Finally, have a Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Ramadan. It is a lovely time to be in Eastern Pennsylvania as all our trees are flowering and it is really very pretty here for a while.
Focus Groups
Over the course of a typical year, I will conduct a focus group on one or two cases. The cost is usually minimal in relation to the overall case value. The purpose of running a focus group is usually to evaluate specific case issues and get a feel for how an impartial jury feels on seeing your case on first …
Madoff/Tom Girardi in LA
I am always amazed at how some of the most notorious white collar thieves went astray. Girardi negotiated a $53-million settlement in 2013 for a young burn victim named Ruigomez, but told his parents the agreed amount was only about $7.2 million, according to the indictment. Bernie Madoff stole billions of dollars running a non-existent trading operation. Both of these …
Eye drops / not product liability per se
There is a current recall on eye drops and eye ointments manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited, which is an Indian manufacturing company. Their over the counter eye products were detected to have bacterial infection and were intended to be sterile. So, if you use these products, you may be directly dropping harmful bacteria into your eye. Bad, huh? …
DRUMMING UP BUSINESS OR DRUMMING YOURSELF TO THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD?
Recently, I took an extraordinary step that I don’t usually take. I am in the middle of a case involving three deaths. Through researching that case, I came across reports of another similar case in the area. I did not know the deceased’s family and ended up contacting them through a letter to which they responded. It ended up that …
CHRIS MARAGOS VERDICT / LOST EARNINGS
Chris Maragos was a special teams player for the Eagles. He recently won a $40 million dollar verdict in Philadelphia against Rothman Institute in which he claimed that their failure to properly evaluate a meniscus tear in his knee cost him years of football earnings. His lost earnings made the number far higher than any other individual would normally …
Ukraine and Taiwan: Next steps
What do Ukraine and Taiwan have to do with each other? Well, Xi Jinping has stated that he would like his military ready to be at war with Taiwan by 2026. So, the lesson China is learning is that it will take a bit to invade a well-armed motivated neighbor. I studied a lot of history as a college student …
The Standard of Care
The key question in these cases is what was the standard of care at the time of the alleged negligence. Unlike in law, where we have years of cases telling us what the general standards are, in medicine, there are few corollaries. If you are an OB-GYN, there is the American College of Gynecologists (ACOG) that outlines a lot of …
Post Pandemic Recovery
The Schuylkill Expressway is very busy Wednesday mornings. It seems that larger employers are forcing people back to work in the mid-week and employees are resisting that on Mondays and Fridays. As a result, 76 is back to being pretty packed with cars on Wednesdays. Office occupancy figures are still around 48% on the busiest days, which is still well …
Litigation Tactics: Should You Represent Your Business’ Former Employee?
Should you represent your business’ former employee? From the plaintiff’s perspective, I am always happiest to see a business’ former employee testifying at a deposition without counsel. I am also puzzled by the failure of a former employer to represent the witness. There are multiple reasons why a business may not want to represent a former employee including bad blood, …