Chief Judge Bell"s Replacment
Five have applied for the vacancy that will be created when Chief Judge Robert M. Bell retires in July from the Maryland Court of Appeals. Three of the applicants are on the Court of Special Appeals: Judges Stuart Ross Berger, Albert Joseph Matriccian...
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Chief Judge Bell"s Replacment
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Judge faces discipline case for dismissing lawyer’s speeding ticket
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Judge faces discipline case for dismissing lawyer’s speeding ticket
Disciplinary counsel for the Ohio Supreme Court is seeking to sanction a Franklin County Municipal Court judge for dismissing a lawyer"s speeding ticket. Attorney Patrick M. Quinn had been ticketed in November 2011 for doing 81 mph in a 65-mph zone. Judge Harland H. Hale, who was being...
Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Won’t Be A Train Wreck
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Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Won’t Be A Train Wreck
When Max Baucus predicted that the implementation of key aspects of the ACA could be a "huge train wreck coming down", his comments were met with a lot of "see, I told you so!" comments from the right, and some surprise from the left, given how instrumental Baucus was in drafting the...
Young woman left brain damaged after endoscopy procedure
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Young woman left brain damaged after endoscopy procedure
Earlier this year, a young woman had an endoscopy performed so that doctors could try to figure out what was causing the woman to experience odd stomach pain. The procedure involves inserting a small camera inside a patient"s body to...
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ER Visits from Adverse Reactions to Ambien Increase by 220%
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ER Visits from Adverse Reactions to Ambien Increase by 220%
You"ve likely seen the commericals for Ambien, the drug that"s supposed to help "you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer". It seems like a great idea for those who can"t seem to get a good night"s sleep, but recent reports say that adverse reactions to popular sleep medications like...
Minor Fire Closes Perkins Building, Jobs Report Still Issued
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Minor Fire Closes Perkins Building, Jobs Report Still Issued
The U.S. Department of Labor reports minimal fire damage but some water impact to the fourth, third, second, and plaza levels of the Francis Perkins Building resulted from sprinkler activation.
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Takes Too Long To Get Problems Resolved
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Takes Too Long To Get Problems Resolved
From some Tulsa TV station that only wants to be known as "2":
There’s a lot to ponder, Charles says, during his daily walks.
How do you recover, he wonders, after a drunk driver kills your adult son? …
It only turned worse, when the emotional grief turned...
Fatal Bicycling Accident In Unincorporated Lake Villa, Illinois
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Fatal Bicycling Accident In Unincorporated Lake Villa, Illinois
There was a fatal bicycling accident today in unincorporated Lake Villa, Illinois. The woman who died following the accident has been identified as Anna Harvey, 34, of Lindenhurst, Illinois. According to one media source on the accident, the Chicago Tribune article of May 2, 2013, titled...
SIX WAYS TO REDUCE OFFICE CLUTTER FOR A SAFER WORKPLACE (GUEST POST)
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SIX WAYS TO REDUCE OFFICE CLUTTER FOR A SAFER WORKPLACE (GUEST POST)
Not only is a cluttered office unsightly, it can also be unsafe. It"s easy to put off cleaning when you have other things to do, but cleaning up your office will actually help you be more productive.
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Era of great expectations for BigLaw ended with bankruptcy of Howrey, Dewey and others, say experts
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Era of great expectations for BigLaw ended with bankruptcy of Howrey, Dewey and others, say experts
A death-knell for the era of great expectations for BigLaw firms has been sounded by the bankruptcies of, among others, Howrey; Heller Ehrman; Thelen; and last year"s record-breaking Chapter 11 filing by Dewey & LeBoeuf, experts say. They predict further law firm failures and a move toward...
New Opinion: Wrongful Death Malpractice Verdict Reversed
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New Opinion: Wrongful Death Malpractice Verdict Reversed
The first thing they do in a communist Nazi country is destroy the jury system. Why do they want to destroy the jury system? Because you represent the line between tyranny and democracy, right and wrong. You have the power. . . You have more powe...
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Mitsubishi Recalls Outlander Sport For Dangerous Product Defects
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Mitsubishi Recalls Outlander Sport For Dangerous Product Defects
Mitsubishi Motor Corp is issuing a recall for 8,263 of its Outlander crossover vehicles due to three potential issues relating to brake lights, fuel gauges, and the accidental shifting of the vehicles out of park, according to federal regulators.
The 2013 Outlander Sport was cited by the...
OIG Agents Testify
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OIG Agents Testify
From KOMU:
Social Security Administration agents said under oath Wednesday they
requested a list of Missouri"s concealed-carry permit holders on three
occasions but ultimately never used the data. ...
Schilb and Troy Turk, Special Agent...
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Federal Contractor Reaches Settlement with DOL in Discrimination Case
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Federal Contractor Reaches Settlement with DOL in Discrimination Case
Investigators found evidence that 14 minority job applicants were denied the opportunity to fairly compete for open positions.
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Medication left out, mentally ill nursing home resident overdoses
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Medication left out, mentally ill nursing home resident overdoses
Nursing homes have a lot of responsibilities. These institutions must make sure residents get proper medication, adequate nutrition and appropriate supervision. Any lapse in these duties can lead to serious injuries or death. Such nursing home neglect is tragic, especially...
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Puppy mills and dogfighting rings targeted by New York’s attorney general
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Puppy mills and dogfighting rings targeted by New York’s attorney general
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced an animal protection initiative aimed at dogfighting rings and puppy mills. Schneiderman plans to monitor whether pet stores are complying with laws that require them to disclose the source of t...
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Our second Michigan Auto Law Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship Winner
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Our second Michigan Auto Law Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship Winner
Last week I wrote about the first recipient of our Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship, Jessie Winter. Today I’d like to tell the story of our second scholarship winner. Our attorneys decided to start our annual Car Accident Injury Survivor … Continue reading...
Legal & General’s Cash Flow Beats Estimates on Assets, Savings
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Legal & General’s Cash Flow Beats Estimates on Assets, Savings
Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN) , the biggest manager of U.K. pension assets, said first-quarter cash generation rose 13 percent, beating analysts’ estimates, as its funds unit had record inflows and annuities sales rose.
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Much of workers" compensation comes from back and neck injuries
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Much of workers" compensation comes from back and neck injuries
A Villa Grove, Illinois worker was eventually awarded over $1 million for a workers’ compensation claim involving back injuries. He was employed for many years by the Union Pacific Railroad as a welder. He filed a workers’...
"Catastrophic" Malpractice Payouts Add Little To Health Care"s Rising Costs
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"Catastrophic" Malpractice Payouts Add Little To Health Care"s Rising Costs
Efforts to lower health care costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing and "frivolous" payouts are among the heaviest drains on he...
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Don’t All Victims Deserve Compassion?
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Don’t All Victims Deserve Compassion?
You lose a limb or suffer a brain injury. Or you lose a precious loved one to a tragic event. No one expects to become paralyzed; no one expects to lose limbs or a loved one, but when it happens, the mental and physical devastation can quickly leave ...
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Maryland gov signs bill abolishing death penalty; fate of 5 men on death row is uncertain
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Maryland gov signs bill abolishing death penalty; fate of 5 men on death row is uncertain
Maryland"s governor on Thursday, as expected, signed into law a bill that abolishes the death penalty. The state is the first south of the Mason-Dixon line to end capital punishment, the Associated Press reports. However, still uncertain is the fate of the five men still on...
Federal War on the 4th Amendment Continues
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Federal War on the 4th Amendment Continues
The framers were very careful when they wrote the Fourth Amendment, as it imposes the most explicit requirements on the government found anywhere in the Constitution. It requires that all search warrants “particularly describ(e) the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be...
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Another Workers" Memorial Day Observed
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Another Workers" Memorial Day Observed
Immediately following the West, Texas explosion that claimed 12 emergency responders and the Bangladesh garment factory collapse, which killed at least 348 workers, the event is marked around the world.
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A Texas Tragedy
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A Texas Tragedy
A number of us have written about the problems with the Texas tort system. Between Bush and Perry, many consumers have lost constitutionally protected rights:
Texas Tort Reform Harms the Public, Beth Janicek | August 05, 2011 1:21 PM
FALSE: Texas Gained 21,000 Doctors Because of Tort...
Should the cellphone industry do more to end the trade in stolen smartphones?
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Should the cellphone industry do more to end the trade in stolen smartphones?
Stolen cellphones account for nearly half of the robberies in San Francisco and are such a common problem in Chicago that authorities urge riders not to use smartphones on the city"s mass transit system. But the problem could be greatly reduced, some say, if handset makers and carriers did...
New Battery Technology Makes Strides for Sustainability
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New Battery Technology Makes Strides for Sustainability
Through the work of a Department of Energy research facility, partnered with Stanford University, new flow battery technology may pave the way for improvements in solar and wind energy.
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Celebrities and others tell how the US Constitution affects their daily lives in new PBS series
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Celebrities and others tell how the US Constitution affects their daily lives in new PBS series
How does the U.S. Constitution affect our daily lives? That is the question Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s popular show Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me seeks to answer in Constitution USA, a new PBS series that premieres Tuesday, May 7. Over the course of four episodes,…
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FDA studies robotic surgery injury reports
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FDA studies robotic surgery injury reports
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly has begun investigating voluntary adverse-event reports, including reports of at least five patient deaths in the last year or so, pertaining to the robotic da Vinci Surgical System.
In one lawsu...
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Proof That Pulling Out Saves Lives
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Proof That Pulling Out Saves Lives
Chad Cross did just that after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while hunting in Alabama. Rather than panic and hasten the spread of venom throughout his body, Cross did[...]
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Fatal Car Accident In Unincorporated Mundelein, Illinois
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Fatal Car Accident In Unincorporated Mundelein, Illinois
There was a fatal car accident on Tuesday morning, April 30, in unincorporated Mundelein. The accident happened when a vehicle crossed the center line on Gilmer Road, north of Erhart Road, and struck a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. According to Lake County Sheriff personnel,...
Move Over Tobacco Fields, Chickpeas Coming Through!
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Move Over Tobacco Fields, Chickpeas Coming Through!
Well, the demand for hummus is apparently on the rise! Research shows that the growth of the hummus and chickpea markets has been booming! According to Wall Street Journal, “Sales of refrigerated flavored spreads—a segment dominated by hummus—totaled $530 million at U.S....
Ohio Bus Ordered to Cease Unauthorized Interstate Commerce
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Ohio Bus Ordered to Cease Unauthorized Interstate Commerce
Destiny Tours, in Toledo, Ohio failed to gain the proper federal permission to carry out interstate business.
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Thanked for service: veterans wait years for disability benefits
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Thanked for service: veterans wait years for disability benefits
Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq millions of veterans have returned home, many with disabilities of some kind. There are many types of disabilities that veterans can suffer from, including mental and physical disabilities. According to...
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Toxic Lipstick? Think Twice About Puckering Up
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Toxic Lipstick? Think Twice About Puckering Up
Ladies, your perfectly hued pucker may not be worth it after all. According to recent reports, your brand of lipstick may contain harmful metals that could lead to some serious health problems. A new study by the University of California-Berkeley Sch...
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TEN ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR PLANNING AN INDUSTRY EVENT (GUEST POST)
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TEN ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR PLANNING AN INDUSTRY EVENT (GUEST POST)
When organizing any type of industry event, planning is always essential to success. Get the details right at the planning stage and the event will run smoothly.
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The “New Normal” After Boston?
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The “New Normal” After Boston?
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, I wrote down some of my thoughts about the event (Boston Marathon Bombing — And the Lives We Lead), since the race is one of my favorites. One of those thoughts, at the end, was this: Some psychotic(s) want to affect the rest of us by...
TV station contacts me about investigating the rising cost of disability claims
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TV station contacts me about investigating the rising cost of disability claims
Every once in a while, I get contacted by a newspaper or television person asking me to provide commentary on Social Security Disability. Frankly, I have no idea why...than the fact that they are simply looking to flesh out what is usually a story that...
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Why Michigan’s new elderly driving law does not protect the public or the elderly
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Why Michigan’s new elderly driving law does not protect the public or the elderly
How the elderly driving law really protects the doctors On Monday, I was interviewed on the Mitch Albom show on WJR 760am. The subject was the new Michigan law on elderly and unfit drivers. You can listen to the interview … Continue reading →
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Tips for Getting a Security Deposit Back From Your Landlord.
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Tips for Getting a Security Deposit Back From Your Landlord.
Tweet Sure. If your landlord refuses to return your security deposit, or makes false charges against it, you can sue the piss out of the feudalistic offender in small claims court. Is it worth it? Maybe. There are strong legal … Continue reading →
DC chief judges celebrated Law Day with tweets
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DC chief judges celebrated Law Day with tweets
The chief judges of Washington, D.C.’s superior and appeals courts marked Law Day by answering questions on Twitter for an hour. The judges fielded questions on topics ranging from jury duty to legal careers, according to The BLT: The Blog of Legal…
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Conflict among Chicago doctors, nurses may lead to medical errors
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Conflict among Chicago doctors, nurses may lead to medical errors
What causes medical professionals in Chicago and throughout the country to make medical errors that harm or kill thousands of patients every year? As our medical malpractice law blog has mentioned in other posts, there are many factors that may…
Former GM Employee Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets from Employer
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Former GM Employee Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets from Employer
On May 1, 2013, a former General Motors (GM) employee named Shanshan Du and her husband, Yu Qin, were sentenced to prison for stealing hybrid technology from General Motors. According to Yahoo News, Shanshan Du was “convicted of stealing thousands of pages of hybrid...
A lot of people, mainly conservative-leaning, simply have strong negative feelings about individual seeking disability benefits
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A lot of people, mainly conservative-leaning, simply have strong negative feelings about individual seeking disability benefits
Yesterday, I read a fairly ignorant, hostile, and, I will go so far to say "hateful" article/post about individuals seeking disability benefits. The worst thing about it, of course, was the "ignorance" factor.
I haven’t had a chance to respond to it, but, I was glad to...
Collision-Avoidance Technology Working Well
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Collision-Avoidance Technology Working Well
The Highway Loss Data Institute reports City Safety, Volvo"s low-speed collision-avoidance system, is helping drivers avoid fender-benders on congested roads.
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Mentoring a Law Firm Associate
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Mentoring a Law Firm Associate
Editor"s note: This post originally appeared on at www.meehanboyle.com and is reprinted with permission.
In the nearly ten years that I’ve been managing Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, P.C., one of the most important aspects has been mentoring – both my own mentoring of...
Do Negligent Hospitals Actually Profit from Malpractice?
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Do Negligent Hospitals Actually Profit from Malpractice?
In an ideal world, medical professionals would do everything in their power to eliminate every manner of preventable error, because they would have to pay for the consequences of mistakes. Medical malpractice lawsuits are supposed to work somewhat in that manner--requiring hospitals to pay for...
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WHEN CYCLISTS ARE THE CLAIMANT (GUEST POST)
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WHEN CYCLISTS ARE THE CLAIMANT (GUEST POST)
Cycling is a relatively popular way for people to travel, with statistics showing it is actually safer than driving for males aged 17 to 20, with common risky behaviour such as wearing dark clothes and failing to ride with lights only resulting in a small minority of cycling accidents.
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Workers Compensation Indemnity Benefits Explained
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Workers Compensation Indemnity Benefits Explained
An injured employee gets indemnity, that is monetary compensation, for lost wages. Indemnity benefits replace wages while the employee is not able to work because of the work-related injury or illness.
The indemnity benefits continue as long as the employee is medically unable to work, with...
J’Accuse: Law prof says hypocrite liberals stayed silent on high tuition while enjoying ‘sweet ride’
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J’Accuse: Law prof says hypocrite liberals stayed silent on high tuition while enjoying ‘sweet ride’
Where is the outrage? It now costs more than $50,000 a year in tuition at many highly regarded law schools. So why aren’t liberal law professors who are concerned about class barriers rising up to oppose the oppressive cost? That is the question being posed by a well-known critic...
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