September 29, 2011
There is no number that can be appropriately assigned to the anguish suffered due to the loss of a loved one. Heartache is one emotion that we all fear, but it’s also something that we all expect to experience for one reason or another. Car accidents, unfortunately, remain a prime catalyst for depressed moods and solemn outlooks. Auto crashes have, undeniably, an incredibly high emotional cost. But what about the monetary cost of accidents?
To fully understand the costs, you have to understand the magnitude of the problem. The Center for Disease Control and the journal of Traffic Injury Prevention …
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September 27, 2011
It was the landmark case of Miranda v. Arizona in which the supreme court ruled (by a vote of 5-4) that what you say –or even admit to – in an interrogation can only be used against you if you were made aware of your legal rights before answering any questions. You’ve probably heard the following hundreds of time: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, the state will appoint you one.” Of …
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September 26, 2011
Medications do wonderful things for many people. They can ease the pain during and after surgery and they can remove infectious diseases from our bodies. But as is the case with all technological advancements, there are risks involved. Sometimes medications have mild side-effects such as runny noses, upset stomachs and itchy eyes. Other times, however, medications have much more serious side-effects which can lead to permanent disablement and even death. Three such medications, which have been notorious for their negative impacts outweighing their positive medical effects, are Meridia, Plavix, and Nexium.
The first on the list, Meridia, is an obesity drug …
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September 23, 2011
It’s safe to say that we live in a more advanced, exploratory and innovative world than any of us could have imagined us inhabiting at this point in time. As we look at the iWorld around us, it’s hard to think of something that’s not made easier and more efficient by the use of computer technology. We can edit feature-length films while sitting in our living rooms on our iMac, we can order food for delivery while sitting in bed on our iPhone, and now we lawyers can conduct a civil trial, from start to finish, on our iPad (and …
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September 21, 2011
I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent accident at the air show in Nevada. And the one in West Virginia. Commonality, it seems, is the name of the game. Accidents happen. Even though they say you’re more likely to get injured by a car than an airplane, that doesn’t mean that people never get injured by airplanes. If there’s a will, there’s a way, and if there’s an opportunity for injury, injury there will be. Part of life is trying to navigate the unexpected.
So, for the people who got injured at these air show crashes – and for the …
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September 16, 2011
Remember those outdated videos you watched during health class in high school? Sure you do, the ones about the big parties with the football players and the cheerleaders and the math nerds and the chess geeks? Everyone in those videos, despite their daytime differences, managed to come together at night and bond over a universal indulgence – alcohol. The parties seemed fun, all the way up until the end of the video. The last scene of the movie probably showed a car crashed into a tree with the words “DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE” superimposed over the image. I’m sure you’ll …
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September 14, 2011
As we go about our days, different people see different things. The athletes in our population might look at a field and guess how long it would take them to run from point A to point B. The dentists in our population might look at a 7-11 and imagine the havoc that the candy inside will wreck upon the teeth of youngsters. The teachers might look at a store sign and shake their heads in disapproval at a common grammatical mistake. The plumbers might look at a sink in a restroom and surmise how long the pipes have until beginning …
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September 13, 2011
Superman always makes catching the bad guys look so effortless. He glides through the sky seeking out crime scenes and saving the innocent. If only it were that easy in real life.
It was only earlier today that police received a call reporting the burglary of a home in Boynton Beach. The call was taken at 8:30 a.m. and officers immediately arrived at the scene. Upon arriving, they happened to witness a fleeing blue Ford truck with suspicions that the burglars were in that very getaway car. As the first officers to arrive called for assistance, three more officers answered …
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September 12, 2011
Picture this scenario: a Honda Civic, on the New Jersey Turnpike, finds itself wedged under an enormous tractor-trailer, owned and operated by a major transportation company. The driver of the Civic is trapped and can’t escape. Then, a dutiful citizen, driving his family to a relative’s house, notices the accident and pulls over to the side of the road. He gets out of the car and, with the help of a couple of family members, rescues the helpless woman from her vehicle.
Now imagine another scenario: there is a Ford Expedition stopped in the emergency lane of a highway for a …
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September 9, 2011
Tort reform, tort reform, tort reform. So, what is it? Well, it depends who you ask. If you ask the owners of large corporations (and their friends, colleagues and attorneys), they’ll tell you that tort reform is a series of measures employed to protect industry, corporations and insurance companies and enhance competitiveness in a global market. Sound familiar? It should. That’s the response and justification given for everything that big companies ask for—who would argue with protection and enhancement? Trial lawyers argue the reality of the situation, and unfortunately, they have developed a tainted reputation in the process of doing so.…
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