s secondary payer rights is still a mess, and some suspect that new required reporting, from which […]
Shadow juries: Expensive but insightful tool in the right case
During a recent med-mal trial in Pennsylvania against two doctors and a hospital over a birth injury, 12 people with similar attributes to the 12 jurors filed in and out […]
If you win a big verdict, just how do you collect on it?
Ever wonder what happens after the headlines trumpeting the latest huge jury verdict are gone? Do the plaintiffs actually collect the amount the jury awarded? How often and how much? […]
Lawyers, EEOC see rise in pregnancy discrimination claims
When Leopold Aguirre allegedly fired Abigail Shomo from her job as a waitress at his restaurant in Radford, it wasn’t because he was unhappy with her work. In fact, he […]
Medicare proposes PI settlement rules
Proposed rules on how future medical bills in personal injury settlements should be handled to protect the interests of Medicare have been released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
Going solo? Don’t overlook retirement planning
More lawyers than ever are going solo, whether by choice or out of necessity. What has not changed, say law practice management experts, is that both newbie and experienced solos […]
More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS
Lawyers have seen an uptick in people reporting employers, financial companies or high-worth individuals for ripping off the U.S. Treasury. Under a relatively new and lesser known whistleblower law, anyone […]
Legal Tech
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
- Workers’ Compensation-Vehicle accident paralyzes Brazilian cement worker
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
Opinion Digests
- Parent and child – Brothers dispute who should be their mother’s guardian
- Tort – Allegedly defamatory statements lacked the requisite “sting”
- Criminal – Felony eluding conviction supported by dash cam video
- Jury and jurors – Batson challenge fails
- Habeas corpus – District court erred when it granted writ of habeas corpus
- Fraud – Defendant fails to show that unjust enrichment claim was untimely
- Contract – Court finds contract terms ambiguous
