A case involving the drowning death of a 5-year-old boy at a country club in Maryland is an example of what can happen when safety rules aren’t followed. A jury awarded his parents more than $4 million in damages in the lawsuit filed against Hunt Valley-based DRD Pool Service Inc., the club’s pool management [...]
Summer in Alabama seems incomplete without splashing water and the laughter of children around swimming pools. Unfortunately, laughter far too often turns to grief stricken tears when a drowning occurs. Currently, there are too many deaths and injuries because of drowning related accidents. These tragedies would be prevented by the owners and [...]
In a recent lower federal court ruling, the Center for Constitutional Litigation (CCL) won a major victory in the fight to assure that folks who are hurt or damaged by corporate wrongdoing can hold wrongdoers accountable and get justice in the civil justice system. In a ruling last month with wide implications for federal preemption [...]
We will be hearing lots about “federal preemption” over the next several months since it’s the latest strategy designed by powerful interests to destroy the civil justice system. However, I find that most folks don’t have a clue what the term federal preemption means or what it’s all about. To be candid, in [...]
I read about the lawsuit filed recently against God by a state senator from Nebraska and at the time I wasn’t sure whether he was making a bad joke or was trying to make some sort of a point. This politician may believe filing a lawsuit against God is acceptable, even if it was a [...]
