Authored By: Iris Garrett
“An isolated litigation event is almost never isolated in its impact.” Sound advice for trial lawyers coming from John Balestriere in an article in Above the Law. He says keeping in mind the longer-term and broader consequences of even your seemingly simple litigation choices is an absolute must ...
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Archives for April 2017
570K Ford Vehicles Recalled For Three Different Safety Concerns
Authored By: Iris Garrett
Rough roads ahead for Ford Motor Company. According to The Legal Examiner, the automaker is recalling 570,000 vehicles due to a variety of safety concerns including engine fires, driveline vibration issues, and doors that can swing open on their own.
The Legal Examiner says Ford’s first recall ...
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Are Smartphone Manufacturers to Blame for Distracted Driving Accidents?
Authored By: Krista Kemmerly
Are smartphones to blame for distracted driving accidents? Wendy Lee with the San Francisco (CA) Chronical reports that families of some victims of distracting driving seem to think so. These families are proposing “technology that could prevent crashes caused by distracted drivers.” Experts ...
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Happy Anniversary Kelly Bubis
If you are a successful plaintiff’s firm in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Oklahoma, or Colorado you might have heard from our Director of Strategic Solutions, Kelly Bubis. I am so pleased to announce that on May 1st 2017, Kelly will celebrate her 5 year anniversary with us here at Advocate Capital.
Thanks to Kelly’s ...
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Nominations Now Open for the 2017 AAJ Paralegal of the Year Award Sponsored by Advocate Capital, Inc.
As seen on MarketWatch and Yahoo! Finance.
Nominations for the 2017 AAJ Paralegal of the Year Award are now open. Advocate Capital, Inc. is proud to sponsor this prestigious award for the sixth consecutive year, and we hope that it continues to shed light upon the crucial role paralegals play in our civil justice ...
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GOP Bill Would Make MedMal Suits Harder to Win
Robert Pear recently reported in the New York Times that House Republicans have put forward a new bill that would “impose new limits on lawsuits involving care covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private health insurance subsidized by the Affordable Care Act.” The bill is part of the GOP’s effort to replace the Affordable ...
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New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar® 2017
Are you headed to Atlantic City for the NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar® next week?
Be sure to stop by the Advocate Capital, Inc. booth (#957) to register for the Bose Soundlink Mini Bluetooth speaker! While you’re there, see Tina Burns and Jeff Glueck to learn about The Advocate Flexline™, our product combination that gives ...
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NYC Passes Equal Pay Legislation Banning Salary History Questions
Authored By: Iris Garrett
New York City is now the latest city to pass a ban prohibiting employers from asking about salary history. According to Slate, the movement toward this type of equal-pay legislation comes after Massachusetts became the country’s first state to pass the same law back in summer 2016, urging it as ...
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Two Louisiana Medical Malpractice Bills Get Benched
Authored By: Iris Garrett
Two medical malpractice bills are being put on hold for the Louisiana Legislature’s 2017 session. The pair of bills (HB 526 and HB 51) would have increased the cap on economic damages in the Pelican State for all medical malpractice suits, but according to The Times-Picayne, legislators want to ...
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Annual Cornhole Tournament
Last Thursday we held our annual Cornhole Tournament, and it delivered a promised good time had by all! The venue for our tournament was the back of our parking lot here in Nashville. Lunch was a corn inspired menu featuring corn dogs, chicken corn tacos, corn chips and salsa, and Mexican street corn. Drifters BBQ and ...
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