Miscellaneous

• Belvidere Restaurant Liable for Slip and Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | October 31, 2007 10:49 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC

  A man that fell in a Belvidere restaurant was awarded $1 Million by a jury after finding the restaurant liable. The slip and fall lawsuit hinged on the fact that the floor in the restaurant was wet and there was no caution sign in place. Daniels broke his arm in several places and says he might require additional surgeries. He has osteogenesis imperfecta, a disease that makes him more...

• Information Regarding the Washington Metro Accident

  Christopher Nace | June 22, 2009 10:42 PM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  As someone who rides the Metro Red Line to and from work most days, today's crash was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable we are and how no matter how safe we act, some things are out of our...

• Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision by Driver Fleeing Police

  David Tompkins | February 14, 2008 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC

  Police Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland, Death of Mother, Automobile Collision.Yesterday, a 32 year old mother of two was killed by a 19 year old man fleeing police. The collision occurred in Montgomery County, Maryland on Maryland Route 355 at Goshen Road. Police indicate that they pulled over the driver of the negligent vehicle for not having its headlights on at night. The vehicle then...

• New Report Shows Malpractice Costs Irrelevant to Health Care Costs

  Jonathan Nace | July 17, 2009 9:23 AM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  A new report has shown the cost of medical malpractice lawsuits is insignificant to the total cost of health care. As detailed in the report, the total share of malpractice costs was less than 1% of...

• Public Justice Announces 2009 Trial Lawyers of the Year

  Christopher Nace | July 30, 2009 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  There's a great organization that I'm a member of called Public Justice. Public Justice is America's public interest law firm; that is, unlike many public interest legal organizations, Public...

• Attorneys Line Up to Fill DC Superior Court Vacancy

  Christopher Nace | November 11, 2008 8:44 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  Twenty attorneys have submitted his or her name to the Judicial Nominations Commissions to fill the vacancy on the District of Columbia Superior Court that was created when former Chief Judge Rufus...

• Plaintiff's Attorney Plays Prominent Role in Changeling

  Christopher Nace | March 11, 2009 9:22 AM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  Last night I watched Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in Changeling. I didn't know anything about the movie when I sat down to watch it, other than that a little boy goes missing and the police...

• Essential Information Regarding Birth Injuries

  Jonathan Nace | March 11, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  Birth injuries are often some of the most devastating injuries a family can encounter. Frequently though, families are confused by the cause of an injury and this may cause them to lose a cause of...

• Olberman's Take on Midnight Regulations: Complete Corporate Immunity?

  Christopher Nace | December 17, 2008 6:46 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  I've posted twice (here and here) on the Bush Administration's efforts to curtail liability for corporations through so-called Midnight Regulations. This issue was recently picked up and discussed...

• "Pants" Suit Must Not Be A Rallying Cry to Close the Courthouse Door to Worthy Cases

  Christopher Nace | December 19, 2008 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  By now most everyone is familiar with the so-called Pants suit, where an administrative law judge filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit after a dry cleaner damaged a pair of his pants. The lawsuit...