Here is an interview with two plaintiffs’ lawyers who are actively involved in seeking monies for tort claimants who have claims against Chrysler and General Motors. I have also included an article from www.HispanicBusiness.com that says "Fiat will be protected from any product liability lawsuits arising from claims of flaws…
I have read Judge Gonzalez’s Order of June 1 concerning the sale of substantially all of the assets of Chrysler to Fiat, and it certainly appears to me that the sale will cut off future products liability claims. Here is the key language Pages 42 – 44 of the Court’s Order.…
At 819 pages, the Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth is not for vacation reading at the beach. It is for lawyers who have complex litigation. It is a gold mine of information to streamline the litigation of cases with multiple parties, complex issues, and the like.
The June 2009 edition of the Tennessee Trial Law Report should be arriving in the mailboxes of our subscribers on Tuesday, June 2. The Tennessee Trial Law Report is the only newsletter in Tennessee written to meet the complete needs of the tort law practitioner. This edition includes a summary…
A publication of The Doctors Company ("We were founded by doctors, for doctors.") lists 39 ways for doctors to get sued for for not diagnosing breast cancer or not properly treating it when it has been diagnosed. Here it is. An excerpt: Ways to Get Sued for Breast Cancer Involving…
I came across www.PowerPointforCourt.com, a website that offers a product to teach lawyers and their support staff how to effectively use Powerpoint. The price? $89 for a download. Here are the chapter headings: Introduction to Courtroom Technology Utilizing Synchronized Deposition Videos Formatting the Master Slide Header and Footer Custom Slide…
The United States Supreme Court denied cert in Flax v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, the products liability, punitive damages, and negligent infliction of the emotional distress case decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court last year. Here is my post from last July on the decision by the Tennessee court.
Last year I wrote about the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s 2008 Medical Malpractice Claims Report. The report revealed data from medical malpractice cases settled and tried in Tennessee in calendar year 2007. The numbers: Total judgments for plaintiffs 2007 7 Total settlements 2007 492 Cases Dismissed With No Payment 2007 2238 …
"I’ve got a $1,000,000 lawsuit." No – you have a lawsuit with a $1,000,000 ad damnum. There is a huge difference between the two. Tennessee law requires an ad damnum in all cases except medical malpractice cases. An ad damnum must be stated in the initial complaint only in products liability…
On Tuesday I posted David B. Troxel, MD’s article in The Doctor’s Advocate about VTE. Today, I include another article by the same doctor – this one about diagnosis and treatment of PE. Here it is.