Articles in Channel: Personal Injury & Medical Law

What Safety Precautions Should Be Followed as to Swimming in Florida Lakes and Waterways?

David Wolf

March 22, 2012 15:00

Florida is a destination location for tourists, visitors, and families during Spring break and other times of the year. In most instances, a day outing to a beach, lake, river, ocean, or swimming pool is filled with fun and good times. However, at times, a simple day of fun and swimming can turn...

Life Report From The International Brain Injury Association's 9th World Congress on Brain Injury

Richard DeLuca
March 22, 2012 14:22

I am currently in Edinburgh, Scotland attending the The International Brain Injury Association’s 9th World Congress on Brain Injury. The World Congress on Brain Injury is an annual conference featuring lectures and educational seminars presented by world renowned doctors, lawyers, educators...

Episode Of Sexual Abuse By Nursing Home Employee With A Questionable Past Highlights The Need For Nationalized Database For Healthcare Workers

Jonathan Rosenfeld
March 22, 2012 14:03

Like most perspective employees, people seeking a position in a nursing home likely fill out an application, perhaps submit a resume and answer a few questions from the facility administrator or other managerial employee.  Pretty simple and matter of fact.  In the majority of situations,...

County Hospital Settles Pair of Medical Negligence Cases

Levin & Perconti
March 22, 2012 13:58

Medical malpractice cases come in many forms. When categorizing the types of malpractice in common parlance, there is usually too much emphasis on the injury itself and less attention on the actual type of negligence alleged. In other words, two patients may file a medical malpractice lawsuit...

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Discusses the Law of Lost Earning Capacity

John Day
March 22, 2012 13:46

"Lost earning capacity is not a difficult concept to understand, but our friends in the defense bar sometimes are able to confuse judges and juries about what it means.  The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit confronted in issue recently in a case involving Ohio tort...

Attorney Michael J. Brown Claims the Unicorn Ate His Homework

Philip Thomas
March 22, 2012 13:22

There are excuses like “the dog ate my homework.” And then there is soon to be disbarred attorney Michael J. Brown's excuse for stealing and “loaning” to a buddy nearly $2 million from De Mon McClinton's minor guardianship that Brown...

If We Had a Motto

March 22, 2012 13:17

I was thinking about this lately… if Warner & Zimmerle, or I personally had a motto as a lawyer… it would be: Don’t be a stereotype. It harkens back to Google’s motto  - “don’t be evil“ Basically the point is … Continue reading →I was...

"Mexican restaurant Chain A," a/k/a Taco Bell, Salmonella Outbreak: a final summary, and a history

Drew Falkenstein
March 22, 2012 13:02

In the end, 68 people were sickened in the 2011 Taco Bell Salmonella outbreak.  There have certainly been others, both outbreaks (see below) and other ill people in this outbreak, but that is the number of confirmed Salmonella enteritidis illnesses in this iteration of Salmonella...

Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Cases

Richard DeLuca
March 22, 2012 13:01

This past Friday and Saturday, the American Association for Justice held its annual Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Cases Seminar in Miami, Florida. I had the pleasure of co-chairing that conference with Kenneth Goldblatt, Esq. The program brought together some of the top physicians and trial...

Nursing Home Resident Killed in Fight, Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Likely

Robert Katz
March 22, 2012 12:09

A state report blames a nursing home that failed to supervise two residents who had a history of altercations with each other, for a fatal fight that killed one of the residents. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse situations often arise due to inadequate supervision of residents and/or...