16 Injured In Glen Ridge Auto Accident

(New Jersey Injury Attorney Blog)
... collision. The injured victims would be well-advised to retain the services of an expert New Jersey car accident lawyer, who will fight for their rights and get them the compensation they rightfully deserve. Where there is negligence and wrongdoing involved, auto accident victims are entitled to compensation for medical bills, loss of wages, pain and suffering. If you or a loved one has been injured in a New Jersey auto accident, please call Lependorf & Silverstein for a free consultation.
November 19, 2008 11:00 am
International Adoptions is an extremely complex area of law that changes rapidly. According to the AP the number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell 12 percent in the past year, reaching the lowest level since 1999 as some countries clamped down on the process and others battled with allegations of adoption fraud. Figures for the 2008 fiscal year, released by the State Department on Monday, showed 17,438 adoptions from abroad, down from 19,613 in 2007. The all-time peak was 22,884 in ...
November 19, 2008 07:42 am

AG Holder?

(White Collar Crime Prof Blog)
Everyone appears to be dropping Eric Holder's name as the likely next Attorney General. See Ashby Jones, WSJ Blog, Report: Obama 'Deeply Interested' in Eric Holder as AG; LA Times, Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be Obama's...
November 19, 2008 05:48 am

Around the web, November 19

(Point Of Law Forum)
Have the Lerach/Weiss scandals and PSLRA really changed financial class actions? And what will the election mean? Panel discussion with Joseph Grundfest, Boris Feldman, Judge Vaughn Walker, others [D&O Diary] Trial lawyers are determined to get Nevada's MICRA-like medical...
November 19, 2008 05:10 am

Cheney, Gonzales Indicted

(TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime)
This is just too fun: Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted on state charges involving federal prisons in a South Texas county that has been a source of bizarre legal and ... indictment, these are far down the list. Don't expect Cheney or Gonzeles to do the perp walk any time soon. Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra brought the indictment, but as he said, "the grand jury is the one that made those decisions, not me." Guerra has an ...
November 19, 2008 05:07 am
/**/ How many times have you heard attorneys either inside your practice or in someone else's say that social media just doesn't work? I would agree with these attorneys, and add just two words. Social media "used badly" doesn't work. In much the same way drivers who don't follow the rules of the road get into accidents and collect tickets, lawyers who don't follow the rules of social media will not get the response to their law firm marketing efforts they seek. However, when you take the time ...
November 19, 2008 05:01 am
... money laundering and mail fraud trial of ex-Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce. Based on news accounts, ex-Judge Joyce collected $440,000 in insurance monies by faking neck and back injuries from a 2001 auto accident. The U.S. Attorney's Office specifically alleged that Former Judge Joyce deposited the insurance proceeds into a brokerage account he used to purchase real property, an interest in a 1978 Cessna airplane and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Copyright 2008 Fred L. Abrams
November 19, 2008 05:00 am
... Technology To Prove Their Innocence? posted at Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog, we get a discussion of District Attorney's Office v. Osborne where the issue is whether a prisoner convicted of rape can sue a prosecutor's office to obtain ... challenge to severe Oregon sex offense sentences worth watching posted at Sentencing Law and Policy, we get a discussion of an attorney's argument that six-plus years in prison for a woman convicted for touching her clothed breasts to the back of a ...
November 19, 2008 04:27 am
... voir dire. "Appropriate demographic data." Simply letting lawyers ask questions, "recognizing the special knowledge that each attorney possesses regarding case-presentation strategy and the characteristics of their witnesses." (Judge Mize and Ms. Hannaford-Agor note that "empirical research has repeatedly documented that prospective jurors tend to respond more candidly to questions posed by attorneys than those posed by judges." In many courts, including federal court here in Wisconsin, it's ...
November 19, 2008 04:24 am
"Eric Holder Is Obama's Top Pick for Justice Dept.; He Would Be the First Black Attorney General": This front page article will appear Wednesday in The Washington Post. And Wednesday's edition of The New York Times will report that "Holder Seen as Pick for Justice Post as Obama Begins to Settle on His Team."
November 19, 2008 04:15 am
... common of which is poor performance. Thus, in a case of alleged retaliation, like in most other discrimination claims, an attorney should seek evidence such as the employee's productivity and performance records, including all evaluations, commendations ... . The third piece of evidence essential to proving retaliation claim is the aggrieved employee's hospital and medical records, with special attention to the timing of visits to health care providers. The employer may have likely retaliated for an ...
November 19, 2008 04:14 am
... on Nov. 6 issued his most significant order, detailing the way the cases are to go forward. The order led detainees' attorneys to expect that, five months after the Supreme Court decision, the habeas cases would start to move toward final ... other judges have gone considerably further than Hogan did in requiring the sharing of information with detainees and their attorneys. The Justice Department, saying it was "mindful of the Supreme Court's desire that 'prompt' habeas review be provided to the ...
November 19, 2008 04:07 am
... . I'm writing now to tell you that the State of Texas has objected to the settlement. In 2005, Congress passed and President Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), one provision of which requires the parties to notify state Attorneys General of class action settlements that affect their citizens and to send the AGs certain case documents. Some class action gurus have been skeptical of that requirement, thinking that it would do no more than increase the size of the AGs' circular files ...
November 19, 2008 03:58 am
... the entire group to the risk of renal damage and liver toxicity. Therefore, such a change in the standards of medical care is likely to cause more harm than good. In conclusion, notwithstanding the desire of the Crestor manufacturers to ... risk factor. Nonetheless, my recommendation to physicians who want to rush to prescribe Crestor to everyone is to make certain that their malpractice insurance is in force. For a complete list of statin side effects watch "The Dark Side of Statins" See this ...
November 19, 2008 03:39 am
... care and lower costs through public-private efforts, specifically through five ideas below and some bold ideas that could lead to positive disruptions Keep people well Reorder treatment around collaboration Simplify the system Make interoperable electronic medical records a reality Use genes to pick the lock on disease The report also discusses in detail how the Obama plan impacts employers, providers, insurers and hospitals; and a fascinating read for all those in the healthcare industry and ...
November 19, 2008 03:11 am

New York Crimes: Wounds That Must Be Reported

(New York Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog)
... of his or her duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the state of New York. It is a class A misdemeanor to fail to report any such wounds. This seems to be a bad law because it deters people from seeking competent medical treatment for potentially life threatening injuries and it forces physicians and heads of hospitals to become agents of law enforcement. It also forces them to breach doctor patient confidentiality even in non-criminal cases such as a hunting accident.
November 19, 2008 02:56 am
... indicted for alleged prisoner abuse: Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted on separate charges related to alleged ... prisoner abuse in federal detention centers, Willacy County, Texas, District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra told CNN Tuesday. The indictment stems from Cheney's investment ... charges Gonzales halted an investigation into abuse at the detention centers while he was attorney general. You might think there are some federalism issues here. And ...
November 19, 2008 02:48 am
... one-year misdemeanor....Eric H. Holder Jr. began pushing for tougher marijuana penalties in the District in 1996, when he was the U.S. attorney. Eric Holder in his March 20000 weekly briefing as Deputy AG on the need to target drug users: (available on ... fueled by the rise in sale of crack cocaine and the violence that was connected to it. In Washington, D.C., where I was the U.S. attorney, we attributed about one-half of all the homicides to the drug trade, and I don't think that's atypical. I ...
November 19, 2008 02:47 am

New Mexico Cerebral Palsy and Premature Deliveries

(New Mexico Personal Injury Lawyer Blog)
A new study by the March of Dimes rated all 50 states for frequency of premature deliveries. This study brings to light the the fact that premature births can be a cause of Cerebral Palsy, and highlights that there may be certain things that can be done to prevent it. The study gave New Mexico a "D" grade with respect to premature births. However, that was the average grade across the nation. There are numerous causes of New Mexico Cerebral Palsy and I truly do not intend to suggest that all ...
November 19, 2008 02:11 am

WATCH Issues 2008 List of 10 Worst Toys

(Product Liability Law Blog)
As the holiday season approaches, more shoppers will start to arrive at toy and department stores to buy the latest toys for their sons, daughters, nieces, and nephews. To help parents and other purchase toys that are not only fun to play with but are safe for use, the nonprofit organization World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc. has issued its list of 10 toys that it considers dangerous enough that parents should exercise caution when allowing their kids to play with them. WATCH'S List of 10 ...
November 19, 2008 02:00 am
 
 

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