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Trial Lawyers

Peter Perlman- Life Lessons from a Lawyer's Lawyer

Don McNay | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Don McNay

"I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. He's gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fig...

Helping the Wounded Trial Warrior

Don McNay | Posted 04.24.2013 | Business
Don McNay

Trial lawyers have a unique caveat to their job. They are always making someone mad. Often times, like Atticus Finch's character in Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, they can find that their entire community has turned against them.

Ghostbusters

Tom Deegan | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics
Tom Deegan

Last Saturday I was a panelist at an Adams State University Healthcare Forum in Alamosa, Colo. Some knowledgeable speakers were there including the Re...

Shedding a Tear for the Insurance Industry?

Brian Young | Posted 04.29.2013 | Business
Brian Young

ALEC and their allies in government and the media can cry their crocodile tears for the poor, downtrodden insurance companies, but I won't shed a tear for the multimillion dollar industry.

Bruce Stanley's Got a Chip on His Shoulder

Laurence Leamer | Posted 02.11.2013 | Politics
Laurence Leamer

Bruce Stanley's enraged that the legal and political system is his native state of West Virginia is so corrupt that the bad and the compromised often float to the top of the system while the true and the caring are just as often endlessly stymied.

Rights Have to Be Enforced Somehow

Joshua Shulman | Posted 06.17.2012 | Politics
Joshua Shulman

We as a country have to decide what rights we want to enforce, and whether to enforce them with government agencies, or with private contractors. But whipsawing back and forth is unfair.

Doctors Use Arbitration Agreements to Escape Jury Trials

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.10.2012 | Miami
Spencer Aronfeld

By allowing arbitration agreements to be used in the context of medical procedures, patients often unknowingly give away their rights to sue doctors in courts of law.

"Occupy" Your Local Courthouse?

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 03.26.2012 | Business
Lawrence W. Schonbrun

The Wall Street Malaise has Seeped Into Our Halls of Justice In the past we have commented about the dysfunctional class action system and how class ...

The Bigger They Come

Henry J. Stern | Posted 02.21.2012 | New York
Henry J. Stern

While only a relatively small portion of elected officials are criminals, still the frequency of arrests and indictments of members of the political class causes people to doubt the integrity and validity of the legislative process.

Zach Carter

ERROR 404: Congress Wants To Break The Internet

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.17.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- At a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans joined together to voice support for legislation that would ...

Beware of the French Cuff Cowboy

Cliff Schecter | Posted 10.29.2011 | Politics
Cliff Schecter

Rick Perry, who has seemingly been governor of Texas since The Alamo began to look like a questionable career move, is now ready to throw his 10-gallon hat, frothy intellect and custom-made cowboy boots into the national political ring.

Class Warfare III -- Losing Your Right to Fight Back

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Larry Beinhart

Litigation seems to be a particularly American disease. Why? We don't believe in collective responsibility and collective solutions.

The Class Action Mess in a Nutshell

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Lawrence W. Schonbrun

Warren Buffett presciently observed that financial derivatives were economic "weapons of mass destruction." Judge for yourself whether class action litigation has achieved "weapon of mass destruction" status.

The Insurers' Real Agenda for Change

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Wendell Potter

The media had lots of health care news to obsess about last week. But most of the press paid no attention to a multi-pronged effort by five major insurers to strip key regulations and consumer protections that aren't to their liking.

Be First in Your Age Group to Embrace Technology

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Don McNay

The New York Times recently had a fascinating article about a car that Google is working on that can drive itself. I want one.

Toyota -- The Latest Lawyer Feeding Frenzy

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Lawrence W. Schonbrun

The Toyota lawsuit spectacle continues with hundreds of ambulance-chasing plaintiff's lawyers traveling to San Diego to get the court system to award ...

"Can't-Lose" Business Investments

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

"Funny how falling feels like flying, for a little while." - Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart I've been making the final edits on ...

Shriram Harid

'Tort Reform' Means Less Accountability For The Medical Profession

HuffingtonPost.com | Shriram Harid | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

President Obama is widely expected to toss Republicans a bone at Thursday's health care summit, by publicly embracing what's known as "tort reform." ...

The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

Today Is the Day to Cut Up Your Credit Cards

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

When three people who know about money go to the extreme of not owning any credit cards, others might want to take note.

Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

Bait and Switch Business Relationships

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on a higher goal that they forget about the people who help get them there.

Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Don McNay

I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

Chrysler & GM: What Happens if Your Car Blows Up?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right. Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve. -Jan a...

FDA Approval Of Medical Devices Not Enough

Les Weisbrod | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Les Weisbrod

The Medical Device Safety Act would restore patients' right to hold the manufacturer responsible when their products are defective.