President Trump Seeks to Drastically Change the U.S. Immigration System
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. President Trump’s recent announcement that he is seeking to support legislation to curb the level of legal immigration to the U.S. by proposing a skills-based system is significant. What is most concerning is
Understanding the Compensability of Hernia Injuries
Written by: James G. Smith, Esq. Georgia law provides special rules for determining whether a hernia injury is compensable. I have had a several hernia cases recently, and in each case, the “heavy lifting” of defending the claim undoubtedly
The Ninth Circuit Rules “Google” is Not a Generic Term
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq. and Larry Cheng The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently considered whether the Google name should continue to receive trademark protection. Specifically, the Ninth Circuit examined whether
Georgia Medical Board Guidelines for the Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Pain
Written by: Jeffery Saxby, Esq. On an average day in this nation, more than 650,000 opioid prescriptions are dispensed,1) 3,900 people initiate non-medical use of prescription opioids,2) 580 people initiate heroin use,3) and 78 people
Goodbye, Parsons Presumption
Written by: Robert J. McCune, Esq. It is of course the plaintiff’s initial burden of proof to establish that their work-related accident caused compensable injuries. What happens when the plaintiff develops different injury claims arising fro
An Overview of Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives (a/k/a, Medical Powers of Attorney)
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Administration Any “basic” estate plan will (or should!) include a Last Will and Testament, along with a Power of Attorney, and an Advance Directive for Healthcare. Let’s look briefly at these latt
Life Care Planners: Strategies for the Defense
Written by: Sean Cox, Esq. Life Care Planners purport to calculate the total cost of future care related to the catastrophic injury. The term is a misnomer. Typically they do not, nor are they typically qualified to, determine what medical care
New CDC Report Shows Opioid Epidemic Still Raging
Written by: Charles A. Dorminy, Esq. A report released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 6, 2017, shows that the opioid epidemic is still raging. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/opioids/index.html The report showed
$15,000,000 Punitive Damages Award Shows True Risk of Opioid Litigation
Written by: Jeffery R. Saxby, Esq. A St. Louis (MO) jury recently spotlighted the considerable danger associated with opioid injury or death litigation – a jury’s potential imposition of exorbitant punitive damage awards as an effort to cur