Falls are consistently the leading cause of injury-producing accidents. They account for more than 1 million injuries each year in the United States. What is the cause of so many of these falls? In a great majority of cases….Dangerous & Hazardous conditions. Dangerous conditions such as torn carpeting…. changes in flooring, poor lighting, narrow stairs, […]
Lois has been representing clients in complex litigation of all types since joining the Proskauer Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department some 30 years ago. Initially based in New York, Lois moved to Los Angeles in 1987 so that Firm clients in California could more easily avail themselves of her wide litigation experience. That experience […]
For many of the nearly 50,000 9/11 first responders…. the wounds of the Twin Tower attacks are far from healing. These rescue workers continue to struggle with respiratory illness, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and many of them may be at increased risk for developing a number of cancers. Because they and their […]
John E. Tiedt of The Law Office of Tied & Hurd is featured in an exciting, exclusive, in-depth and inside interview, discussing Headline Legal News: Kimkins Diet Scandal. John discusses the case with co-counsel Michael Lee Cohen, a graduate of Harvard Law School and former member of the Harvard Law Review; Tom Peterson, President of […]
Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE “Goes Behind the Headlines examining the California Prison System Administration at New Folsom Prison in “CANCER DISCRIMINATION – Sandra Knott’s “Death Race for Justice” .to examine in depth, how Sandra Knott’s lawyer, Jill Telfer is racing against sudden death time…. to get justice for Sandra,,,,, a 24 year Veteran, Folsom Prison […]
In Search of Exoneration – Douglas Espino’s Story
Riding motorcycles under any circumstances can be extremely dangerous, but when careless drivers pull right out in front of you the results can be catastrophic! And that’s exactly what happened to James Anderson and his nephew Steven Walter while riding on a Wisconsin country road, on a clear and warm summer day at approximately 1:30 […]
Amazing as it may seem, John Grisham’s “The Rainmaker” comes alive in this real life case against Insurance industry giant, “Anthem Blue Cross”. They first approved life-saving Cancer treatments …(previously approved for other policy holders) … then completely switched gears…reclassifying these same “approved” treatments as “experimental”…resulting in the death of 49 year old Esther Dardinger. […]
From Jan. 1975 through May 31, 2009, there has been a total of 213,814 Railroad crossing accidents which were reported by the railroads to the National Response Center. Closer examination reveals that over 20 thousand people were killed in these accidents and another 79,469 were injured. Shocking statistics were recently reported by the Federal Railroad […]
Emma Mejias died a horrible and painful death, on her very first Christmas Eve in 2004, at the hands of 25 doctors and nurses, another victim of medical malpractice. All 25 of them systematically and willfully ordered and administered the wrong drugs for her life-threatening condition called SLOS (Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome). SLOS is a […]