January 11, 2018
Style is thus a form of honor and courage, just as, Santayana tells us, is the pursuit of truth always. Justice Benjamin Cardozo in “Mr. Justice Holmes”
Truth Out Of Chaos
Now I’ve run out of things to say. There’s obviously no sense talking about this kind of thing … or maybe, there is at that: I find that by putting things in writing I can understand them and see them a little more objectively. And I guess that’s one of the real objectives of writing, […]
November 20, 2017
Charles Manson died today. Here is a related post I published last month on Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald. “He sat for a moment, looking hurt and confused and not quite able to digest all this terrible news. Then he cried out: …”Oh … Jesus! What in the name of God is happening in the Country? Where […]
What is a Trial Lawyer?
The second in the video series on our website is a short introduction to what it means being a trial lawyer. Back in 2016, I posted a series of five ‘Why Am I A Trial Lawyer’ blogs highlighting my own influences, beginning with this one. Now, we’ve made a video to accompany those posts and put […]
The Jury’s Sense of the Thing
Two weeks ago, I ended a series of posts about the role of Senses in litigation (Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight, Hearing). About the time that I ended those, I ran across something even better. A real scientific explanation of what I was getting at – published in the Journal of Consumer Research. Here it is. So Close I Can […]
Touching
The fourth in a series about the Senses in litigation. The sense of touch is varied and wondrous. Through touch, we appreciate temperature, texture of surface, shape, hardness or softness, elasticity and even weight. Touch is the one sense used from the beginning to the end of a personal injury case. Investigating cases I’ve sifted through roadway debris, patrolled junk […]
Jeffrey MacDonald
“He sat for a moment, looking hurt and confused and not quite able to digest all this terrible news. Then he cried out: …”Oh … Jesus! What in the name of God is happening in the Country? Where can you get away from it?” “Not here,” I said, picking up my bag. “Thanks for the […]
Announcement: We Partner with TrySail Litigation Support Services
This blog tracks the challenges posed by changes in law and healthcare, focusing on serious but avoidable harms that can arise. Through our new association with TrySail Litigation Services, we are extending the services available to clients and guests alike. TrySail is an e-commerce law store, product site and online litigation support center featuring access to investigations, […]
Owens v. Nationwide
The Charles decision from the Supreme Court is not our only important victory in appellate court for consumers. We have successfully pursued appeals in many and varied matters. You can find many of them on our website. In 2004, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled in our client’s favor in Owens v. Nationwide. You […]
Assumption Of The Risk
In the Summer of 1985, I was just out of 1L and clerking at my Father’s office in Ft. Lauderdale. My first assignment involved reading depositions in the case of an amateur boxer being maintained on life support after an AAU bout in Miami. The allegation was that the bout had been negligently staged without […]