Litigation

Cheerleading is Dangerous Business

Posted on March 27, 2011
66% of females injured in college and high school sports are injured in cheerleading. Take a quick look as I discuss the issue with colleauge, Michael Regan on Fox & Friends.    Click image or HERE to play.

Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Inaugueration Reception

Posted on March 10, 2011
The Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently held our 2011 Board of Director Inaugueration Reception at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The event was energetic as the crowd welcomed incoming president, David Gonzales. I had the pleasure of saying a few words and introducing our new president...

Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Inauguration Reception

Posted on March 10, 2011
The Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently held our 2011 Board of Director Inauguration Reception at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The night was filled with excitement and optimism as we welcomed the new GDHCC president, David Gonzales...

FNC's America Live w/ Megyn Kelly

Posted on March 02, 2011
I've had several opportunities to speak to the issue of immigration and related social implications and policies over the past week. This latest was on Fox News' America Live - a lively discussion of immigrant and minority policies in Seattle...

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Fox & Friends & Me

Posted on February 28, 2011
If you know me at all, you know I'm not shy about discussing the U.S.' state of immigration. In fact, that's exactly what my book "Hispanic Heresy, What is the Impact of America's Largest Population of Immigrants?" was about. So, when FOX News asked me to be on Fox & Friends this weekend to discuss the issue of in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants in Providence, Rhode Island, I jumped at the chance...

Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Private Reception

Posted on February 16, 2011
It was my pleasure to attend the GDHCC Private Reception hosted by Board of Director, Steve LaFredo last Tuesday. This event was held at the One Arts Plaza in downtown Dallas last Tuesday. As Chairman of the Board of the GDHCC, I know what an outstanding group of people comprise this great organization...

Dallas Hispanic Chamber Hires David L. Gonzales as CEO

Posted on February 02, 2011
After narrowing the candidates down to three, we're proud to announce the unanimous decision to appoint David L. Gonzales as CEO of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. This has been a long journey for the GHDCC and we're extremely optomistic about the direction that Gonzales will take our organization...

8 Most Abused Prescription Drugs

Posted on January 25, 2011
In a world where going to the doctor far too often means 'getting the pills you want,' it's no wonder that many good-meaning patients – along with plenty of manipulative ones - are exposed to routine prescription drug use that leads to abuse and dependency...

"Let's talk about Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber!"

Posted on December 27, 2010
Dallas blogger, Silvio Canto Jr. interviews me about the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and my upcoming role as Chairman. Take a listen.

2012, Palin + Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino for the GOP Ticket!

Posted on November 24, 2010
Several years ago, I wrote an article that sort of "mirrored" Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas." If you haven't read the book, you should. Frank is a terrific writer and an alum - I think same year - of my college, The University of Kansas...

Gold and Silver ETFs

Posted on November 17, 2010
Unless you've been living in a cave the past 2 years, you've heard that gold and silver prices have skyrocketed!  Now, you can invest in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), iShares Silver Trust (SLV) iShares Gold Trust (IAU) via ETFs.  Indeed, most of these ETFs have seen amazing inflows of money...

McKinney Man Accused of Mail Fraud

Posted on November 16, 2010
Our law firm sued Jason Chumley several months ago in civil court to assist several of our clients seeking to get the millions they invested with Chumley returned.  Now Chumley faces even more problems as the U.S. Attorney's office say Chumley helped two others transfer a loan placed in escrow accounts to buy new properties...

GTAA gets the nod from this week's Barron's

Posted on November 15, 2010
In this week's Barron's, columnist Murray Coleman writes about our new ETF at Cambria Investments, (NYSE) GTAA.  Coleman does a great job of explaining how investors can build ETF strategies to emulate the endowments like Harvard and Yale, which have done a terrific job beating market returns by using numerous asset classes to diversify their portfolios...

Fannie and Freddie Back Pedal From Stern Law Firm in Florida

Posted on November 03, 2010
It's been a tumultuous few years for the nation's largest mortgage underwriters.  From teetering on the brink of failure to working through the nation's mortgage mess, Fannie and Freddie have been front and center.  Now that the Attorneys' General of all 50 states have begun investigating big banks and mortgage servicers foreclosure processes, Fannie and Freddie decided to suspend all foreclosures that had been referred to the Stern Law Firm in Florida...

AdvisorShares Set to Launch the Cambria Global Tactical ETF (NYSE: GTAA)

Posted on October 26, 2010
In conjunction with my partners Eric Richardson and Mebane Faber at Cambria Investment Management, Inc., I'm excited to be launching a new ETF (NYSE: GTAA) tomorrow.  Eric Richardson, Mebane Faber, and I will be celebrating in Los Angeles tomorrow night...

Johnson & Johnson Hip Implant Recall

Posted on September 01, 2010
It's been over two years since the FDA started getting complaints about the failure of a hip replacement implant manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson.  Over 93,000 people worldwide have had hip implant surgery with these devices, and the FDA has had over 400 complaints about it since 2008...

Woe is me, woe is me, JD didn't put me on the path to riches!

Posted on August 22, 2010
Lawyers have forever said that public service is as important as their "hourly" service.  Recently, some students at Harvard and Stanford have put the "idea" to the test. Am Law 100 is again finding itself adrift in the hiring pool...

Mebane Faber Continues to Prove That He's a Savvy Investor

Posted on August 18, 2010
The latest edition of Forbes magazine contained another spot-on article by Meb Faber, Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management, Inc. ("CIMI").  Under the heading of full disclosure, I'm an investor and principal in CIMI...

Push, push, alas another "illegal" baby is born! Birthright citizenship must be stopped?

Posted on August 13, 2010
News today from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal report that 1 in 12 births is the U.S. are illegal!  Let's put it another way.  "Undocumented" women account for 1 in 12 U.S. births. Wow, if that "statistic" doesn't cry out for Federal comprehensive immigration reform, I don't know what does...

Partnership between AdvisorShares and Cambria Investment Management

Posted on June 30, 2010
Jun 23, 2010 13:30 ET AdvisorShares Announces Partnership With Cambria Investment Management to Develop a Global Tactical Asset Allocation ETF Partnership Will Create an Actively Managed ETF That Will Take a Quantitative Approach to Global Tactical Asset Allocation ("GTAA") BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - June 23, 2010) -   AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, a developer of and investment adviser to actively managed Exchange Traded Funds, announced today a partnership with Cambria Investment Management, Inc...

iPhone Four Fatal Flaw?

Posted on June 25, 2010
Today marked another day of consumer techno-hype with the release of Apple's highly-anticipated iPhone 4. The buzz on blogs around the world quickly turned from craze to critique though as real-world use proved the device wasn't quite ready for prime time...

Mortgage Modifications Not Working

Posted on June 24, 2010
The flagship effort by the Obama administration to help people stay in their homes is not working.  Studies note that more than a third of the folks who enrolled in the program have dropped out.  Recently, 150,000 borrowers threw in the towel and left the program...

Why It's Important to Have The Right Dallas/Ft. Worth Auto Accident Attorney

Posted on May 28, 2010
A serious car wreck injury can literally turn your life upside down.  Lost wages, medical bills, car repairs and suffering while you're trying to get better can be physically, financially and emotionally draining.  Because of all the media hype by big insurance companies, victims of auto accidents might think they're 'in good hands' by handling their claim themselves...

Johnson & Johnson Kids' Drugs Recall Update

Posted on May 28, 2010
J&J continues to suffer fallout for the manufacturing problems discovered at its McNeil Consumer Healthcare plant in Fort Washington, PA.  The FDA reported that the maker of Tylenol, Benadryl, Motrin, and Zyrtec failed to safeguard the manufacturing process and allowed impurities into its products...

Summer Pool Safety

Posted on May 25, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) just launched its national campaign to get people to think about pool safety. Check out the website at www.poolsafely.gov. With summer coming on strong, the USPC is out to educate the public about child drownings and other serious injuries that occur in and around pools and spas...

Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, Brain Damage and Kidney Failure

Posted on May 20, 2010
Wal-Mart recently was forced to pull an entire line of Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana bracelets and necklaces from its store shelves.  The problem?  Cadmium, which can be ingested by kids when they bite, chew, or suck on jewelry.  Ingesting cadmium is even worse than lead...

Gulf Oil Spill - British Petroleum's Poor Safety Record Eclipsed by Transocean's

Posted on May 10, 2010
Who'd a thunk it?  British Petroleum's poor safety record looks awe inspiring compared to Transocean's.  The Wall Street Journal analyzed data from the Minerals Management Service and found the following.  From 2005-2007, better than half the incidents investigated by the MMS involved just 2 companies: Transocean and GlobalSantaFe...

Nissan Infiniti G35 Recall

Posted on May 05, 2010
A wire problem that can disable airbags is the most recent problem Nissan Motor Co. faces.  Yesterday, Nissan announced it would recall 135,000 Infiniti G35 sedans and coupes.  G35 coupes affected are models built between 2005 and 2007...

Children's Liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl Recalled

Posted on May 03, 2010
The McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit of Johnson & Johnson recalled numerous children's over-the-counter liquid medicines because of manufacturing deficiencies.  The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the manufacturing deficiencies...

Gulf Oil Perils Continue

Posted on April 26, 2010
News out of Port Fourchon remains abysmal.  Life on an oil rig has always been tough and dangerous. 35,000 people work on Gulf of Mexico oil rigs, and every day those men and women are asked to perform dangerous work that keeps them away from their families for weeks at a time...

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