Vermont Personal Injury Law

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Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Vermont focus.

Author: Robin C. Curtiss, who edits this blawg, is a Vermont lawyer.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Vermont • Legal Information

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Justice Clarence Thomas, Seething Black Conservative Hero Tells Us How Bad It Has Been
There have been more than a few voices expressing, in various ways, discomfort, surprise or puzzlement over the tone and substance of the Clarence Thomas media blitz publicizing the Justice's newly published book. A good…
Now Isiah Thomas Is In A Hostile Environment
Some years ago I had the delightful experience of a jury note after 2 days of deliberation which asked the judge, "Do we fill out the amount of the damages if we agree the doctor…
Drug Companies Interviewing Your Genes For Witnesses Against You
The light bulb has gone on at Big Pharma. This genetic stuff can save our asses, is the new mantra. Locating blame for adverse drug reactions Adverse drug reactions often appear idiosyncratic. Some drugs have…
Throw The Uninsured In Jail!
The solution to the 40 million plus Americans without health insurance may lie in our prison system. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that inmates have a constitutional right to health care. (What a…
Slideshow Of The Decade: Allstate's BluePrint For Fraud
Allstate Insurance Co. has a split personality. Its TV/advertising personality is the Good Hands People. Its internal, claims-processing personality is similar to Mike Tyson's. Fayette case puts Allstate tactics to test In lawsuits in New…
Our Seething Supreme Court Justice Airs His Tortured Soul
It is frightening to know there is a tortured soul in Washington, D.C., who is likely to influence every aspect of our society for, possibly, four decades while barely containing a seething resentment over events…
Give This Man A Jury Of His Peers
In Ohio, a man accused of murder is concerned about getting an impartial jury. I say let the man have a jury of his peers - police officers. Attorneys Thinking About Jury Impartiality In High-Profile…
The Elaborate Ritual Improving Medical Care
Over at Bad Science Ben Goldacre discusses the placebo effect. Now as I have said so many times before, the placebo effect is not about a sugar pill, it's about the cultural meaning of a…
Of Mice And Men In Clinical Trials
Sometimes it's better to be a mouse than a man. Report assails FDA oversight of clinical trials Federal investigator says little done to ensure patient safety WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration does very…