Posts tagged justice

• Jerry Sandusky & Daniel McCormack: Does Full Compensation Deter Harmful Conduct?

  Mark Bello | November 16, 2011 1:39 PM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As I write the name Jerry Sandusky, my readers know exactly who I am writing about, don't you? Are you equally familiar with the name Daniel McCormack? Never heard of him, have you? In the wake of...

• Three Limbs Amputated Results in $10 Million Settlement: Jackpot Justice?

  Mark Bello | November 01, 2011 12:16 PM | 7 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Nearly a year ago, a 2-year-old little girl was rushed to the emergency room after developing a fever, weakness, skin discoloration, and bruising on her right cheek. As her parents waited for their...

• “Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act” Would be Funny If the Consequences of Its Passage Weren’t So Serious

  Mark Bello | September 19, 2011 2:55 PM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Today I read an article by Christine Hines, Public Citizen’s Consumer and Civil Justice Counsel that I felt was worth sharing with my readers. I have paraphrased it, slightly, for length and...

• Preponderance of the Evidence

  David Mittleman | July 21, 2011 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Just over two weeks ago, the jury in the Casey Anthony murder trial returned a “not guilty” verdict on the most severe charges against the accused. Though much of the public was...

• Promote Judge Diane Hathaway to the Michigan Supreme Court

  David Mittleman | October 14, 2008 9:05 AM | 7 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The most important state-election vote you cast on November 4 is to defeat Cliff Taylor and put Judge Diane Marie Hathaway on the Michigan Supreme Court! Taylor has ruled against middle-class...

• “Tort Reform” Unnecessary: Judges Have Discretion to Dismiss Lawsuits

  Mark Bello | October 11, 2011 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Here are a few recent stories in the news: Judge throws out $5.2 million verdict for Hampton man in Best Buy case. In July 2006, a man was shopping for televisions at a local Best Buy. A nearby...

• No Insurance in Wrongful Death Auto Accident. Who Pays the Bill?

  Mark Bello | September 20, 2011 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Philadelphia family was awarded $2.9 million in a wrongful death of their 14-year-old daughter killed in a 2004 hit-and-run accident by a drunk driver. The 21-year-driver was also driving on a...

• The Casey Anthony Verdict: What System Would YOU Prefer?

  Mark Bello | July 06, 2011 3:55 PM | 34 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I am a father and a grandfather; the idea of one of my daughters doing harm to or killing one of my two grandsons is unimaginable to me. Approximately nine weeks ago, twelve very brave, very...

• Searching For Loopholes - How Will Your Insurance Company Deny Your Claim?

  David Mittleman | August 28, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  After losing his brother to the war in Afghanistan and watching his parents suffer through the loss of one child, Andrew White, a Marine in the war in Iraq, took out a $50,000...

• Tort Reform: A Failed Experiment

  Mark Bello | October 13, 2011 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I just read a report written by Taylor Lincoln, Research Director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division. Public Citizens Against Justice is a national non-profit organization...