Deadly Bus Crash on New York State Thruway Kills 14 Passengers & Seriously Injures the Other 18 Passengers and the Bus Driver

A tour bus heading southbound on the New York State Thruway (Interstate 95) heading to Chinatown in Manhattan from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, crashed into a pole (sign post), and overturned on Interstate 95 on Saturday March 12, 2011 at approximately 5:30 a.m. The accident occurred on a portion of the NYS Thruway, which is also known as the New England Thruway, and is at or near the border of Westchester County and Bronx County in New York City. It... Read more

Tort Reform

Is “Tort Reform” something we need as a society, or is it just a concept derived by politicians to save big businesses, as well as insurance companies, cities, states and other municipalities from the expense of fairly compensating accident victims for injuries caused by a defendant’s negligence? OUR OPINION “Tort Reform” is a politically correct label for the concept of depriving accident victims of monetary compensation for their injuries caused by dangerous... Read more

Monetary Limits on Non-Monetary Damages (including pain & suffering)

Many politicians, large corporations and insurance companies are pushing the public to accept Monetary Limits on Non-Monetary Damages. If enacted, this would mean that when someone is seriously injured due to a defective product, or due to the negligence of a property owner, store, municipality, etc., the accident victim would be entitled to be reimbursed for his or her medical and hospital expenses and lost wages, but would have an artificial limit set on the money damages... Read more

Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?

Is the spiraling cost of medical care the result of over aggressive medical malpractice lawyers bringing frivolous lawsuits? OUR OPINION We strongly disagree with the notion that the spiraling cost of medical care the result of over aggressive medical malpractice lawyers bringing frivolous lawsuits. What this theory ignores is that the malpractice lawyer has no incentive at all to commence frivolous lawsuits, and has much to lose by following such an imprudent and improper... Read more