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On July 24, 2003, Tonya Mitcham, a mother of four, was driving on I-75 in South Georgia in a severe rainstorm and was fatally struck by a Terminix Company utility truck, which slid out of control and crossed the median, killing Tonya and gravely injuring one of her surviving children, Mallory. The Terminix truck had […]

After a five-year Federal investigation, General Motors acknowledged on July 22, 1999, that the anti-lock brakes on 3.6 million sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and full-size vans would be slow to stop the vehicles under certain circumstances. The action covered an unusually large number of vehicles because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and G.M. […]

LAPD Chief William Bratton and his beautiful and accomplished wife, Court TV Anchor/ Top Criminal Defense Lawyer Rikki Klieman share center stage in this rare and unique look inside their successful careers and their successful marriage as of one of America’s best known and most respected couples. The Chief discusses what has made him one […]

On November 11, 2004, a Nashville, Tennessee, jury returned a verdict of $105.5 million against the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, finding the seatbacks in Chrysler minivans were unsafe, defective and unreasonably dangerous. The case involved injuries to and the death of an 8-month-old child, Joshua Flax, in the rear-end collision which occurred in Davidson County, Tennessee, on […]

In a perfect world insurance companies would always do the right thing. Yet in reality the industry harbors…. Some dirty little secrets. “People are giving them money for something they will never receive”. “What that really means is they’re selling uncollectible insurance.” Insurance Companies RULE our country. They control our banking…. Look at AIG! TOO […]

On Sep 2, 2005, The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a landmark decision: Gary L. West v. East Tennessee Pioneer Oil. The ruling expanded potential liability in sales to inebriated customers. “Tennessee businesses selling products to visibly intoxicated people are subject to more liability.” The Court found that a convenience store had a duty not to […]

Headline Civil Rights News: Whistleblower Lawsuits and the Los Angeles DWP. Patricia and Sandra Miranda, Candido Marez and Luciano Yi (along with Maria Vizcarra, Osama Mukahal, Andre Smart-Bey and Silvia Valdez) discuss allegedly unethical management and hostile treatment of employees at the Los Angeles DWP. Sandra’s lawsuit alleges she was threatened with disciplinary action because […]

“Every day in courtrooms across the country, people grapple with the endless variety of human evil, nobility, error, stupidity and bravery. Because the oath to tell the truth is taken seriously by some people in courtrooms, from the biggest cities to the smallest towns, courtroom battles can offer unusually clear glimpses of American life — […]