Jury Duty – it’s not about the case, it’s about the dating potential

One of my paralegals alerted me to this article on MSN today – 10 offbeat places to meet guys. Of note: #3 – Jury Duty.
 Having never picked up a guy or served on a jury myself, I can only imagine how that works. It makes sense – you spend 8 hours a day with someone [...]

Iowa’s work-related deaths mostly farmers, truckers

From an article in the Quad City paper today, 57% of Iowa’s work-related deaths were either farmers or truck drivers. This makes sense – those gear-jamming truck drivers put in a lot of miles, and often put in an insane amount of hours at a time. Trucking accidents are bound to happen.
Farmers use big machines, and [...]

Unrelated Website of the Week #1

I’m going to try a new addition to the blog – an unrelated website of the week. All lawyers need a break. Maybe it’ll be a great addition, like when McDonalds added breakfast… or maybe it’ll fall flat like Cousin Oliver. Only time will tell.
This week’s unrelated website – the Signs of Life blog. This [...]

Important Ethics Opinion for Illinois Attorneys and Personal Injury Settlements

Here’s a common situation in the personal injury context: Plaintiff’s attorney negotiates settlement with the defendant’s insurance company. The parties strike a deal, but only on the condition that the plaintiff’s attorney guarantee to pay all liens and subrogation interests out of the settlement proceeds. No problem, especially since the attorney would pay the liens [...]