New callers to my law firm are often concerned that they have been “discriminated” against. But the word “discrimination” has itself become pregnant with meaning, and is often thought to automatically yield to the result that it is illegal. This may sound like heresy, but…
I frequently talk with people who offer up a kind of an apology when they tell me that “I didn’t have a contract though”. In fact, we form contracts all day long, although we don’t think of them that way. We tend to think of…
Until recently, the compliance date for the upcoming “Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators” was set for Feb. 7, 2020. The Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule will establish updated minimum training requirements for individuals obtaining or upgrade commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and…
Dec. 16, 2019 is the final compliance deadline for the federal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate affecting the trucking industry. ELDs, or electronic logging devices, log commercial truckers’ hours for when they’re on-duty and driving, on-duty but not driving and resting. The final version of…
On Oct. 29, Juul Labs, Inc., was hit with a lawsuit filed by an ex-executive of the company claiming that Juul knowingly shipped out over one million contaminated e-cigarette nicotine pods. This comes as Juul is under fire in its role in fueling widespread youth…
On Oct. 22, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released fatal highway crash data for 2018, which brought some promising news. The total number of fatalities declined by 2.4%, decreasing from 37,437 deaths in 2017 to 36,560 in 2018. Unfortunately, however, the downwards trend…
On Sep. 26, I blogged about the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) investigation of 530 vaping-related illnesses and nine deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, D.C. and 38 states. On Oct. 15, that number rose to a staggering 1,479 cases in 49 states and…
In October 2000, two suicide bombers in a boat detonated explosives alongside the USS Cole as it refueled, killing 17 sailors and wounding many more. After al-Qaeda claimed responsibility, it was alleged that the Sudanese government provided the support that allowed the terrorist organization to…
University of Michigan is currently investigating claims of sexual misconduct committed by a former doctor on campus. Robert Anderson, who worked at the University from 1968 until he retired in 2003, is alleged to have performed unnecessary medical exams on dozens of individuals. Most of…
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a sudden, violent blow to the head or body, and the damages that can stem from a TBI can be catastrophic resulting in not only serious injury, but disability, and even death. As personal injury lawyers, we…
