Tag: "Tort Reform"
Will Victims of the Amtrak Accident Receive Adequate Compensation?
With hundreds of personal injury claims likely to be filed against Amtrak in the coming months, will victims receive their fair share? On May 12th, 2015, an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, killing 8 and injuring over 200 of the 238 passengers, including 11 critical injuries. Investigators are currently trying to determine whether the conductor […]
The Texas Board of Medical Examiners – A Broken Promise for Texas Health & Safety
A recent piece by Becky Oliver at Fox 4 revealed how dysfunctional the Texas Board of Medical Examiners is. She uses some alarming statistics and focuses on several Texan families who have experienced first-hand how harmful the institution can be. To understand what makes these heart-wrenching stories so important, you have to understand what the […]
Texas Juries Disappearing – What Keeps Civil Cases Out of the Jury Box
Early this month The Dallas Morning News ran a story called, “Civil Jury Trials Plummet in Texas” that mentions some staggering statistics on the decline of civil juries. While the average person might still think most lawsuits end with compelling arguments before a group of twelve of your fellow citizens, the reality is that juries […]
Fountain Girl is No Longer a Laughing Matter
If you have been online or have watched TV lately, you have more than likely saw the video of a young woman falling face first into a fountain while texting. The video went viral over night; it should have, it was funny!
In this one short video you not only have the slapstick humor of someone falling (harmlessly into a public fountain, but also have a pretty accurate illustration of our current society. A society so attached to our cell phones and their constant distractions that we sometimes forget about the simple things – like walking.
More than anything, it was just plain harmless comedy.
Well guess what? The young lady isn’t laughing and, along with her lawyer, has decided to make a mockery of our justice system by attempting to sue the mall and its security guards.
