In December 2019, a Royal Caribbean cruise liner, the Ovation of the Seas, was sailing around New Zealand. One of the cruise’s shore excursions was a trip to the White Island Volcano, where participants were taken to the volcano’s center. Tragedy struck on December 9, 2019, at 2:11 p.m., when the volcano erupted, spewing ash […]
Personal Injury
Cardi B Wins Tasha K Defamation Lawsuit, Awarded $4 Million
The rise of internet dependence has changed how gossip spreads. That spread largely depends on whichever social media platform is dominant at the time. To find salacious headlines in the past, you had to pick up printed tabloids or seek out blogs. Now, all you have to do is scroll through your Facebook feed. The […]
Can Sick, Injured AZ Inmates Sue Prison for Medical Malpractice?
The prison system in Arizona has been in a long-term civil lawsuit over its treatment of inmates. A report filed in November 2021 by the medical director of Salt Lake County Jail System, Tod Wilcox, alleged that deaths occurred in the prisons that should have been preventable. In his testimony, Wilcox said he was disgusted […]
3 Famous (and Infamous) Class Action Settlements
Class action lawsuits are a legal tool that allow ordinary citizens to obtain justice against larger corporations. Sometimes an individual loss due to a corporate failure is too small in and of itself to justify a lawsuit. But when large numbers of people are wronged by the same corporate failing, the collective impact can certainly […]
What is a Motion for Summary Judgment & How Do You Get One?
Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure outlines the process for what might be called the lightning strike of the judicial process—that single motion that wins a case right then and there without even going to trial. What is this legal thunderbolt and how does it play out in court? When the evidence […]
The Most Common Types of Personal Injury Cases
Every year in the United States, there are approximately 400,000 personal injury claims filed. The vast majority of those settle out of court—only 16,000, or 4 percent, have to go to trial. What are the causes of all these legal battles that keep personal injury lawyers busy? Here’s a breakdown of the most common types […]