One question I’ve been asked many times over the years is what are contingent fee agreements? In my opinion contingent fee agreements are the best thing since sliced bread for those who have been intentionally or negligently injured and do not have the financial resources to hire top-rated personal-injury trial attorneys. The government, big business, ... Read more

Ann W. Latner, JD November 15, 2010 A couple was awarded over $1.5 million in medical malpractice damages, only to have the award reduced to a third because of a state law that caps medical malpractice damages. James MacDonald developed rhabdomyolysis after being given a combination of medications at a West Virginia hospital. He and ... Read more

When going to the hospital, patients hope to be cured of an ailment or injury. The thought of being exposed to even more dangerous circumstances is something every patient dreads. A recent study by the New York Times has uncovered an unusually high amount of cases of high radiation in people receiving CT scans across ... Read more

By Oskar Garcia (AP)   LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas ordered two drug companies to pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages in the first of hundreds of civil cases stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak two years ago.   The Clark County District Court jury on Friday ordered Teva Parenteral ... Read more

Saturday, December 12, 2009 By Katherine Sayre, www.al.com    A Mobile County jury awarded $20 million this week to the family of a woman who plaintiffs’ lawyers said died after receiving improper anesthesia care.   The jury returned the wrongful death verdict against medical group Coastal Anesthesia, Dr. Randall Boudreaux and Don Ortego, a certified ... Read more