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• Gulf War Syndrome is Real Says Congressionally Mandated Panel

  Greg Webb | December 01, 2008 8:00 AM | 6 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Gulf War syndrome is real and afflicts one-fourth of the 700,000 U.S. troops who served in the War, says a panel report issued in November. A congressionally mandated scientific panel released the...

• Herbalife Products: A Lead Risk?

  Dan Frith | May 21, 2008 7:04 AM | 6 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Do you know someone who takes Herbalife products? Herbalife is global nutrition and weight-management company, whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. If you know someone who is...

• Josh Hancock lawsuit against bar would not fly in Virginia

  Ben Glass | May 29, 2007 5:50 PM | 6 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Apparently the father of Josh Hancock, the baseball player who died recently while driving drunk (and not wearing a seatbelt and talking on the cell phone) has filed suit against a number of entities, including the driver of the car that had stalled on the road, the pickup truck that had stopped to assist that car and the bar where Hancock spent several hours allegedly drinking. I don't know...

• International Paper Killing Jobs in Franklin, Virginia (VA)

  John Cooper | November 11, 2009 11:21 AM | 5 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In today's tough economic times, no one can really be certain about keeping their jobs. This truth hit the people of Franklin, Virginia (VA) very hard, when they learned that a local paper mill was...

• Mother, toddler die in Virginia Beach (VA) crash

  Jim Lewis | October 21, 2009 4:24 PM | 5 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Tanya Woodruff Mise and her 3-year-old daughter Lauren Makenzie Mise both died Tuesday night after another driver allegedly ran a red light in a tragic crash Tuesday evening on Dam Neck Road in...

• Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA?

  Rick Shapiro | July 04, 2009 9:04 AM | 5 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Did Michael Jackson's former nurse or doctor seek personal publicity and blatantly ignore privacy rights in violation of HIPAA? On a related note, does the attorney client privilege survive the...

• Congress Debates Medical Device Safety Act to Counter Riegel v. Medtronic

  Greg Webb | May 25, 2009 9:25 PM | 5 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health began hearing testimony on the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009, which proposes the Supreme Court decision in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc be...

• Amusement Parks and Lawsuits

  John Cooper | July 22, 2008 2:11 PM | 5 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  As a parent and an injury lawyer, I am amazed and scared by the threats posed to the public at theme parks. On June 29th, 2008, a 17 year old boy climbed two six foot fences and strolled into a...

• More on the $67,000,000 Dollar Pants Case

  Ben Glass | May 02, 2007 8:43 AM | 5 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I know many are probably starting to read about the crazy lawyer (a judge, no less) who is suing a dry cleaners here in Washington, D.C. I've blogged about it (as have others) and it's starting to pick up some national momentum. Just wanted everyone to know that on the various lawyer listserves this guy is receiving universal condemnation! Since he is suing pro se, he's actually a good example...

• No More "Runners" In Washington, D.C.

  Ben Glass | August 03, 2006 9:01 AM | 5 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  No, no, I'm not talking about the heat wave here and how no one is out jogging. I'm talking about the refreshing law change that will permit unscrupulous lawyers and chiropractors from obtaining accident reports and calling and visiting car accident victims shortly after an accident to solicit cases/patients. While technically an amendment to the D.C. Theft and White Collar Crimes Act, I like to...