Personal Injury Law

For Your Clients - “Defamation, Libel and Slander”
From the e-newsletter: “The personal injury concept of "defamation" involves harm to a person's reputation...

Principal's Statements To Parents About Teacher Is Slander
Lipman v. Ionescu, ___A.D.3d___(1st Dep't. 2008), is an interesting case to be aware of...

Defamation Law in Malaysia (2)
In my previous post, I wrote about what is defamation, the different between libel and slander, the law governing defamation and the punishments of it...

Western District Finds No Basis for Declaratory Judgment Claim
Excerpt from plaintiff’s Web site at kooks.com No case or controversy exists between Global DNS, LLC, and Kook’s Custom Headers, Inc...

Victim won't help catch shooters, KCPD says
From Christine Vendel: A gunman shot a man in the arm and abdomen Monday night near 61st Street and Jackson Avenue, but the victim told police he doesn?t want to cooperate with the investigation...

March 14 issue of Science mentions Tae Kook Kim
Science is moving slowly on the fraud by Tae Kook Kim. In a paper "Two Papers from Korean Lab Found to lack 'scientific truth'" (319 Science 1468), Science observed:KAIST launched the inquiry after scientists at Kim's company, CGK Co...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

Wrongful termination for reporting misconduct of a co-worker?
It doesn't sound as if you did anything wrong. Although he didn't make physical ...

How can a sexual harrasment case be dismissed even with evidence?
American law has very strict evidence requirements that are intended to insure t...

Can a debt owed in France be collected in the United States?
Not really. The procedure of collecting is governed by complicated treaties and...

May an alleged victim assist law enforcement during a search warrant for items they claim were stolen
As long as they have a legal search warrant a alleged victim they may bring in t...

Personal Injury Verdict Awards $49 Million to Victim
Personal Injury Victim Awarded $49 Million

Police Officer Slander
City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement.

Divorce Slander
Sara Evans pays ex husband $600,000 in alimony divorce settlement.

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

$15 Million Settlement Awarded to Family of Plane Crash Victim
$15 Million Settlement Awarded to Family of Plane Crash Victim

Hurricane Damage
Katrina victim to get $48 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.