I have found through the years as a Memphis trial lawyer that many clients (and juries) fail to understand just how devastating a so called "whiplash" injury can be. Many crashes happen every day in Tennessee that result in a trip to a Shelby County doctor or hospital. Sadly, many victims of this injury fail to recognize until some later time, just how debilitating such an event can be. I can not tell you how many times that I have heard,"Well its only ...
November 20, 2008 10:20 pm
... VA: Purchase Preferred Stock w/Warrants $3,555,199,000 at Par 11/14/2008, First Horizon National Corporation, Memphis TN: Purchase Preferred Stock w/Warrants $866,540,000 at Par 11/14/2008, Huntington Bancshares, Columbus OH: ... of Corporate Bankruptcy Shrinks, New York Times, Nov. 19, 2008, at B1 ("More companies that file for bankruptcy protection are shutting down, lawyers say, because they cannot obtain enough financing to operate while they reorganize." Id.). Where creditors now find it hard ...
November 18, 2008 08:16 pm
Memphis residents should remember that on April 1, 1989 eight people were killed when their car fell into the Hatchie River just north of Shelby County. After an exhaustive investigation, the National Transport Safety Board ( ... long before the accident, then these deaths could have been avoided. This frightening image shows the crash of the bridge into the murky water. As a trial lawyer, I have seen such events before and it always send a chill through my body. Negligence is the breach of a duty of ...
November 14, 2008 08:22 pm
... are being caused by old tires that are being sold as new in major retail outlets, according to an investigative report by WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee. Two lawsuits were filed recently in that state and both involve an August 2007 SUV rollover accident in Arkansas. Teresa Taylor was driving her 1997 Mercury Mountaineer westbound on Interstate 40 near West Memphis when the tread on her rear driver's side tire, which she had purchased from a Sears Auto Center just a year ...
November 14, 2008 08:01 am
As a Memphis trial lawyer and father, I am passing along to all Shelby County parents, as well as parents in the Mid South, the following dangerous product recall. Please check your medicine cabinets and diaper bags! Johnson & Johnson • Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company (JJMCP) is voluntarily recalling approximately 12,000 units of Infants' MYLICON® GAS RELIEF DYE FREE drops (simethicone-antigas) non-staining sold in 1 oz. plastic bottles that were distributed after October ...
November 12, 2008 02:24 pm
... former lover. Lane discovered that her "Man" had been called for jury duty in Memphis and Lipsy intended to get her "Man". The very next day, while Cluck ... County Juvenile Court the very next week. As an observer of the human condition and a trial lawyer who handles these kinds of cases, I wonder: Is it fair for the "Man of Steel" to be served papers ... and avoid jury service due to his or her age, job (doctor, lawyer, etc.), and several other factors. As of January 1, however, the Court overseeing ...
November 11, 2008 02:37 pm
... , a witness is examined by one of the lawyers and a court reporter takes everything down. The reporter later types up the proceedings which is referred to as a transcript. Most depositions in Memphis are also videotaped these days and ... from the witness that is relevant to the case or information that might lead to the "discovery" of relevant admissible evidence. This lawyer is also trying to freeze the witnesses testimony to what is said in the deposition so that the witness cannot change his or ...
November 9, 2008 04:42 pm
... and how these events may cause all Tennesseans to remember the phrase "Equal Justice Under The Law". When I graduated from what is now the University of Memphis Law School, I was filled with all of the idealism that one would expect from a child of the 60's. Being raised in East Memphis, ... President, I pause today to reflect upon my own values after over thirty years as a Memphis trial lawyer. Anyone who deals, day in and day out, with the problems of others becomes somewhat jaded to all of the ...
November 5, 2008 10:38 pm
... . This case could have vast and damaging impact on injured persons across our nation, including to those who take recalled and faulty prescription drugs in Tennessee. If you are looking for a lawyer in Tennessee to help you with your prescription drug case, including in Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Clarksville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, please call Tim Edwards and Ed Wallis today at (901) 527-4673, or ...
November 5, 2008 01:29 pm
... Keep - Joe Riley Joe examines a "Sixty Minutes" segment concerning two lawyers who kept secret their client's admission of committing a murder. By doing so, ... you want answered. They will also explore previously submitted questions from inquisitive lawyers from other parts of the state. This is an interactive session with possible solutions to these dilemmas being provided ... thru Friday, November 21, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. each day. Memphis, TN Thursday, December 11, 2008 thru Friday, December 12, 2008 ...
November 5, 2008 10:23 am
... Keep - Joe Riley Joe examines a "Sixty Minutes" segment concerning two lawyers who kept secret their client's admission of committing a murder. By doing so, ... you want answered. They will also explore previously submitted questions from inquisitive lawyers from other parts of the state. This is an interactive session with possible solutions to these dilemmas being provided ... thru Friday, November 21, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. each day. Memphis, TN Thursday, December 11, 2008 thru Friday, December 12, 2008 ...
November 5, 2008 10:23 am
... to his or her destination becomes the victim of a bone-crunching collision with a car's steel fender. In Tennessee, parents faced with the trauma and huge medical expenses of these events will oftentimes seek the advice of a qualified personal injury lawyer. Having counseled Mom's and Dad's who are in this impossible situation, I have come to realize that many of our neighbors don't understand our law that is designed to balance the future needs of our children with the responsibilities of adult ...
October 22, 2008 04:29 pm
... in 2006, Medtronic settled for $40 million after a government lawsuit found that Medtronic promoted its medical devices and other products to surgeons by providing such incentives as lap dances at strip clubs like the Platinum Plus in Memphis (whose owner was sentenced for prostitution-related charges in December 2006). The present qui tam lawsuit alleges similar misconduct in "educational" seminars that were more Bacchean than Socratic with women "provided" to attending doctors. A qui tam or " ...
October 17, 2008 02:06 am

Thank you New York City Bar Association

(Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)
... Even got into a little debate on topics such as what makes for a successful blog, whether lawyers will keep blogging, and the merits of using a blog for marketing. I suspect Turkewitz and ... few RSS users in the crowd. Hope that's not typical of all New York lawyers, you're missing out on a powerful way to receive excellent information. You may ... 't have anything like that in Seattle where old is 75 years. Also note that the Memphis Pork Ribs at Virgil's Real Barbecue, where we headed afterwards, ain' ...
October 10, 2008 02:50 am
... logged in. The two students received after-school detention for the unauthorized access. Neither Kernell nor his lawyer returned calls from Threat Level seeking confirmation of the previous intrusion. McDaniels said Kernell wouldn't have been able ... time with his mother, Dr. Lillian Landrigan. His father, Tennessee state representative Mike Kernell, lived in Memphis, where the younger Kernell would visit. McDaniels told the Daily Heraldthat Kernell was in a class for talented and gifted students ...
October 9, 2008 04:28 pm
... or more, by weight, of alcohol in your blood, you will be charged with driving under the influence or href="http://www.sandiegolawcenter.com/lawyer-attorney-1239594.html">DUI if apprehended. You could face a fine and jail time if convicted. Rapper ... WTOPNews.com, September 16, 2008. Rapper Lil Webbie Arrested After Police Chase; Charged on DUI and Drug Possession, Memphis Rap.com, September 15, 2008. Related Web Resources California DMV: driving while under the influence California DMV on what ...
October 3, 2008 05:35 pm
A former lawyer for Medtronic is accusing the medical device company of engaging in an elaborate scheme to entice doctors to use its products. According to the recently unsealed 2002 lawsuit, Medtronic paid for doctor's strip club visits, travel, ... : kickbacks were "pervasive" at Medtronic. Sales staff, she said, "routinely took physicians" visiting the spine unit's Memphis headquarters to the Platinum Plus strip club, and picked up the tab for the dancers' services during "VIP visits." Kelley, ...
September 29, 2008 08:43 pm

Friday IP Round-Up

(Patent Baristas)
... . In other news related to medical perks, The Wall Street Journal reports on a federal lawsuit filed by a former company lawyer claiming Medtronic allegedly furnished spine surgeons illegal incentives including visits to strip clubs, undeserved patent royalties, ... encourage off-label use of the Infuse Bone Graft, has repeatedly asked Medtronic to supply an un-redacted copy of the Memphis lawsuit. So far, the company has refused to do so. The 'Wearing Down Examiners' Fallacy Just a Patent Examiner ...
September 26, 2008 07:44 pm
... : 'A whistleblower lawsuit against Medtronic Inc. that highlighted perks allegedly paid to doctors was filed by one of the company's lawyers, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The legal action was ultimately settled in 2006 for $40 million ... , claimed that the company lavished spine surgeons with a variety of incentives to use its products, including regular entertainment at a Memphis strip club, trips to Alaska and patent royalties on inventions they played no part in. Link. ...
September 26, 2008 05:51 am
... prowl for profit, and steeped in the notion that anything goes in the quest to stifle the competition and dominate the market...to offer doctors a trip to Disney world, or tickets to the World Series (hush hush). But funding routine visits for physicians to a Memphis strip club, and picking up the tab for dancers' services during "VIP" visits, must have tickled their spines. No, this is not pulp fiction. According to a story appearing in today's Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, this loosey goosey ...
September 25, 2008 03:17 pm
 
 

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