Monthly Archives: November 2025
Medication Dose Errors
It may be small, but a tiny decimal point can make a huge difference. Consider that spinach has long enjoyed the reputation of a superfood because a typographical error put the decimal point in the wrong place and made it look like spinach had ten times as much iron as it did. This is… Read More »
What Is The Fabre Doctrine?
Some of the legal concepts that you will encounter if you are a party in a legal case, or even if you just follow the news about the workings of the courts, bear the names of Supreme Court decisions. For example, medical or scientific evidence presented in a civil or criminal case must meet… Read More »
Three Teens Die After Pickup Truck Flips
Piling into a vehicle with as many of your peers will fit and traveling as fast as the vehicle will carry you is an adolescent rite of passage. When one person in your friend group gets a driver’s license and permission to borrow his or her parents’ car, everyone rides. If golf carts are… Read More »
Getting Adequate Compensation After Whiplash Injury
Some injuries make for great conversations. If you show up at work with your arm or leg in a plaster cast, all your coworkers will rush to sign it, or if your workplace does not have that kind of vibe, they will at least jump at the opportunity to wish you well. If you… Read More »
Underage Driving Accidents
The costs of raising children are a favorite humblebrag of parents. If you don’t have enough money to show off to the other guests at a social gathering, you can always cover your insecurity about your financial situation by complaining about how much you spend on diapers, baby formula, and daycare. If your children… Read More »
Road Rage Accidents
In most car accident claims, determining which driver is at fault for the accident means deciding which of them made a bigger mistake. For example, if one car rear ends another, is the rear driver at fault for driving too fast or not braking in time, or is the front driver at fault for… Read More »
Theme Park Accidents and Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
The legal concept of the “pre-existing medical condition” is extremely unfriendly to consumers. Your health insurance policy can refuse to cover medical treatment that arises from a chronic illness that you have had since before you bought the insurance policy. If you file a car accident claim, the insurance claims adjuster, pretending to commiserate… Read More »
Dram Shop Liability and Gas Station Stimulants
Based on their name, dram shop liability laws sound like they belong to a bygone era. When was the last time you saw a dram shop? In the 19th century, dram shops were saloons and shady pharmacies that sold alcoholic beverages in units of measurement called drams. The basic assumption of dram shop liability… Read More »
