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Outrageous & Frivolous Lawsuit Verdicts – Fact or Urban Myth? Everybody has probably seen them at one time or another — The Stella Awards — an annual list of the most outrageous lawsuits. The Awards are named after Stella Liebeck, the lady who sued and won a multi-million dollar verdict...
Read More Continue ReadingScalded Privates: The Short (But Real) Story Behind the Supposedly “Frivolous” McDonald’s Hot Coffee Lawsuit “Can you believe it? Some lady got millions for burning herself with her own hot coffee from McDonald’s!” You’ve no doubt heard all the talk before. The case has become the poster child for so-called...
Read More Continue ReadingBedbugs and the Law: Use this Helpful Website to Check your Hotel Before you Travel Lawyer John Day at the Day on Torts Blog has an interesting post today about a recent article concerning bed bug litigation fueled by an explosion in hotel bed bug infestations across the country. He cites...
Read More Continue ReadingLaw Talk: Inspector General Report Shows Only 14% of Hospital Errors Are Actually Reported For all the talk about frivolous lawsuits and the need for tort reform and damage caps, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services recently released a report showing that only 14% of...
Read More Continue ReadingChange to the Tennessee Inheritance Tax Proposed Governor Bill Haslam and Republican leaders in the state legislature have proposed changes to the Tennessee Inheritance Tax as discussed recently in an article in The Tennessean. The current Tennessee Inheritance Tax Exemption amount is $1 million with inheritance tax rates ranging from...
Read More Continue ReadingLaw/Medical Tip: Some Tips to Avoid Potentially Fatal Pharmacy Mix-Ups Most pharmacists do a wonderful job. However, preventable mistakes occur more often than you might think. We recently posted the news story about the poor pregnant woman who was mistakenly dispensed a cancer drug with side-effects that included induced abortion. ...
Read More Continue ReadingToo Many Cooks in the Kitchen There are a lot of different phrases and slogans to describe a situation where you have too many people in charge. Democracy may be preferable in some situations, but your estate plan is often not one of those situations. People often tell me they...
Read More Continue ReadingLaw Talk: Submit your claim online to recover free money/property! Ever wonder what happens to money and property that gets “lost in the shuffle” so to speak? Examples: that old utility deposit or lease deposit you or your wife forgot to follow up on before you moved; or the last...
Read More Continue ReadingReminder: Estimated Tax Payments due Jan. 17 (for self employed persons, etc.) For all you estimated tax filers, here’s a friendly reminder that your next payment (using Form 1040-ES) is due next Tuesday, January 17, 2012. (The ordinary deadline of the 15th is extended because the 15th falls on a Sunday,...
Read More Continue ReadingLaw FAQ: What is Digital Estate Planning? Death in the digital age is a lot more complicated than it used to be. In the past, it was easy to search paper records and watch the mail for bills and account statements to gather information about an estate. It’s not so...
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