Steven Throop’s lawsuit is an astounding story that unfolded like a movie. Catastrophic injuries are rarely accidental. They are caused. Finding the cause was my assignment. In this landmark case, every stone overturned was a gold mine of railroad misconduct that had destroyed the lives of hundreds of children. I now am free to tell it. Case […]
You Can Make a Difference Practicing Law: Publish Your Best Work
My mission as a personal injury trial lawyer is to make a difference for my clients and to maximize a recovery for them. I discovered in the first years of my professional work that on occasion I had knowledge and insight that could benefit others that should not be buried in courthouse files. By sharing […]
Advanced Bionics Defective Cochlear Implants: Risk of Nerve Damage in Replacement
On November 6, 2021, Neue Zurcher Zeitung (New Journal of Zurich), the Swiss newspaper of record, reported that clinics in Germany and Switzerland found defects in an astounding 50 percent of cochlear implants manufactured by Advanced Bionics. The expected failure rate for cochlear implants should be less than one percent. The defect in the Advanced […]
A Triumph of Justice or Video Tape?
Every trial lawyer knows that a photo is worth a thousand words and a video of a key event is a royal flush. A bona fide winner. Cases in point: George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. Interesting that these celebrated videos originated from very different sources. Seventeen year-old Darnella Frazier won the Pulitzer Prize for incredible […]
Tax Law Changes Benefit Plaintiffs
The only realistic hope for people of limited means to establish a legal claim is a lawyer who will work on a contingency fee. The Build Back Better legislation approved by the House of Representatives on November 19, 2021 authorizes a change in accounting for personal injury lawyers, at no loss of tax revenues to […]
