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CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

2023Medical

Lower back pain is a common problem in America today. It can be a result of being overweight, lack of exercise, and low-speed car accidents. Most of the time, the...

PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT

2023Business

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a new federal law set to take effect on June 27, 2023. It provides new protections to pregnant women in the workplace. These protections...

CHEMICAL HAIR RELAXER AND CANCER?

2023Class Action

Do Chemical Hair Relaxers Cause Cancer? In October 2022, Missouri resident Jennifer Mitchell filed a product liability lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She claimed...

CAMP LEJEUNE: WHAT HAPPENED?

2023Class Action

The Camp Lejeune Situation From 1953 to 1987, the water at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune military training facility was unknowingly contaminated by dangerous chemicals, leading to leukemia, cancer, neurological problems,...

GOING TO COLLEGE, HAZING, AND PERSONAL INJURY LIABILITY

2023Personal Injury

Hazing At College and Liability Popular culture can paint a particularly brutal picture of the average college campus. Students trying to fit in with their peers may feel like they...

MONSANTO ROUND UP LAWSUITS

2023Class Action

Story Behind The Round-Up Lawsuits The first “toxic tort” case involving herbicide and a large number of victims was Agent Orange. Vietnam veterans and their children sued the manufacturers of...

FTX, CRYPTOCURRENCY, AND SECURITIES FRAUD

2023Business

The FTX Story In 2009, a shadowy figure named “Satoshi Nakamoto” invented a decentralized Internet-based currency called Bitcoin. Since then, cryptocurrency has grown exponentially, and the cryptocurrency exchange now rivals...

LOUISIANA AND ESG GOVERNANCE

2023BusinessLouisiana

ESG Governance and The States The Louisiana Treasurer and Attorney General have announced that the state is divesting BlackRock, an investment firm that uses Environmental, Social, and Governmental Standards (ESG)....

NURSING HOMES AND ELDER ABUSE

2023Personal Injury

As family members get older, they require more hands-on care. At the same time, elderly loved ones tend to lose some of the abilities they once had to monitor their...

Personal Injury and Delayed Onset of Symptoms

2023General Legal

Your harm may not be apparent immediately after a car accident or other personal injury. While many accidents cause very serious harm that you can see immediately, other types of...

STAY SAFE ON SPRING BREAK

2023Safety

Spring Break and Safety Students look forward to spring break with excitement, knowing they get two weeks of fun, parties, and wild times. Parents look forward to spring break with...

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MORRIS & DEWETT HELPS GRANTHAM FAMILY EXPOSE SYSTEMIC FAILURES IN OILFIELD RESULTING IN THE LARGEST VERDICT IN LOUISIANA HISTORY.

2023Personal InjuryWrongful Death

This verdict highlights the Grantham family’s heroic five-year fight to inform the public about systemic failures in the oilfield, which caused the death of their four-year old daughter, Katie. Louisiana...