Justice Alerts

All-time Low U.S. Supreme Court Approval Ratings

When in the public eye, itt is customary that members of the United States Supreme Court refrain from approvingly or disapprovingly nodding their heads, clapping, and/or jumping to their feet when the President delivers his State of the Union addresses. … Continue reading

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Unraveling the Myth of “Defensive Medicine”

For years, Republican politicians, physicians, personal injury defense attorneys, and other parties with a vested interest in tort reform have been lobbying for government intervention in the courtroom so as to curb “frivolous lawsuits” and for caps on medical malpractice … Continue reading

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Failing Artificial Hips: Consumers Bearing Too Big of a Burden

New York Times journalist Barry Meier has recently written a series of articles alerting our nation’s patients and consumers to the startling statistics on failing hip replacement devices. The NY Times informs on the “high cost of failing hips”, in … Continue reading

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Safety Regulations Need Tightening, Not Loosening

Many of us likely remember last year’s tragic death of 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia. The deaths occurred following an explosion in the mine, which investigators now believe was cause by a buildup of … Continue reading

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Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Some 200,000 Citigroup customer’s personal information was compromised recently when a team of sophisticated thieves cracked the bank’s system of personal financial data. The hackers captured names, account numbers, email addresses and transaction histories until they were detected in early … Continue reading

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