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The law as a force for change
The law looks at each case individually, as it should. But sometimes the law, and all those involved in it, can and should be a force for change.
Grain dust explosion case offers ‘absurd’ challenge — and ‘extraordinary’ opportunity
When I joined the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice right out of law school, I never imagined that my first significant case would be a month-long trial involving grain dust.
5 qualities every med-mal expert should have
In medical malpractice trials, the jurors’ final decision usually rests not on what the parties say, or the arguments made by the attorneys — but on which experts they believe.
As a trial lawyer, always try to do the right thing
Most of the crimes we dealt with in the Magistrate’s Court in Hyattsville, Maryland, were everyday ordinary crimes, often committed by everyday ordinary people. No serial killers, no inside traders, no corrupt politicians. They were mostly people trying to live their lives but doing it wrong, at least once.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
- Search & Seizure – Warrantless search of hotel room safe upheld
