With the federal government settling its claim against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong today, clients are asking about his former teammate, Floyd Landis receiving $1.1 million dollars as a whistleblower. Clients have asked me if this is a new law or process. On the contrary, President Abraham Lincoln created the False Claims Act during the Civil […]
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Mississippi Whistleblower Lawyer Explains Lance Armstrong’s Corruption Exposed by a Whistleblower
As a whistleblower attorney, I am used to reading about cases where the settlement amount—sometimes an eight digit number—is the what is noteworthy about the case. Today’s settlement of the Lance Armstrong doping fraud case is not huge—he has to pay a $5 million dollar settlement—but his larger than life profile makes for a great […]
Mississippi Whistleblower Lawyer Provides Example of the Possible Rewards of Insurance Industry Employees Participation in the IRS Whistleblower Program
One thing is certain—if there is money in an enterprise, fraud will follow. That is certainly true in the insurance industry, where increased regulation under the Affordable Care Act has tightened insurance companies’ bottom lines. And if there is fraud, there is an opportunity for whistleblowers to expose it, which comes with tremendous risk and […]
Experienced Mississippi Personal Injury Attorney Explains: Failure to Monitor Errors
When you go to a medical clinic, a hospital, or any other medical facility, you may think that the operation or procedure you are undergoing poses the greatest danger to your health. While there is risk in any procedure, here in Mississippi I see a large number of injuries occur as a result of a […]
Experienced Mississippi Personal Injury Attorney Explains: Needle Stick Malpractice Claims
One of the most common forms of medical malpractice that I see here in Mississippi is from “needle sticks.” This sounds benign, but the negligent pricking or cutting of a patient can lead to serious infections and disease. Those are serious consequences, and that consequence is compounded when a person loses their livelihood and lifestyle […]
Experienced Mississippi Personal Injury Attorney Explains: Fetal Stroke Malpractice Claims
There is nothing sadder than the death of a child. It pains me terribly when clients meet with me after their child has been injured or killed, and whatever I feel is nothing compared to their pain. That pain is compounded when the injury or death was caused by another person’s negligence. That negligence is […]
Experienced Mississippi Personal Injury Attorney Explains: Deep Vein Thrombosis Malpractice Claims
Deep vein thrombosis is a serious condition that kills too many good people here in Mississippi. It is caused when a blood clot forms in a deep leg vein but also sometimes in the pelvis or in other parts of the lower body. Properly administered tests can detect these clots and allow for treatment. Detecting […]
Experienced Mississippi Personal Injury Attorney Explains Hearing Loss Claims
Clients often come to me with questions about hearing loss, and they wonder whether they can recover damages as a result of this injury. Yes, hearing loss is a common type of injury, especially for those working in industrial environments. That said, if you experience hearing loss, there are a wide variety of factors that […]
Experienced Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Attorney Explains: Why Employers Need to Provide Fall Harnesses to Employees
A common workplace injury here in Mississippi is falls. Injuries related to falls at construction sites, from roofs, and other elevated workplaces are very common, and they tend to involve more significant injuries because of the heights involved. These types of construct injuries are almost entirely preventable if an employer supplies an adequate fall harness […]
Experienced Mississippi BP Oil Spill Attorney Discusses Financial Disbursement of Oil Funds
Are the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill settlement funds having any positive effect? Clients frequently ask me how the Gulf Coast region has improved since the spill settlement dollars were released. Remember, in 2015, BP agreed to settle all claims with the U.S. federal and state governments in a $21 billion dollar settlement. Pursuant to […]
