Litigation

Synthes USA, Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) Lots Numbers

Posted on November 19, 2009
Lawyers Mark Zamora and Rob Bunch are investigating these claims, and you can reach them at 404-451-7781 and 888422-2882.   Here is the information on the recalled Lots:   Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR)   This recall involves part numbers 04...

Vertebral Body Replacement Recall

Posted on November 17, 2009
  Attorneys Mark Zamora at 877-574-6454 and Rob Bunch at 888-422-2882 are investigating links between this recall and injuries FDA has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of all lots of the Synthes USA, Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement, a device used in the T1-L5 portion of the spine to replace a collapsed, damaged, or unstable vertebral body...

Blair Robes Recall

Posted on October 15, 2009
  Blair Chenille Robes Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Blair LLC, of Warren, Pa., announced a voluntary recall by Blair of 162,000 women's full length Chenille Robes. Since the recall was originally announced in April 2009, Blair has received reports of six deaths due to the robes catching on fire...

Trial Lawyer Listserves

Posted on October 05, 2009
Sometimes in life, we can make the diving catches but we miss the soft ground balls hit right at us.  If you are reading this, chances want tools to make yourself a better lawyer.  And you are doing creative things to make yourself better...

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Getting Jurors to Sympathize with Your Client

Posted on September 21, 2009
From my friend Michael Maggiano's blog, which you can find here - http://www.atriallawyersjournal.com/ I have found that too often Jurors follow the attitude of my Dad who once said laughingly, "Do as I say, not as I do." I would like to share with you an interesting Jury Tip I received from Harry Plotkin, Jury Consultant of Claremont California...

FDA Phenargran Warnings

Posted on September 21, 2009
The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered the makers of a drug used to treat nausea and vomiting to put the strongest warning possible on the product due to its damaging side-effects. It was found that tissue damage can be caused as a result of using the medication, in the worst cases leading to amputation...

Georgia Supreme Court to Hear Argument on Med Mal Caps (Face Surgery Gone Wrong)

Posted on September 14, 2009
A lower court declared caps unconstitutional. Here's the story:   Atlanta, GA-- On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, the Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the provision that caps the amount of damages a victim of medical malpractice can secure from a jury...

Communication In The Courtroom From Body Language to Computer Simulation

Posted on September 11, 2009
A great article from Michael Maggiano. Here's an excerpt - Michael is happy to send you the rest as long as 1)You are a Plaintiff's lawyer; and 2)You don't represent insurance companies. His email is listed below: It was a warm mid-spring afternoon, some 15 years ago...

Stella Awards - a Fraud on the Public?

Posted on September 01, 2009
Having practiced law in Alabama for many years, I will tell you that when Jere Beasle writes, people read. Here's a post of his on the Stella Awards, and how many of the 'awards' are simply false:    The annual Stella Awards list, a list of the years seven 'most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U...

Stella Awards

Posted on August 31, 2009
The Stella Awards® were inspired by Stella Liebeck, the Plaintiff in the McDonald's coffee case. Some folks may know that The sweatpants Liebeck was wearing absorbed the coffee and held it next to her skin. A vascular surgeon determined that Liebeck suffered full thickness burns (or third-degree burns) over 6 percent of her body, including her inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, and genital and groin areas...

Yaz & Yasmin Injury Lawyers Georgia and Florida

Posted on August 25, 2009
At my offices, we are investigating claims of injury allegedly linked to this birth control pill, call  us at 877-573-4526, or email us at markzamora.com, or mark@mzlawyer.com   Yasmin and Yaz are two types of birth control pills manufactured by Bayer Healthcare, and the generic, Ocella, is marketed and distributed by Barr Laboratories, Inc...

Yaz Lawsuits

Posted on August 19, 2009
Yasmin/Yaz is the latest drug receiving scrunity from product liability lawyers.  Yasmin/Yaz have been associated with deep vein thrombosis (blood clots), pulmonary embolism, strokes, heart attacks and, as a result of these health consequences, death...

Medicare Set Aside Information

Posted on August 13, 2009
From the AAJ:   EMERGENCY MEDICARE SET ASIDE INFORMATION Dear Colleague:        In cases involving Medicare beneficiaries, attorneys for both the plaintiff and defendant are required to report certain information to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...

Trucking CLE in Atlanta 10/24-25/09

Posted on August 12, 2009
Trucking Seminar Information October 24-26, 2008 Atlanta Marriott Downtown   Presented by:  The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America in association with The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association     ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Two and a half action-packed days of intensive and hard hitting CLE instruction from some of the nations' top experts and litigators in interstate trucking litigation...

South Georgia (Part 2): Offices of Mark Zamora

Posted on August 12, 2009
Segeorgialaw.com I noted earlier had its debut this week. From that site:   The lawyers will work for folks who live in Southeast Georgia – Brunswick,  Nahunta, Waycross, Homerville, Kingsland,  St. Mary's, and our counties – Camden, Glynn, Charlton, Brantley...

SE Georgia Law: Auto Accident Attorney Office In Brunswick, GA

Posted on August 10, 2009
My firm has opened an office in Brunswick, Georgia handling automobile accidents, pharmacy litigation, and other injury cases. I've been litigating in Southeast Georgia for some time now, and given how much time I spend there, it was an easy decision...

Legal Research in 2009

Posted on July 30, 2009
There are numerous programs out there for medical malpractice and accident lawyers conducting case and statutory research. The general maxim is that you get what you pay for, but several free research sites are useful, if nothing else, to perform preliminary investigation...

Florida - Reglan Black Box Warning

Posted on July 20, 2009
This from Richard Shapiro, a lawyer in Bradenton, ,FL who is investigating the claims of people who may have been harmed by Reglan:   Reglan (r)   Our office is investigating injuries associated with Reglan, at 800-258-HELP.   If you were potentially seriously injured by Reglan®, or have a loved one who was injured or even died from taking Reglan®, please contact us immediately for a FREE potential case evaluation...

Example of a Trial: Sample Transcript from a Personal Injury Trial

Posted on July 06, 2009
For all of the information available on line, I have never seen a personal injury trial transcript.  We added a sample trial transcript on our website that might be assistance for lawyers looking to a sample as they prepare for trial.  Our lawyers have also prepared a full list of other trial trancripts and witness outlines...

Acetaminophen News and Warnings

Posted on July 02, 2009
Rick Kuykendall notes this week's news:  The Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met June 29 and 30, 2009 to discuss the risks to consumers for liver damage due to overdosing on the drug acetaminophen, one of the most commonly used active ingredients in medicines to relieve pain and fevers...

Life Investors of America, Transamerica, Monumental: Class Action: Deadline Upcoming

Posted on May 29, 2009
  From Attorney Joey James:  Our firm is currently representing consumers who have cancer insurance policies with Life Investors Insurance Company of America as well as Transamerica, Monumental Life, and Aegeon Insurance. Good  and honest  people bought cancer policies for a simple reason - To  provide for a reimbursement amount of 'actual charges' to be paid when incurred or billed...

Georgia: First Hydroxycut Lawsuit Filed in State Court

Posted on May 20, 2009
(From Rick Kuykendall)   My friends Mark Zamora and Joey James have filed a State Court Hydroxycut lawsuit  against the makers, suppliers, distributors,  and sellers of Hydroxycut. It's not a class action, but an individual lawsuit.   My friends are currently the lead lawyers on several cases involving another recalled Over The Counter (OTC) supplement that is known as Total Body Formula...

Making sense of Medicare set-asides

Posted on May 20, 2009
The world of Medicare Set Asides can be very complex, however you are correct in your assumption that since your new injury is the result of a third party injury, your MSA is not responsible for payment of any claims resulting from this injury. With that being said, your inquiry as to what happens to the funds that are currently in your MSA should you not use them is very valid...

RV Accidents and Tire Failures

Posted on May 15, 2009
Tire Failures involving RVs: Consumers have reported that the Goodyear model G159 tire in size 275/70 22.5 fails without warning causing serious RV accidents and RV damage. This popular Goodyear tire was not designed for use on recreational vehicles but was still used on many...

Are Your Backing Up Your Personal Injury Computer Files?

Posted on May 14, 2009
  Backup of firm data is another important component to your data storage plan. Recent disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, emphasize the need for a solid backup plan. The frequency with which your firm backs up its data depends on a number of factors, including the firm size and the firm's reliance on computer data...

Hydroxycut Recall

Posted on May 01, 2009
Attorney Rob Bunch is investigating these potential claims, and his number is 888-422-2882:   Hydroxycut Recall   The Recall: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc...

News: Generic Reglan Makers Denied Appeal in Vermont

Posted on April 28, 2009
Four generic drug makers named as defendants Federal Court in Vermont were not permitted to seek an interlocutory appeal on a Motion for Summary Judgment which was filed by them. Each claimed that because the warning label was not designed or written by any of them, there was no liability...

Workers' Compensation, MSP Compliance, and Some Strategy

Posted on March 25, 2009
If you are like most Workers' Compensation Claimant attorneys, your desk and files are crammed with cases that are left open for medical….and the main reason they are left open is the fear on the part of the attorney that something down the road might come back to haunt them...

Reglan FDA Blackbox Warning Issued

Posted on March 14, 2009
FDA Requires Boxed Warning and Risk Mitigation Strategy for Metoclopramide-Containing Drugs Attormey Mark Zamora is investigating claims of injury allegedly caused by Reglan:   From the FDA site: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that manufacturers of metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, must add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high-dose use...

Georgia Law: SB 101's Bad News for GA Consumers

Posted on February 05, 2009
For good hardworking people, it''s time to sound the alarm about proposed GA legislation:     From the GTLA: Governor Perdue wants to place the safety of Georgia’s citizens in the hands of a mismanaged federal bureaucracy Georgia lawmakers introduced SB 101...

Trucking: Motor Carrier Book Free For the Asking

Posted on January 26, 2009
My friends Joe Fried, Buck Rogers and Mike Goldberg have an Atlanta, GA based law firm that litigates trucking cases. They get results for consumers. They have just published the 2nd edition of their excellent treatise, the Motor Carrier Book.    I spoke with Joe this week, and there are a limited number of free books he has to send to you, provided you only handle injury cases and don't defend insurance companies...

New Website Debuts: MyDeniedClaim.com

Posted on January 21, 2009
Pretty well done, in my opinion. www.mydeniedclaim.com Attorney Joey James and I have worked together and he's a courtroom litigator. His most recent verdict was in a case involving Dollar General. The website  is one that sets out what to do when a claim has been denied...

Good Question in All Expert Witness Depositions

Posted on January 08, 2009
The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog has a <a href="http://www.illinoistrialpractice.com/2008/12/a-question-to-ask-at-expert-depositions.html">blog post last week</a> suggesting a question to pose to experts: "What is your understanding of your role in this litigation?" I like this question...

FDA News: Healon D Recall

Posted on January 02, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a Class I recall of lot no. UD30654 of Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (AMO) of Santa Ana, Calif. OVDs are viscoelastic materials used to maintain space in the eye during surgery...

Avoiding Asked and Answered Objections

Posted on October 03, 2008
The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog offers a tip on avoiding asked and answered objections in depositions: "The deposition has now gone on about an hour. Is there anything we've discussed so far that's refreshed your recollection as to whether there was one meeting or two?" There is a reason why on material questions lawyers often ask the same question more than once: we often get different answers.

Dealing with Translators in Depositions

Posted on September 10, 2008
As information technology and the new economy continues to shrink the size of the world, I'm regretting not learning a foreign language. I'm reminded of this every time I take a deposition with an interpreter which is becoming a more frequent occurrence...

Total Body Formula Recall: MD, VA, DC, PA

Posted on August 20, 2008
A progression of my practice now has me  working  with the Billy Murphy  Firm in Baltimore, MD. 1 South Street, 23rd Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Tel #: 410-539-6500. My good friend Mark Zamora is at the forefront of helping people injured by this supplement...

Fee Agreement - The First Step

Posted on August 05, 2008
One of the attorneys at our firm has prepared a  “practice tip” sheet for updating your client fee agreement.  Among other topics, Mark’s article incorporates the points addressed in NY Professional Ethics Committee Opinion (#739, July 7, 2008), which contains logic that I believe is instructive no matter what state(s) you practice in...

Lawyers Referrals in Car Accident Cases: How to Keep from or Explain to a Jury

Posted on July 11, 2008
The Accident and Injury Lawyer Blog has a post on a issue that troubles many accident lawyers in our smaller to mid-sized case: how to explain to a jury the fact that the injury lawyer referred the client to a doctor. This post give some thoughts on the best way to handle the lawyer referral problem...

Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog Post on Building a Referral Network for Malpractice and Injury Lawyers

Posted on June 18, 2008
I wrote a blog post this morning on the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog on how to build a network of referring lawyers for personal injury lawyers. I note that I left out one obvious piece of advice: have a meaningful blog that is of interest to other lawyers...

Compelled Vocational Rehabilitation Exam?

Posted on June 16, 2008
We received an interesting motion to compel a few weeks ago. Defendant's medical malpractice lawyer is seeking a 2 hour interview from Plaintiff with Defendant's vocational rehabilitation expert. In his motion, the defense lawyer argued that because the vocational rehabilitation expert interviewed the Plaintiff, the Defendant is being put at a disadvantage...

Lawyers and Facebook

Posted on June 11, 2008
Dave Swanner, the co-founder of the Trial Lawyer Resource Center, has a blog post this month on his much praised South Carolina Trial Law Blog discussing the efficacy of Facebook for lawyers. I’m not sure if it is an effective resource for injury and malpractice lawyers but it sure is pretty cool way to keep in touch with people and follow what they are doing...

IME Doctor's Financial Records

Posted on June 10, 2008
The National Law Journal published a story last month on what is increasingly becoming a battle with defendants' lawyer in Maryland and apparently nationally over the terms and conditions of defense medical exams.” Accident lawyers in Maryland are beginning to realize that allowing the plaintiff to submit to an IME is a bargaining chip to require examining doctors to comply with their obligations to produce their relevant financial information...

Chantix: Reports of More Serious Side Effects

Posted on June 06, 2008
The Wall Street Journal Health blog reports that more than 100 traffic or personal injury incidents have been linked to the smoking cessation drug Chantix, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Researchers theorize that visual disturbances that may be caused by Chantix are causing these accidents...

When Should a Plaintiffs' Lawyer Name Experts in Personal Injury Cases?

Posted on June 02, 2008
When to Name Experts Choosing between being a plaintiffs’ lawyer or a defendants’ lawyer is bit like choosing whether to play offense or defense in football. Actually, it is really not like that at all. But one of the benefits of being a plaintiffs’ lawyer in medical malpractice and accident cases is that you can (1) largely dictate the pace and direction of the case, and (2) you can be fully prepared from the moment litigation commences...

Have an Oral Argument? Bring Your Thesaurus

Posted on May 28, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia reportedly told lawyers at a dinner of the 7th Circuit Bar Association dinner earlier this month that when writing briefs and giving arguments, lawyers should "use words that would make people look at you funny if you were to use them at a cocktail party...

Preparing Your Client for Mediation

Posted on May 28, 2008
In many ways, lawyers in personal injury cases should prepare for mediation in the same manner we prepare for trial, excluding, of course, witness preparation. If the case does not settle, you will already have some of your prep work done. The one thing I used to often forget is to properly prepare the client for the mediation...

Trial Presentation Tip of the Day

Posted on May 13, 2008
The auto tort case I tried involved a car accident involving a car that pulled out of a gas station and hit our client.  At trial, the Defendant claimed the car must have been coming so fast that he could not have seen the Plaintiff coming.  I think I showed through the Defendant's illogical time/speed/distance estimations that the accident did not happen as he suggested...

Oklahoma Medical Malpractice New Filing Requirement Vetoed

Posted on May 13, 2008
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed a bill yesterday that required Oklahoma lawyers representing medical malpractice victims to obtain certificates of legal merit from a medical doctor before filing a malpractice lawsuit, citing an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that requiring a certificate of merit is unconstitutional...

Be Smart About Your Dealings With Experts

Posted on May 09, 2008
What I hated most about being a defense lawyer was that 75% of the work that you did seemed to have nothing to do with getting a good result in the case. Instead, we were always working to make our firm look good to the client. (Note: I was never very good at that anyway because the filter I had to root out all of the things that I thought but should have said was somewhat defective...

Total Body Formula Recall

Posted on May 03, 2008
My office is investigating the makers of Total Body Formula, a supplement  that was recently recalled. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor...

Central United Class Action Information

Posted on May 02, 2008
A good friend of mine and fellow attorney Joey James has been addressing wrongs caused by Central United. That company  issued  cancer policies, and  as has been argued successfully in court, failed  to do what it promised to do in those policies...

Why a Personal Injury Lawyer's Track Record Matters

Posted on March 28, 2008
This is a guest post from Miller & Zois personal injury lawyer Laura G. Zois.Most of our law practice is based on referrals from other lawyers. Some lawyers first try to settle a claim themselves. In many case, these lawyers are amazed to see the offer rise the moment we notify the insurance company of our involvement in the case, even if the adjuster is an out-of-state adjuster, which is often the case in truck accident cases, who may not have ever heard of Miller & Zois...

Hourly Billing in Personal Injury Cases

Posted on March 26, 2008
Personal injury clients expect their lawyers to diligently handle their claim, turn over every stone that there is to turn, and remain in constant and concise communication with them about their case. The problem with hourly clients in personal injury cases is that they don't want to pay for it...

Should You Bring Your Expert Witnesses Live to Trial?

Posted on January 21, 2008
There is no question that, all other things being equal, live witnesses are more interesting than videotaped depositions. It is simply more interesting to connect with an actual human being than it is with a figure on a videotape. But all things are not always equal...

End Runs Around the Statute of Limitations

Posted on December 26, 2007
For plaintiffs’ lawyers, the statute of limitations is a habitual pest. As easy as it usually is to avoid, it is the most common basis for legal malpractice actions against personal injury lawyers. A more common pain for most of us is the great case where the statute of limitations has passed before the client calls...

Medicare Liens: Can Personal Injury Lawyers Do Anything About Them?

Posted on December 12, 2007
In a perfect world, personal injury lawyers could just get the best possible recovery for their clients, either by settlement or trial, and that would be the end of it. Often, it is just the beginning of a case because of medical liens. In terms of hierarchy of difficulty, Medicare liens are among the most difficult...

Medtronic Lead Recall: More Problems on the Horizon

Posted on November 27, 2007
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead wires may cause greater risk to Medtronic defibrillator patients than was originally thought when Medtronic first announced that it was, essentially, recalling the Sprint Fidelis leads. Sadly, and this really underscores where we are in this country with medical device safety, this news comes not from Medtronic, but from a report by a Deutsche Bank analyst named Tao Levy...

The Public Relations War Personal Injury Lawyers Must Fight

Posted on November 27, 2007
The Stella Awards are making the rounds on the Internet once again. It seems that the Stella Awards, honors given out to the most unbelievable lawsuits of the year, may highlight cases that are just that: unbelievable. The year's top prize continues to go to the same case, a woman who won almost two million dollars in a lawsuit against the maker of her RV which crashed while it was on cruise control...

Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College

Posted on November 26, 2007
I read an interesting wire service article in the Maryland Daily Record today on Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College. Given Gerry Spence's trial record and the verdicts he has obtained, it is hard not to be interested in copying the tactics and strategies he employs...

Attorney Richard Shapiro's Site: Retinopathy of Prematurity

Posted on November 08, 2007
Richard Shapiro is a nationally renowned lawyer who has devoted his life’s work to helping the victims of medical mistakes.  His compassion for those who have been injured, especially children, is nationally known. He obtained justice for a child in excess of $10 million dollars for a blind, quadriplegic girl named Jessica R...

Trucking Interrogatories

Posted on September 13, 2007
Brian Parker - a young lawyer working in Mark Zamora's law offices in Atlanta submits these Trucking Interrogatories: INTERROGATORIES GENERAL What is Defendant’s document retention policy? WRECK Was driver within course and scope of his employment at the time of the collision? If anyone on behalf of Defendant went to the collision scene please answer the following: Who on behalf of Defendant photographed or video graphed the scene, vehicles or both? Who on behalf of Defendant measured the collision scene? Who on behalf of Defendant interviewed potential witnesses? Who on behalf of Defendant investigated the wreck? Who on behalf of Defendant reconstructed the wreck? Who on behalf of Defendant took possession of the vehicle contents? What was the destination of the driver at the time of wreck? Please include in this answer: the delivery time of the load on the accident vehicle and if the delivery of load was time sensitive please explain...

Loss of Consortium Part II: How to Apportion

Posted on August 27, 2007
After my blog post on Friday on loss of consortium damages, I received the following comment from "Florida Lawyer" that raises a common concern regarding the apportionment of damages in personal injury cases:"Do you have any suggestions regarding the handling of a loss of consortium claim in a case where: 1) the injured spouse is totally incapacitated as a result of the accident 2)insurance company is willing to tender limits (limits will not make Plaintiffs whole), and 3) the tortfeasor does not have significant assets to satisfy any potential excess judgment...

Loss of Consortium Claims

Posted on August 24, 2007
I was reading David Ball's book on damages last night. His comments on loss of consortium claims really rang true to me. His first point was that too many lawyers bring a loss of consortium claim as an afterthought, rendering the claim essentially worthless...

Three Times Specials

Posted on August 17, 2007
If anything drives me crazy, it is phrases like "three times specials." Smart personal injury lawyers avoid this kind of discussion when trying to settle a case with an insurance company. Otherwise, you are just telegraphing to the adjuster that you are looking at your client as simply a number, not a name, and you really have not thought through your case...

Trucking Discovery - Request for Production

Posted on August 09, 2007
Trucking cases require - as most will tell you - different discovery than other cases.  Here is a thorough  Request for Production of  Documents  that you can use in full or in part: Will a Defendant fight your request? Probably:    Copy of defendant’s document retention policy...

Crazy Pants Lawyer Gets Zero: The System Works

Posted on June 25, 2007
My friend and fellow consumer justice lawyer Joe Watkins wrote this in response to the zero verdict today in that case better known as the crazy pants lawsuit: The administrative law judge, Roy Pearson of Washington DC, who sued a drycleaners over a pair of pants lost in court today...

Direct Examination: The Sponsorship Theory

Posted on June 21, 2007
The more cases I try and the more I read about trial strategy techniques and tactics, the more I realize trying cases is an art and not a science.  Because two smart effective trial lawyers can take very different approaches in trying a case.  From the time I was sitting in trial advocacy in law school, I have always heard and applied the theory of taking the sting out of your client's cross examination by introducing in direct testimony harmful facts that you knew were going to come up in cross examination...

Tips on Defending Personal Injury Depositions

Posted on June 06, 2007
     Too many personal injury lawyers view properly preparing their clients for their depositions as an unskilled part of their work. In terms of both future settlement opportunities and likelihood of success at trial, your client’s deposition is the single biggest event...

Contaminated Powder Infant Formula linked to Neonatal Meningitis and Bacteremia in Infants

Posted on May 30, 2007
A recent study concluded that powdered infant formula can cause serious illness or death in infants.  The infants are typically diagnosed with Meningitis,Salmonella, Sepsis or Bacteraemia.  These illnesses can often lead to brain damage or death...

What Should Trial Lawyers Wear for Trial?

Posted on May 18, 2007
There is an article today in the “Maryland Daily Record” titled, “Beware of Bow Ties and Diamonds in Court.” I liked the title. But I disagree with the premise. The article by Paul Mark Sandler, a prolific Maryland lawyer and author, is somewhat more nuanced than the title suggests...

A Trial Attorney's Reply to the Crazy Pants Lawsuit in D.C.

Posted on May 10, 2007
Thanks to Joe Watkins, the President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, which you can find here - www.gtla.org.   It's a common sense reply: Reading and hearing about the D.C. Administrative Law Judge who is suing his dry cleaners over a pair of lost pants is distressing, to say the least...

Why It's So Hard to Move Cases

Posted on March 24, 2007
When I sit down and review cases with my staff we have a lot of cases that are right on the edge of being resolved, but have one thing hanging. My friend Todd O’Malley calls that Ligitation Constipation, where the cases come in, but they don’t go out...

Litigating Auto Accident Cases: Slaying the Insurance Beast

Posted on March 21, 2007
My partner, Laura G. Zois, fellow Trial Lawyer Resource Center blogger John F. Romano, and other invited faculty, will be speaking in New Orleans on May 3-5, 2007 at the annual AAJ (formerly ALTA) Jazzfest seminar on auto torts. 

Listening During Settlement Negotiations

Posted on March 20, 2007
Every day, I speak to insurance claims adjusters on the phone attempting to resolve personal injury cases.  It is dangerous to try to put people with complex goals and motives into simple boxes.  But let's do it anyway...