I was pleased to see that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 by an overwhelming majority, 410-12. This bipartisan bill enhances the Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower protections and makes clear that employers in the finance industry cannot retaliate against whistleblowers who report security fraud. This law is a […]
Facebook has become a ubiquitous presence in American life. However, along with that popularity has come tremendous power and control over Facebook users’ personal information. A recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, whistleblower case has resulted in a $100 million penalty for Facebook after a whistleblower exposed Facebook’s decision to provide Cambridge Analytica […]
While all employers in Mississippi are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance for their employees, many “handymen” or other sole proprietor independent contractors do not take out this sort of insurance to protect themselves in the event that they are injured while providing their services for a homeowner or business. This oversight results in many […]
Friends, family, and clients sometimes ask me about the “July effect” in medical care. Specifically, they often ask whether they should avoid having major surgery performed during July. What they are asking about is not superstition; July is actually the most dangerous month to have surgery performed. When I see new medical malpractice cases come […]
No one old enough to witness video of the Rodney King beating can forget it. Sadly, I have seen similar injuries to clients caused by police. While clients often brought these injuries to me as potential police brutality cases, only a percentage of them ultimately ended up as viable claims. What is police brutality? Why […]
There has been a recent trend in the news over the past year, where patients undergoing some medical procedure recorded the procedure while it was being performed. At the time of the recording, the patient was unconscious. At first, these recordings were often accidental and were the result of someone accidentally triggering their phone’s audio […]
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