Here are four tips for writing legal blog posts that people will actually read
The legal blog posts can be written in one of three formats: case law breakdown, future forecast or evergreen analysis. How to create a well-structured post on case law breakdown. Let’s face facts. It is easy to overlook many legal blog posts. They are long-winded, lacking structure and not designed to be read. Do you […]
LinkedIn Profile Update: How to Stand out in Four Easy Steps
LinkedIn Profile Update: How to Stand out in Four Easy Steps How to do a complete LinkedIn profile update. Because your business is based on virtual connections, a boring profile is not going to cut it. LinkedIn is often dismissed as boring by professionals. Many are happy to put an old photo on their profiles, […]
3M Earplug MDL Sent To Mediation To Avoid ‘Flooding’ Courts
The federal judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation over 3M’s Combat Arms Earplugs ordered the parties on Friday to begin mediation next month and attempt to reach a good faith settlement before district courts are “flooded” with cases from the MDL. In the order, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers said the MDL is at […]
Texas Justices Strike Lump Sum Payout In $10.3M Verdict
The Texas Supreme Court declined Friday to toss a $10.3 million verdict against a hospital operator for negligence that caused a baby to be born with cerebral palsy, but said a state trial court wrongly ordered $7 million of the verdict be paid as a lump sum. Ordering a Cameron County District Court judge to […]
Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
The Florida state judge handling litigation over the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse said Tuesday he would order insurers for the victims and condo association to attend mediation on their claims against the builders of a neighboring tower unless the insurers waive potential claims against them. Eleventh Circuit Court Judge Michael A. Hanzman agreed to […]
Zantac MDL Plaintiffs Try To Revive Claims Against Drug Cos.
Three plaintiffs in the sprawling multidistrict litigation over the carcinogens found in the popular heartburn medication Zantac asked the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday to revive their state law claims against generic and brand-name drugmakers but may face procedural roadblocks in their appeals. Over the course of three oral arguments before an appellate panel in Miami, […]
Panel Addresses Survivor Rights In Fla. Wrongful Death Act
A Florida appeals court stood by its own precedent Wednesday in finding that the widow of a mesothelioma victim cannot recover damages for pain and suffering as a “surviving spouse” under the state’s Wrongful Death Act because their marriage followed the victim’s injury but ruled that his two surviving children can, under the circumstances. The […]
$2.5M In Damages Nixed In Med Mal Suit Over Patient’s Death
A Florida appeals court has ordered a new trial on damages owed to the daughter of a man who died after an allegedly unnecessary heart procedure, saying the estate’s attorneys should not have been allowed to refer to her life expectancy during closing argument. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the three-judge panel said that references […]
New Study Could Prove Link Between Mesothelioma and Talcum Powder
For the past few years, we have heard about a number of lawsuits being filed alleging that baby powder containing talc causes cancer. Last year, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay over $4 billion to a group of women who developed ovarian cancer. In 2016, the manufacturing giant was ordered to pay $55 million […]
To Build Business, Forget the Funnel and Think of a Garden
No matter how big (or not) your firm is, or how high (or not) you’ve climbed up the ladder, the key question is not “How can I reach a mass audience?” Instead, it is “How can I identify and cultivate the relatively small number of clients that can blossom into a thriving practice?” The allusions […]