Those of us who have dogs want to believe that every dog is as gentle and well-behaved as ours. However, some dogs, for a variety of reasons, aren't. Dog bites can occur if a dog is frightened or startled, if the dog is protecting its owner or property or because it...
In our blog published on August 6 ,2015, we focused on a federal "whistleblower" lawsuit against IU Health for replacing OBGYN's with nurse midwifes. The allegations are that IU Health took federal money for doctors to treat high risk pregnancies for poor women, but...
A committee in the Indiana General Assembly is considering a proposal to raise the state's medical malpractice cap. The current cap of $1.25 million has been in effect since 1999. So far, bills that would raise the caps or the threshold for medical reviews have not...
Missed, delayed and wrong diagnoses are among the most prevalent types of medical malpractice. In fact, the majority of malpractice claims payouts and most of the money paid out for these claims are for diagnostic errors. People are nearly twice as likely to die due...
Volkswagen has been caught altering their exhaust emissions. VW engineers intentionally programmed their vehicles to be able to detect when it is being tested, and then - and only then, produce the emissions results required to meet U.S. and California emission...
Rear-end collisions may someday be a thing of the past. This would be very good news. In November 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 28% of all crashes are rear-end collisions. Many thousands of lives could be saved and...
It seems like haunted houses have always been one of the tried-and-true traditions associated with the Halloween season. These days they're more popular than ever, with increasingly technically-advanced effects to add to the fright level. According to a haunted house...
When talking about automobile insurance, everyone has heard the term "full coverage." Even insurance agents mistakenly tell their clients all the time that they have "full coverage." As a lawyer who files lawsuits all the time in automobile accidents, let me set the...
When most people hear about nursing home abuse, they think about an elderly person being harmed by a caregiver. However, in some cases the abuser is another resident at the facility. In fact, this has become an increasingly serious issue as people with behavioral and...
On May 12, 2015, a major train crash left eight people dead and over two hundred injured. An article from the New York Times discusses these devastating accidents and tells about a couple who experienced the accident first hand. The woman, Kathryn Varnum, only 33...