Roanoke Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Miscellaneous

Do you remember old Judge Robert H. Bork? The same Judge Bork who served as a solicitor general and acting attorney general in the 1970s. The same Judge Bork who, from 1982 to 1988, was a federal...

Regardless of what you call them...if you hate your job and are looking for a better one you have probably used a headhunter, recruiter, or placement agency. For those employees who have not, a job...

I am a trial lawyer and hear all the jokes and criticisms about how my profession drives up the cost of everything from medical care to aspirin and bicycles....that the costs of litigation are...

Do you have a swimming pool or hot tub? Does your neighborhood association operate a pool? If so, it is time to get ready for the "pool season" and make that pool as safe as possible. Why? How about...

I have previously written about the evils of arbitration agreements. Mandatory Arbitration is a legal process whereby parties agree to arbitrate a dispute and waive their Constitutional right to a...

I recently received a telephone call from my law firm's banker. He is a good guy and over the years has helped my practice grow. However, the purpose of his call was to solicit my firm's interest in...

I am a workout nut...just ask my wife. We have two sons (20 and 17) and both are athletic and active. Our 17 year old is busy lifting weights and getting ready for next year's high school football...

I was shocked to read the story from South Carolina where a 17 year old camp counselor has been arrested for teaching the choking game to two boys who passed out for several minutes The counselor...

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago about the tough financial times being experienced by the large New York City law firms. The story recited the slowing economy as a...

In this morning's Washington Post: "Dean Man's Parents were not called in EMS delay case" By Allison Klein "For two days, while Jeremy...

I have written many times about the basic unfairness of requiring arbitration between parties when a dispute arises. Typically, arbitration is required by the party in a superior bargaining position...

The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a web site which allows patients to rate their hospital experience.You don't have to be a technical expert to understand this...

Washington Post reported today, that a study of more than 6000 people, found the more fat people have in their bellies in their mid 40's, the greater their chances of dementia.Apparently, a "large belly independent of total weight is a potent predictor of dementia."WOW - I am sort of amazed. Surely there is a more scientific reason for this - maybe, fat or clogged arteries, or obesity causes...

Wallstreet Journal reported today that the FDA has proposed tougher clinical guidelines for drug coated stents, in response to concerns that stents have unknown side effects. The new regulations require follow up data be submitted to the FDA 1 and 2 years after implant.Well I believe that more data could be helpful - but here is the odd part - FDA guidelines ARE NOT legally binding. It may help...

The television ad closed the deal in 2004! The image of trusted doctors in white coats trooping out of Nevada to flee high malpractice insurance rates bombarded voters, who overwhelmingly decided to cap the amount of money juries could award victims of botched medical procedures. The bitter fight, marked by twisted statistics and emotional hyperbole, pitted doctors against trial lawyers -- and...