Civics Archives - Page 26 of 27 - The Thompson Law Firm

March 23, 2018

Bill Thompson Mar 22, 2018 Access to Courts, Appeals, Civics, Constitution, Courts, Courts, Daily, Experts, Government, Law, News, Trials Comments Off

Posner Attacks

March 20, 2018

Bill Thompson Mar 20, 2018 Civics, Constitution, Daily, Ethics, The American Lawyer Comments Off

The Logo

Bill Thompson Mar 19, 2018 Civics, Family History, The American Lawyer, Uncategorized, Weekly, Writing Comments Off

My Father used to say that he turned down an Ivy League scholarship (Brown University) so he could play basketball at West Virginia University with Jerry West (known to NBA fans as “The Logo”). He loved telling the story about a game early in his college career when his parents drove in to Morgantown to […]

March 15, 2018

Bill Thompson Mar 15, 2018 Civics, Daily, Government, Quality Fraud Comments Off

Laws Matter: Alabama Sheriff Pockets $750K Under Obscure Law By Starving Inmates

March 14, 2018

Bill Thompson Mar 14, 2018 Access to Courts, Civics, Daily, Ethics, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, The American Lawyer Comments Off

Don’t Hire Your Lawyer From The Television

The Trial of Sheriff Sid Hatfield

Bill Thompson Mar 13, 2018 Civics, Constitution, Family History, Government, History, Law, Uncategorized, Weekly Comments Off

My great great uncle, LP Somerville, ran away from home to fight in the Spanish American War that made Teddy Roosevelt famous as well as President. Like many of the mountain settlers in Appalachia, LP was proud, adventurous, self-reliant and patriotic. Even ornery. That did not make him unique in West Virginia. I can remember […]

Medical Malpractice

Bill Thompson Mar 6, 2018 Access to Courts, Civics, Health, Hospitals, Medical Malpractice, Quality Fraud, Uncategorized, Weekly Comments Off

I was reviewing a medical record today and came across a caveat I’ve seen before without paying a lot of attention. Portions of this chart may have been created with Dragon voice recognition software. Occasional wrong-word or “sound-alike” substitutions may have occurred due to the inherent limitations of voice recognition software. Please read the chart […]

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