Are Lawsuits Really Necessary?
There’s a vast misconception among consumers as to the need and purpose of lawsuits. Lawsuits become necessary to hold insurance companies, corporations and individuals accountable when their actions and/or decisions are responsible for the loss or injury of others. Unfortunately, “doing the right thing” isn’t always in the best interest of shareholders...
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Florida Supreme Court Removes Medical Malpractice Cap on Damages
In a 5-2 ruling last Thursday, March 13, the Florida Supreme Court voted to remove the cap on so-called noneconomic damages in a wrongful death case due to medical malpractice.
The case that changed the law was brought by the family of 20-year old Michelle McCall who bled to death following a cesarean section for the birth of her son in 2006. McCall was...
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Simon Law Group and Client Obtain $1.564M Verdict in Slip and Fall Case
Congratulations to Attorneys Robert and Brad Simon, The Simon Law Group and their client on this outstanding jury verdict in the very conservative venue of Orange County, California.
Plaintiff is a 72 year old Columbian non-English speaker who recently became a citizen. He went to his doctor's office to pick up a letter saying he could take a portion of...
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Cleveland Clinic Physician Speaks Out on Effects of FDA-Approved Drugs
Two cities that are important to those of us at Advocate Capital (i.e. Cleveland, OH and Nashville, TN) are featured in a recent interview in The Tennessean. Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of the Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, recently spoke at the “Focus on the HeArt” symposium at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville...
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Meyerkord Firm Begins “A Century of Experience” Training Seminars
The St. Louis, Missouri firm of Meyerkord & Meyerkord recently completed the first of three intra-community training seminars they will host this year. This series titled “A Century of Experience” draws its name from this outstanding personal injury firm whose founders and attorneys boast over 100 years of combined experience and is aimed toward youn...
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Free Social Media Webinar: “Nuts and Bolts of Social Media”
This month’s free webinar from Public Justice is tomorrow, March 12th, at 2:00pmET/11:00amPT.
The December Speaker Series focused on why firms should use social media. In March, they’ll look at how. What tools should firms use and why? What kinds of results should you be looking for? How do you create social media pages and know whether they’re actually g...
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UBER Cool Transportation Solution
If you haven’t tried UBER yet, it is the next best thing to “The Jetsons” mode of transportation.
I was first introduced to UBER by a savvy, female trial lawyer, in Los Angeles and it quickly became my favorite travel tool.
Currently in 37 US cities, (and 31 countries worldwide) it is transportation simplified! Download the UBER app on your smart phone a...
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Jury Awards $275K to Bicycle Victim Following $6,500 Offer from Insurance Company
Congratulations to the team at Lederer & Nojima and in particular attorney Seema Bhatt on this recent jury verdict. A Santa Monica jury awarded the plaintiff, a 21 year old dishwasher $275,000 for injuries and damages sustained as a result of an accident that occurred when he was bicycling across an intersection on a sidewalk, going against traffic o...
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What is a Balance Sheet? - Part 2 of 2
In this episode in the “Business Basics for Trial Lawyers®” video series, Mr. Swanson discusses the details of a sample law firm balance sheet.
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What is a Balance Sheet? – Part 2 of 2
In this episode in the “Business Basics for Trial Lawyers®” video series, Mr. Swanson discusses the details of a sample law firm balance sheet.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a topic to be covered in future videos, please click here to send Mr. Swanson a message or tweet to him at @MichaelJSwanson.
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