Congress in 1986 passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (“the Act”) and established the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The Act was passed as a response to a considerable amount of vaccine-related injuries and deaths that resulted in litigation in the early to mid-1980’s. The Act acknowledges that vaccine injuries and deaths are real… Read More
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ABOTA Masters in Trial Demonstration in Boston
The American Board of Trial Advocates partnered with the German-American Lawyers Association to present a Masters in Trial demonstration on a trial of a patent case during their annual meeting in Boston recently. A direct and cross-examination of experts, and jury instructions and deliberations were part of the demonstration. The ABOTA Foundation hosts Masters in… Read More
“Status Report” Article – Rise in Motorcycle Accident Head Injuries in Michigan?
Motorcycle Riders Foundation – For Immediate Release Industry-Funded Publication Makes Claims About Effects of Helmet Law in Michigan; Fails to Connect the Data to the Claim WASHINGTON, DC – In the recently issued publication, “Status Report,” a concerning article appeared citing a rise in head injuries in Michigan and attributed this to the State’s 2012… Read More
Confidential Settlement Plus $745K Jury Verdict
Our client was injured while working on a pipe lay barge. He tripped and fell over an upright metal flange directly across an upper deck stairway landing. He sustained a 40% permanent impairment of the left leg and two surgeries were needed. One defendant settled prior to trial for a confidential sum. We tried the… Read More
STAIR Affair – Annual Fundraiser
LLF attorney Michelle Cumberland is a board member for an organization called STAIR (Start the Adventure in Reading). STAIR operates 28 tutoring sites with more than 350 volunteers. They serve approximately 220 public elementary schools in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. Teachers at those schools identify children that are behind in reading… Read More
DOT Unveils “Road to Zero” Traffic Deaths by 2030
October 5, 2016 Press Release from Motorcycle Riders Foundation Department of Transportation Unveils “Road to Zero” Sets Lofty Goal of Achieving Zero Traffic Deaths by 2030 WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, over 75 organizations dedicated to highway safety gathered to hear details about a new initiative from the Department of Transportation called, “Road to Zero.”… Read More
“Where’s Waldo?” Jurisdiction in Maritime Cases
General and Rule 4(k)2 Jurisdiction by Richard M. Martin, Jr. Most of the time, thankfully, our Jones Act clients work in the Gulf of Mexico aboard locally-owned vessels. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes, your American client has a Jones Act employer which claims to be, e.g., from the Cayman Islands, while its corporate… Read More
LLF Attorney – Board of Governors for LAJ
Richard Martin is a new member of the Board of Governors for the Louisiana Association for Justice. The Louisiana Association for Justice is a voluntary bar association whose members are trial attorneys who pledge to promote justice and work to uphold the honor and dignity of the civil justice system and the legal profession.
Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from ABATE of Michigan September 16, 2016 Contact: Vince Consiglio (248) 672-0957 Jim Rhoades (734) 578-6144 http://www.abateofmichigan.org/ Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification In recent months many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michigan’s ADULT CHOICE motorcycle helmet law passed in 2012. In these “reports” the claim is… Read More
Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety
For Immediate Release from Motorcycle Riders Foundation September 16, 2016 State Legislator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash; Details Raise Questions About Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Pete Pettalia, a lawmaker who served in the Michigan State Legislature was fatally injured when a pickup truck turned directly into his lane. It is… Read More
