The Legal Examiner Kansas City Archives

• H.Q. Nguyen: Are PI Lawyers Our Own Worst Enemy?

  Brett Emison | June 30, 2011 9:34 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  H.Q. Nguyen guest blogs for Eric Turkewitz at New York Personal Injury Law Blog on attorney marketing pointing out that much of the messaging from attorney advertisers reinforces negative...

• Bus Accidents, Crashes and Deaths Under Reported

  Brett Emison | June 29, 2011 10:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  Two recent USA Today articles allege that bus accidents and fatalities numbers are worse than previously reported and bus accident statistics “don’t add up”. USA Today found that...

• KC Royals Expect Ticket To Protect Fans From Foul Ball

  Brett Emison | June 28, 2011 4:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  According to a local news report, the Kansas City Royals have questions to answer about yet another person injured while watching a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium. I've written before about two...

• Hot Coffee Headline Writers "Boil Over" With Puns

  Brett Emison | June 27, 2011 8:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Hot Coffee, Susan Saladoff's award winning documentary on the importance of our civil justice system premieres on HBO in less than hour. There has been tons of coverage around the web with some...

• Did You Know... Hot Coffee Premiers Tonight on HBO?

  Brett Emison | June 27, 2011 2:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Hot Coffee, Susan Saladoff's critically acclaimed film about our fundamental constitutional right to civil trial by jury premiers tonight on HBO at 9 pm (E/P) / 8 pm...

• Hot Coffee Movie - Premieres on HBO Tomorrow June 27

  Brett Emison | June 26, 2011 11:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Hot Coffee, a documentary film by Susan Saladoff, premieres on HBO tomorrow night at 9 pm (Eastern) / 8 pm (Central). The film explores what really happened in the infamous McDonald's hot coffee...

• Legal & Safety News Round Up: June 21, 2011

  Brett Emison | June 21, 2011 11:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Legal and safety related news from around the internet: More younger people are suffering strokes [Irene Maher at St. Petersburg Times via NBC Action News in KC] [Related: Popular birth control...

• Will Wal-Mart Bet Finish In The Money?

  Brett Emison | June 20, 2011 5:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  Earlier this month, tort reform advocate Ted Frank bet big on big business and against the little guy risking more than 10% of his net worth on an options play betting that Wal-Mart stock would rise...

• Did You Know... Aging Baby Boomers Are Receiving More Artificial Knees and Hips?

  Brett Emison | June 20, 2011 11:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Devices & Implants

  Call it Boomeritis. There has been a lot of recent coverage, including this ABC News article and this Time Healthland article, about an increase in the number of hip and knee replacements among...

• Is John Stossel A Closet Socialist?

  Brett Emison | June 17, 2011 11:03 AM | 4 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  John Stossel has branded himself a die-hard libertarian and conservative host on the Fox Business channel. But is he really a closet socialist? Stossel is no fan of trial lawyers or the American...

• NYT Question: Can Justice Be Bought?

  Brett Emison | June 16, 2011 1:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The New York Times posed the question yesterday: Can Justice Be Bought? I won't reprint the editorial here -- you can read it for yourself. However, its conclusions are sound: Many judges...

• Did You Know... Your Insurance Company Might Be Looking Out For Itself (Not You)?

  Brett Emison | June 13, 2011 11:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  You know their slogans: You're In Good Hands. Like a Good Neighbor. All Your Protection Under One Roof. Peace of Mind. A Business of Caring. On Your Side. But you're not always in good hands with...

• Round-Up: June 10, 2011

  Brett Emison | June 10, 2011 9:59 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Devices & Implants

  News reports across the globe keep appearing as part of the DePuy artificial hip recall -- here are a few that have appeared recently: Former cyclist blames faulty hip implants for pain and...

• WHO Panel Connects Potential Cancer Cause to Cellphone Use

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2011 12:54 PM | 5 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  As reported by the Associated Press, the New York Times' Well blog, and by CNN.com (among others), an international panel of experts has issued a statement announcing their findings that...

• Did You Know... Distracted Driving Remains A Dangerous Problem?

  Brett Emison | June 06, 2011 11:08 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Chances are you've probably done it. You've checked a text, made a phone call, been fatigued or sleepy, or simply zoned out for a moment while driving. I have a 40 mile commute to work each way and...

• Ramifications of Statutes of Limitation on DePuy Artificial Hips

  Brett Emison | June 02, 2011 1:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Devices & Implants

  I have blogged extensively about DePuy prosthetic hip implants, specifically the DePuy ASR Hip, and the potentially life-changing side-effects that many patients have suffered. My previous blog...