You have got to hand it to Wendy’s. When someone points the finger at the quality of their food, they don’t just wave it off. Anna Alaya has been arrested in Vegas and will not fight extradition to California. However, the police have not be able to identify whose finger…
Forbes has written an article on Dr. Gary Ordog, an expert witness who testifies in mold cases. Click here to read the article. The article is not very flattering. I must confess I have always been a little concerned about these cases. I do not believe that being in the…
Many clients do not understand why their insurance company should have to pay out money because the driver that caused the wreck did not have insurance or did not have sufficient insurance to cover the loss. Those people are reluctant to “sue” their own company, in part because they are…
A neurosurgeon has written an op-ed piece about his experience with medical negligence litigation and offering his opinion about the role it plays in our society. The article is titled “How Malpractice Suits Keep My Profession Honest.” The writer gives this example of the pressure faced by doctors who testify…
Well, that isn’t quite right. “Bullying” is just a sub-class of the tort we all know as intentional infliction of emotional distress. According to press reports of the trial, the plaintiff perfusionist was the subject of a verbal attack by a heart surgeon. The plaintiff claimed that the attack forced…
Call it a coincidence, but the General Assembly has passed a bill addressing the subject of bullying in schools. Read an article about it here. The bill requires school districts to develop a policy that prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying. To see the bill itself, click here and look up…
I am taking the weekend off. Those of you who are kind enough to stop by on Saturdays and Sundays (and there are scores of you who do) please know that I will be back on Monday morning. I am going to Wisconsin (my home state) for a family reunion.…
Remember the woman who said she found a finger in the chili she bought at Wendy’s? She was arrested late yesterday afternoon. Read the press report here. There is supposed to be a press conference today so that we can get the details behind the arrest. As I said in…
Expert witnesses. Can’t live with ’em. Can’t live without ’em. Can’t kill ’em. Buy me a drink sometime and I will tell you expert witness stories that will make your head spin. Or, let me buy you a drink and I will bore you with the same stories. But I…
Did you know that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act has a subrogation provision? T.C.A. Sec. 29-013-113 requires that a crime victim who receives payments under the Act and later receives damages in a civil action re-pay the State for monies received under the Act. If a civil action is filed…