About high volume, big advertising law firms — one writer’s view.
In the article, “Run of the Mill Justice” Nora Freeman Engstrom of Stanford Law School interviewed lawyers and paralegals at high volume law firms, and analyzed their not-infrequent disciplinary files. Her conclusion is surprising, but logical: high volume "settlement mill" law firms work because insurance companies, which pay the bills, like them.
Insurance companies might be choosing to cooperate with settlement mills, in part because settlement mills appear willing to settle the largest claims — which present the highest chance of a catastrophic verdict — at an attractive discou
Healthcare Update
You have new rights and protections in the Marketplace starting in 2014.
4 things to know:
• You won’t be charged more for health insurance just because you’re a woman.
• You can’t be denied coverage or charged more due to pre-existing conditions, like cancer or being pregnant.
• You can choose from any primary care provider, OB-GYN, or pediatrician in your health plan’s network without a referral.
• You’ll get free preventive care like mammograms, well-woman visits, contraception, and more.
Open enrollment begins on October 1, 2013. Coverage starts as soon as Janua
Tucson Fireworks Laws
The Fourth of July is less than a week away. Some residents may host parties and use fireworks. Some party hosts may consider buying fireworks.
Firework stands are starting to pop up all over Pima County. The key is to know the laws before you light anything. The state of Arizona does allow the sale of certain types of fireworks. They include sparklers, smoke devices and novelties. Aerial fireworks are not allowed in the state, they include sky rockets and jumping jacks.
Also there are restrictions on the use of fireworks. In Oro Valley and Marana you can buy fireworks and use them
Beware of Monster Drinks – Parents sue Monster after California teen dies of cardiac arrhythmia
The mother of a teenager who died from cardiac arrhythmia last year is blaming his death on Monster Beverage, alleging in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that his death was caused by habitually drinking the company’s energy drink.
Nineteen-year-old Alex Morris went into cardiac arrest during the early morning hours of July 1 and was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The lawsuit filed in California's Alameda County Superior Court alleges Morris would not have died if he did not drink two cans of Monster’s energy drink every day for the three years before his death, inclu
Service Animals
Service animals are animals that are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities – such as guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling wheelchairs, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, or performing other special tasks. Service animals are working animals, not pets.
Service animals are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities. Businesses that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to enter with their service animal.
• Businesses may ask if an animal is a service animal or ask w