The average American drives thousands of miles every year or more, depending upon where he or she lives, works, and the activities in which he or she is involved. Given the number of miles driven, and the related time spent on the road, car accidents are, unfortunately, common occurrences. Luckily, many accidents are minor, with […]
On September 30, 2013, a press release was issued announcing that a lawsuit filed on behalf of the United States against Winter Park Urology Associates, P.A., Radiation Oncology Consultants, P.A., and three of the latter’s physicians – Steven G. Lester, M.D., John D. Looper, M.D., and Maneesh Gossain, M.D. – has been settled. The qui […]
Plaintiff Heidi Weber sued Globe University in 2011, alleging it retaliated against her by firing her after she raised concerns about the school’s admissions and other practices. On August 15, 2013, she finally received the vindication she had been seeking for over two years. After a week-long trial, the jury in Washington County, Minnesota, returned […]
On September 30, 2013, the United States Department of Labor, through its extension – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – issued a press release regarding whistleblower and related retaliation allegations that had been brought against Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., by its former Chief Financial Officer, whose identity remains undisclosed. The former Chief Financial […]
The BP oil spill disaster, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which occurred from April through June 2010, was the second largest oil spill in the world’s history and the largest accidental oil spill in the world’s history. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is second in size only to the intentional spill that […]
The National Safety Council has indicated that one out of eight drivers will be involved in a car accident this year. This is not surprising, given that the average American drives thousands of miles every year. Some accidents involve minor injuries only, while others involve catastrophic injuries or even death. Regardless of the severity of […]
If you are an employee of the federal government and have a workers’ compensation claim pending or a claim that needs to be filed, you are undoubtedly frustrated, worried, and wondering what to do next in light of the current state of affairs of the federal government. Below is a summary of the major workers’ […]
Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, an accident in Kane, Pennsylvania claimed the lives of six people—two of whom were children. Two motor vehicles were involved in the head-on collision. One was driven by Gary Beimel, and the other was driven by Kathy Douglas. All four people in the vehicle driven by Gary Beimel were […]
A recent accident on the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in Dallas, Texas, highlights the dangers when a heavy truck is involved in an accident with cars. On September 10, 2013, a dump truck was travelling east down one side of the divided road when, according to eye-witnesses, a plume of smoke erupted and the truck […]
Over the span of the past several years, beginning in 2009, serious complaints about the management of G.V. Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Jackson, Mississippi, have surfaced. The issue boiled over earlier this year when, in March, the United States Office of Special Counsel sent a letter to the White House indicating that […]
