There have been a lot of tweaks in the Wrongful Death Act over the years that prompt appeals and opinions clarifying how wrongful death claims may be brought. For instance, I have litigated cases concerning who qualifies as a survivor under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act. I have also litigated changes in the law that allowed […]
Jury Selection inevitably raises interesting social issues that can affect the outcome of your case. The article linked below reveals a relevant issue when a large corporation is a party. To those involved in corporate litigation, the public’s shifting views toward company loyalty and the employer-employee relationship beg the question: How might experiences and attitudes […]
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. Meryl Streep
Reward lawyers who do it the right way. Ignore the scammers. “The training manual literally teaches employees how to commit barratry by gaining the trust of vulnerable potential clients to sell them legal services,” the complaint said. Read more at: https://www.law360.com/personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/1692386?nl_pk=029cff45-637f-44e3-babf-75563f8e0bfd&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=personal-injury-medical-malpractice&utm_content=2023-06-27&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=9?copied=1
But I don’t think he was right about the technical definition. Most trial lawyers work on contingency fees and front costs. It is a noble endeavor that serves our clients who cannot afford the significant court battles to address serious injuries. What he meant was improper solicitation of clients. This sort of thing made him […]
This updates an urgent news item I posted about a few days ago. I offered to help, but it appears the process servers figured it out. I had a case once where we had to find a doctor who fled the state and was living in his car in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Compared to that, […]
These are rare cases but I’ve brought the claim of tortious interference with a dead body and had to address the same kind of argument. Celebrity Cruises Says Storing Body In Cooler Not Misconduct Celebrity Cruises urged a Florida federal judge on Friday to toss a suit by the family of a man who died […]
If you have friends in Gloryland Who left because of pain Thank God up there, they’ll die no more They’ll suffer not again Then weep not friends I’m going home Gloryland, Ralph Stanley, and The Clinch Mountain Boys Trial lawyers become experts in the circumstances just before and after the end of life. Some deaths […]
We still have our songs Let us sing them all day long The hour of need is here indeed This is how we’ll carry on How We’ll Carry On, William Elliott Whitmore Every day presents new challenges and we all have talismans that get us through. I’ve spent a long time working on patience, dignity, […]
I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes. B. Smith
