When a plaintiff proves a defendant liable for damages in a medical malpractice action, that individual can likely recover both economic and non-economic damages. In short, economic damages are received for the monetary damages that a person suffered as a result of malpractice. Non-economic damages are for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment that a person suffered. The Medical Injury
For many law firms, a legal website will be the number one source of new clients. With this in mind, lawyers should absolutely make sure their websites present the law firm’s services in a flattering and accessible manner. Lawyers must also ensure that their websites contain legally appropriate content. Sites must comply with attorney ethics rules regarding what should be
On September 27, 2022, we discovered that several Justia WordPress blogs had been hacked. Affected sites display the message “magbo link magbo.cc Invite codes: 8U8VIGPTRP”. Screenshot: We reached out to Justia first thing in the morning, but by the end of the business day, we were unable to get a response from them. We have told clients who use Justia
While anyone can edit Wikipedia and any person can have a page, most people do not qualify to have a Wikipedia page. You must be “notable” to have a Wikipedia page. While you and I both probably believe that we’re very notable people, Wikipedia has a different opinion. Over on Wikipedia, notability (of people) is defined as someone or their
If you’ve watched gas prices inch upward with each stop at the pump, you soon understand why many U.S. motorists have canceled all but their most essential road trips. The massive jump in gas prices in 2022 can’t help but affect how often car owners start up their vehicles. That reluctance to burn fuel equals fewer cars in the lanes,
We have seen an uptick in 2021 and 2022 from Copyright Trolls seeking money for images posted on law firm’s blogs. This article explains what is happening and offers up your options. The Initial Contact and Demand for Payment It’s been happening to bloggers for years and now a law firm and some other companies are going after attorneys for
Not a day goes by without myself or a client receiving a ridiculous, unsolicited, unwanted email about an app conveniently for sale called something like the Automatic Crash Detection System or Car Crash Detection System, or…. whatever. The sender of this junk mail claims that the app is the “Best Lead Conversion Tool” on the market according to the “Legal
Personal injury law firms often ask us for ideas on how to market their firm offline, so, today I am going to go over some examples of community involvement for personal injury attorneys. Of course, all law firms can get involved in their community. We’ve seen immigration firms host events where people new to the country can ask questions about
