Miscellaneous

• JUDGE APPROVES INITIAL CLASS ACTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA

  Brad Hewett | February 15, 2012 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  South Carolina Circuit Court Judge J. Michael Baxley granted preliminary class action status to lawsuits alleging defective stucco work on homes in Sun City Hilton Head. The order could affect as...

• Take Control Of Your Story

  Pete Flowers | February 15, 2012 11:33 AM | 1 CommentWindy City, IL

  The other day I was driving and listening to one of our “talk radio” stations, when the host read a story that got his station’s phones ringing. It was a tale of another...

• Super Bowl-Related Measles Cases Rise to Ten

  David Mittleman | February 15, 2012 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Just last week, public health officials warned of a Measles infected individual that had attended pre-Super Bowl festivities. There were already four cases of reported Measles in the Indiana area...

• Florida Jury Awards $3 Million In Day Care Abuse Case

  Brad Hewett | February 15, 2012 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  A Florida jury awarded $3 million last month to the family of a young girl who was sexually abused at a day care center. The Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury found Discovery Day Care at fault after...

• Golf Courses Present Many Hazards...Sand, Water and Getting Stabbed?

  David Mittleman | February 14, 2012 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  If you've ever been stuck behind a group of slow golfers, you might have gotten the go-ahead to pass them. Usually, it's not that big of a deal and the group may even be relieved not to...

• Have a Happy Valentine's Day

  Mike Bryant | February 14, 2012 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It's Valentine's Day. A day to think of and spend time with our loved ones. A day to exchange cards, chocolate, and flowers. But, it's also a day to help with the life giving gift of...

• Camp Safety, Start at the Head

  Linda Chalat | February 13, 2012 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The Denver Post published a list of summer camps today – and many parents will spend time over the next month trying to determine what the best fit is for their kids. Will it be a...

• Top Virginia Lawyer Runner Supports "Girls on the Run"

  Doug Landau | February 12, 2012 9:45 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Rather than run with other lawyers at the Scottsdale Convention site, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau chose to run in the competitive 34th Annual Runners Den 5k and 20k races in Phoenix,...

• Drugstores to Sell Over-the-Counter Sperm Analysis Test

  David Mittleman | February 12, 2012 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  There are a plethora of products available for women attempting to conceive including ovulation predictor kits, pregnancy tests, and other fertility tests. But the fact of the matter is that it...

• Mandatory Arbitration Forces U.S. Citizens to Give Up Their Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial

  Claude Wyle | February 11, 2012 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Over the last few decades, the most important cases pertaining to mandatory binding arbitration heard by the U.S. Supreme Court have been decided 5-4 — with the dissenting four dissenting...