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Personal Injury Lawyer Scoops the New York Times
Alexanderinjury scooped the New York Times 17 months ago when we published “A Stronger Economic Stimulus” in February 23, 2009 -– a proposal to use the tax laws to create jobs across the economy.
On July 10, 2010 the New York Times in an op-ed by Barnett Liberman entitled “The Write-Off Recovery” Mr. Liberman said what we did: “speed up depreciation to stimulate business.” (more…)
Posted on: August 11, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments
Fighting a Bad Faith Insurance Company
Many insurance companies do not treat claims made against their insured as the law requires. By doing everything possible to avoid paying legitimate claims the company puts its customers at risk. It’s called acting in bad faith.
Under the law, every contract of insurance carries the requirement that both the insured and the insurance company act in good faith to fulfill their responsibilities.
Although acting in bad faith is clearly illegal, the practice is not uncommon.
Our law firm cannot transform the employees of fad faith insurance companies into ethical human beings, but we can fight for your rights. (more…)
Posted on: August 2, 2010 Posted in: Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith, Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products No Comments
Pickup driver dies in Sunnyvale crash, two teens injured
July 12–One woman died and two teenage girls were taken when two cars collided at a Sunnyvale intersection Sunday morning.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, a white pickup traveling south on Bernardo Avenue was hit by a sedan that had been traveling west on Remington Drive, as reported by Capt. Douglas Moretto of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. The pickup rolled over and its driver was killed as a result of a partial ejection. (more…)
Posted on: July 12, 2010 Posted in: Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products No Comments
A 7-Year Old Asks About Lipitor And It’s Nothing To Laugh About
This story might seem amusing, if it were not frightening. More than anything, it’s an indication of the power of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) for prescription medications. These are the ads that always end with “Ask your doctor about…”, and drug companies spend billions on them every year. (more…)
Posted on: June 21, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products, Unsafe Drugs No Comments
Death By Cell Phone
A driver talking on a handheld cell phone threatens everyone on the road with severe personal injuries and wrongful deaths.
A study by Harvard University in 2003 estimated that drivers distracted by cell phones caused 330,000 car accidents, thousands of spinal cord injuries and brain injuries, and 2,600 wrongful deaths a year. (more…)
Posted on: June 15, 2010 Posted in: Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments
Dangerous Sunscreen Chemicals Cause Vitamin D Deficiencies And Diseases
If a researcher would announce tomorrow that she’s discovered a cure for a harmful condition that afflicts 59% of the world’s population, the world would hail her as one of the greatest heroines of all time. The scientist would be even more heroic if her cure would free people from the dangers of some widely used consumer products that are a major cause of the harmful problem. (more…)
Posted on: June 3, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products No Comments
Baseball Helmets Fail To Protect Batters Against Traumatic Brain Injuries
Across the United States and around the world, millions of children and adults are playing baseball, and almost all of them are stepping up to the plate with unsafe batting helmets that don’t offer enough protection against brain injuries. There has been recent talk about banning aluminum bats because they add approximately 4 mph to the speed of a hit ball and make it harder for a pitcher to avoid injury. Pitchers are at risk, but that risk is extremely low compared to batters. (more…)
Posted on: May 28, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments
By Any Name, Aspartame Is Sweet And Deadly
Give an old killer a new name, and you still have the same killer.
That’s exactly what’s happened with aspartame, a sugar substitute sold under the names Nutrasweet and Equal. Aspartame also shows up in more than 6000 products, and it has a long history of causing severe personal injuries and wrongful deaths. (more…)
Posted on: May 18, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products No Comments
Tort Reform Advocates Run A Propaganda Campaign
Propaganda is a powerful, frightening, and frequently successful form of advertising . . . or brainwashing. For centuries, governments have used propaganda to turn public opinion in their favor. (more…)
Posted on: May 4, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments
Personal Injuries Caused by Undisclosed Drug Information
The FDA’s system for approving drugs is fatally flawed. So is the process that the FDA uses to make vital information about approved drugs available to doctors. As a result of these two broken approaches, every year thousands of Americans suffer serious personal injuries and wrongful deaths from the side effects of prescription medications. (more…)
Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Unsafe Drugs No Comments
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