Around the Web the Legal Way
What’s the difference between being an attorney, and being a lawyer? Not all that much, say the folks at AboveTheLaw. They’ve even brought in an ethicist to explain. And a nice, cheesecakey photo of the law school graduate who labeled herself with one of said terms. State Senator Hiram Monserrate, facing felony assault charges in [...]
There Oughtta Be a Law!
You knew it was going to happen. The combination of texting and walking would lead to disaster, or at least, cuts and scrapes. Which would be followed by a negligence suit. Yes, a Staten Island teen attempting to do both at once did not see the open manhole that she subsequently stepped into, and is [...]
Update on Backfiring of Federal Preemption Due to Manufacturer Fraud
In my last post, I addressed the dangers and senselessnes of FDA preemption in the wake of Riegel v. Medtronic, given the reality that some doctors continue to test and use medical devices in ways that can only be described as corrupt. Combine that with the FDA’s well-documented history of poorly run trials that are hurriedly performed so [...]