- M. Brandon Smith | May 06, 2007 9:22 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Miscellaneous
Steve Lombardi, a Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer, recently made an insightful post on the now infamous $65,000,000 pants lawsuit. In his post: A $65,000,000.00 Pair of Pants?, Steve correctly notes that in situations such as this discretion and rationality are of the utmost importance. In this instance I think all can agree that this lawsuit is both absurd and ridiculous. This conclusion...
- M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2007 8:48 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Miscellaneous
If you have ever thought there was an insurance crisis going on and that insurers where losing so much money to all those "frivolous lawsuits" being filed, you need to look no further than to the Chicago Tribune wherein it discusses State Farm's projected profits of over $5.3 billion, yes billion, for the 2006 fiscal year. If there are so many of these frivolus lawsuits being filed, how can...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 28, 2007 10:54 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Automobile Accidents
Fellow InjuryBoard member Jamie G. Goldstein of Gary D. McCallister & Associates LTD., our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer affiliate, recently brought my attention to a great topic and series of specials conducted by CNN in which they investigated how many big insurance companies are handling smaller auto accidents claims. "Delay, Deny, Defend". The 18 month investigation details how at least...
- M. Brandon Smith | August 06, 2006 10:41 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Miscellaneous
Tort reformers say caps need to be placed on punitive and non-economic damages because there is a crisis in the litigation areas of personal injury and medical malpractice. What these pro-tort reformers often fail to realize or do not care about at all is that at its very essence, tort reform punishes those who are less fortunate. It even in many instances prevents them from seeking the justice...