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• Forbes Magazine Calling for More Tort Lawyers?

  Dan Frith | May 07, 2009 5:35 PM | 3 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  You are not dreaming...or hallucinating! Forbes magazine, the mouthpiece for American business and industry called for more tort lawyers in a recent article. The article topic was food borne...

• Hold Your Child Out of Sports Following a Concussion

  Michael Phelan | May 05, 2009 3:24 PM | 3 CommentsRichmond, VA

  I know many well-meaning parents who are guilty of allowing their child to be rushed back into contact sports following a concussion. Whether the concussion is suffered in a car accident or a...

• Suing Parents for Sleepovers?

  Bryan Slaughter | April 19, 2009 5:56 PM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  I was waiting to argue a case in the Virginia Supreme Court last week, and an interesting case relating to child safety was argued in front of me. The name is Michael H. Kellermann, Administrator,...

• Political Pundit George Will: Is He Sane?

  Dan Frith | April 09, 2009 9:55 AM | 3 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  This week I attended a lecture at a local college given by political pundit George Will entitled Lessons I learned from the 20th Century. As most readers know, George Will is conservative newspaper...

• Massachusetts High Court Rules Non Profit Soccer Programs Immune from Liability

  Greg Webb | March 23, 2009 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Massachusetts’ highest court, the Supreme Judicial Court, has ruled that a young boy, whose leg was broken when a soccer goal post flipped over, cannot sue nonprofit youth soccer associations...

• Report Suggests FDA Should Improve Oversight of Doctor Conflicts

  Greg Webb | January 27, 2009 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Food and Drug Administration needs to improve its oversight of the financial conflicts of doctors who participate in clinical testing before a drug is approved for sale, according to a...

• Veterans Sue Federal Government Over Lack of PTSD Disability Benefits

  Greg Webb | December 29, 2008 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A class action lawsuit has been filed against the federal government by five veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers allege that they were illegally denied disability benefits...

• Study Shows Connection Between Agent Orange And Prostate Cancer In Vietnam Vets

  Greg Webb | August 18, 2008 9:00 AM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A new study has found Vietnam veterans exposed to defoliant Agent Orange have a considerably greater risk of developing prostate cancer, especially the most aggressive form of the disease. These...

• West Virginia Governor Exposed as Pawn of DuPont

  Michael Phelan | August 13, 2008 12:08 PM | 3 CommentsRichmond, VA

  In a story that sounds eerily like the John Grisham book, The Appeal, files released from West Virginia Governor, Joe Manchin's, office reveal that he is in bed with DuPont Company trying to get...

• Virginia Doctor Injured After Being Chased on Bike by Dog

  Ben Glass | July 07, 2008 3:15 PM | 3 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  On June 23, a 59-year-old Fairfax physician sustained serious personal injuries after a dog chased after his bicycle and attempted to grab the back wheel. The man was caused to be launched over...