What Jurors Think of Your Personal Injury Case

The Deliberations Blog provided a link to a survey from Vox.com. The question from the survey was “Have you ever served on a jury? What was your experience?”
I think the results from the personal injury cases were fascinating:
“It was a minor car accident involving a taxi driver and the teenage girl that hit him. He [...]

The Secret Illinois Law that “The Man” Doesn’t Want Jurors to Know About

The “Lost Chance” doctrine allows a medical malpractice plaintiff to prove proximate cause by showing that the defendant’s negligent conduct either increased the risk of harm or lessened the effectiveness of treatment. Holton v. Memorial Hosp., 176 Ill.2d 95, 111, 679 N.E.2d 1202, 1209 (1997). This is true even if the chance of recovery would be [...]

Off to the AAJ Conference in Chicago!

Well folks, I’m off to the American Association for Justice conference in Chicago… don’t expect any new posts until I get back.
If you read this, and see me in Chicago, introduce yourself.

Good video on the BS that is tort reform

Here’s an 8 minute video on YouTube exposing some of the truths about the tort reform movement… no huge new ground here, but if you’re out of the loop, some of the highlights are:
1. The US Chamber of Commerce and the Tobacco Companies were responsible for the tort reform movement;
2. The McDonalds coffee case was [...]

The Value of Wrongful Death Cases

One of the biggest challenges facing wrongful death attorneys and juries is to put a value on the life that was lost. Medical bills, lost wages, etc is the easy part – there’s a number for that. Things like pain and suffering (not usually recoverable in wrongful death cases), and loss of society or consortium [...]