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Looking for an effective way to track time, keep on top of expenses and get invoices out? Try Freshbooks.
May 24th, 2013
In addition to the personal injury work my firm handles, I also handle some hourly litigation matters. Consequently, I have to track my time on those matters. Not good. Dating back to my early days as an insurance defense lawyer, I was never any good at billing. And they made it easy for me. The billing sheets were right there on my desk. Neatly divided into l…
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Old Lawyers and 16 inch softball. Who knew?
May 14th, 2013
Couple of weeks ago, I was asked by a colleague if I was interested in playing on his Over Fifty 16 Inch Softball team. I was flattered, certain that he had heard of my athletic prowess. Sadly no. As he explained, “You are the only guy I know who is over 50 and still healthy enough to play.” Oh. I haven’t played 16 inch softball since college…
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West Fertilizer Company - carried only $1 million dollars in insurance.
May 9th, 2013
Saw an article about this on Jonathan Turley’s blog. The West Fertilizer plant in West, Texas stored extremely dangerous chemicals on site. Tons of them. And, in light of the lack of any meaningful zoning laws in Texas, the plant was situated close to an elementary school; a nursing home and private residences. Finally, there have been reports of repeate…
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EEOC obtains $240 million dollar verdict for abused workers.
May 3rd, 2013
Every time you tell yourself you have seen the last of these stories… An Iowa City, Iowa jury awarded a record $241 million dollars to a group of 32 workers who had been systematically abused for decades by a Texas employer. The employer, Hill County Farms, d/b/a Henry’s Turkey Service, is based in Goldthwaite, Texas. The work and abuse however, to…
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Stay in touch and the networking takes care of itself.
April 26th, 2013
Not particularly inclined to write about legal stuff over the course of the last 10 days. But while sitting transfixed, constantly checking the web and television for updates, stories started coming out, how, even in the light of horrible pain and grief, goodness prevails. Civilians, at the risk of their own safety, running toward the bomb blast to render what…
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Some helpful hints for mediators.
April 11th, 2013
Any lawyer that is involved in litigation of any type has, by now, been introduced to the concept of mediation. Mediation is an increasingly popular form of “alternative dispute resolution” which is legalese for “let’s avoid that whole trial thing”. Mediation involves the voluntary gathering of trial lawyers and parties in an effo…
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Nationwide recall of Med Prep Consulting drugs.
March 20th, 2013
According to multiple reports, on Monday, the United States Federal Drug Administration[“FDA”] announced a voluntary nationwide recall of all drugs made by Med Prep Consulting, Inc, a New Jersey drug compounding company. Compounding companies create custom drug cocktails pursuant to specific recipes from medical personnel. The drugs recalled includ…
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Food for thought on keeping your law practice lean.
February 8th, 2013
Saw an interesting article online the other day about a young lawyer in Brooklyn who specializes in servicing start-ups. The lawyer, Kyle Westaway, believes that certain entrenched components of the legal system are flawed and lawyers need to rethink how they do things to stay competitive. Westaway believes a new model of law is evolving – and it involve…
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In Colorado, the Catholic Church apparently doesn't know what its lawyers are up to.
January 26th, 2013
In 2006, Jeremy Stodghill filed a medical malpractice/wrongful death case after his wife, seven months pregnant at the time, died at St. Thomas More Hospital, a Catholic hospital in Canon City, Colorado. In addition, the twin fetuses she was carrying died as well. Mr. Stodghill brought his wife to the Emergency Room that day after she experienced vomiting and…
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An insider's thoughts on how insurance carriers manipulate data when evaluating claims.
January 23rd, 2013
I saw a great article online the other day and George Bellas linked to it as well. Becky Yerak, an writer for the Chicago Tribune, wrote about how insurance companies using computer software to evaluate injury claims can manipulate the data. And Yerak had a particularly valuable source – Mark Romano – a former Allstate Insurance Claims Manager. But…
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