Top 4 Things To Do In A Hit and Run Accident
Most insurance policies extend the definition of an uninsured motor vehicle to include a hit-and-run vehicle. A hit-and-run vehicle may be defined as a vehicle that causes bodily injury to the insured arising out of physical contact of such vehicle with the insured or with the automobile, which the insured is occupying at the time of the accident when the identity of neither the operator [...]
How are Electrical Injuries Different?
According to WBRZ, a major roadway in West Baton Rouge was shut down as law enforcement responded to an apparent work accident involving power lines the morning of Tuesday, July 17. LA 415 was closed near I-10 around 11:20 a.m. after sheriff's deputies and paramedics arrived on the scene. Sources told WBRZ that a crew was removing a large sign along the roadway when it [...]
My Lawyer Screwed Up…Can I Sue My Own Attorney?
You hired a lawyer because you have a legal problem you cannot solve on your own. But what happens when your lawyer makes matters worse rather than better? Your attorney has a duty to handle your case in a competent manner. A lawyer who breaches this duty and makes serious errors may have committed legal malpractice. Lawyers have a duty to handle your case in [...]
Electrocution Injuries
Power lines, wires, and metal are strong conductors of electricity. Our bodies are too. This means that when we are exposed to electricity, there are a number of unfortunate injuries, which can be sustained. The most common injuries include cardiac arrest, nerve damage, fractures from falling, and electrocution burns. In fact, electric burns account for around 3,000 cases in burn centers with approximately 1,000 of [...]
Pharma and Advertising
Pharma and Advertising *The following is an excerpt from an article "The Medicating of America," published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. Top 10 National TV Pharmaceutical Advertisers Ad Spend Drug Treatment for Manufacturer $189 million Xeljanz Rheumatoid Arthritis Pfizer $185 million Trulicity Type 2 Diabetes [...]
Purdue Pharma: Masters at Pill Marketing
Purdue Pharma: Masters at Pill Marketing *The following is an excerpt from an article "The Medicating of America," by Bryan Silver, published in Living Safer Magazine and The Legal Examiner. Purdue Pharma: Masters at Pill Marketing It was in 1952 that psychiatrist-by-trade brothers Arthur, Raymond and Mortimer Sackler purchased a small pharmaceutical company called Purdue, Frederick and Co. While his brothers ran the enterprise, Arthur [...]