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Posted by Rob Curtiss
January 11, 2008 9:17 PM

Despite our best efforts to educate the public about the economics of contingent fee law practice, a great many people still believe that lawyer's fees are outrageous. Folks of this ilk will have a field day with the fee being sought by the San Diego law firm that represented the defrauded Enron stockholders. That firm, Coughlin Stoia, Geller, Rudman and Robbins just put in a request a...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
January 04, 2008 8:50 PM

Did you ever see the movie "Bravehart?" Early in the film the English and Scots armies are squared off against each other in battle formation. Just when a fight seems inevitable, small negotiating teams from both sides ride out to meet each other. At this tense point, with the hostile armies on the verge of confrontation, the negotiators work out a settlement between the Scots and English...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
January 04, 2008 8:48 PM

Several of the major presidential candidates: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani to name a few are lawyers by training. Thus far I don't recall any of these individuals have been attacked because they are attorneys. However, another candidate John Edwards has been vilified for some time because of his profession. You see, Edwards is not just a lawyer he is a "trial...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
December 07, 2007 8:52 PM

During this holiday season it is important to remember our men and women in uniform as well as our disabled veterans. We all realize that the sacrifices they make allow the rest of us to enjoy the Christmas season in safety. In this firm we feel this debt acutely. Our office manager, Shelly, lost a beloved family member who was serving in Iraq. We have also had the pleasure, over the years of...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
November 20, 2007 9:20 PM

Most of us realize that people who suffer serious physical injuries in accidents often are unable to continue working. In my career as a personal injury lawyer however, I have also represented many people with psychological or emotional injuries that are just as incapacitating. For instance, accident victims who have sustained psychological injuries like posttraumatic stress disorder or other...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
November 02, 2007 9:38 PM

Many people are aware that if they bring a claim for personal injury they will eventually have to give a deposition. This means that the lawyer from the insurance company gets to question them and a court reporter records the questions and answers. The idea of giving a deposition is so intimidating to some people that it makes them shy away from bringing a personal injury claim. At Van Dorn...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
November 02, 2007 9:35 PM

A tragic recent house fire in Ocean Isle, South Carolina took the lives of seven college students. We join everyone in mourning the passing of these young people whose promising lives were just beginning. As attorneys for victims we are also committed to advancing awareness of public safety issues. Hopefully the already commenced investigation will identify the cause of this tragic fire. When...

Posted by Ed Van Dorn
October 26, 2007 3:24 PM

Most hunting accidents can be avoided. Hunters moving into the line of fire of other hunters, and mistaking other hunters for game are among the most common causes of hunting accidents. Wearing flourescent orange greatly reduces the risk of accident. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is urging hunters to include some fluorescent hunter orange clothing with their other essential gear....

Posted by Rob Curtiss
October 25, 2007 7:58 PM

Although it has nothing to do with the business of representing personal injury victims, our firm wishes to applaud the achievements of the Boston Red Sox. Remember that three years ago, the Red Sox had not won a world championship within almost anybody's memory (unless that anybody was in their nineties). Now, they are in a good position to win their second World Series in four years. The...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
October 05, 2007 10:01 PM

Recently, a federal jury awarded a former New York Knicks female executive $11.6 million in damages in her sexual harassment lawsuit. The jury found that Madison Square Garden had both subjected the women to a hostile work environment and retaliated against her when she complained.I have represented several victims of sexual harassment over the years. These victims are always nervous at the...

Posted by Ed Van Dorn
October 03, 2007 6:55 PM

We have been posting for a while on the insurance industries' ongoing practice of systematically denying valid claims. This problem is across the board, including automobile insurance, home owners insurance and health insurance. Finally the U.S. Congress may be waking up to the problem. The NY Times reports today that:The top-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee has asked 11...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
September 27, 2007 9:26 PM

The baseball season is reaching it's most exciting stage, the playoffs. As a Boston Red Sox fan, I am happy that a number of our star players are recovering from injuries in time for the post-season. Professional ball players, however, get paid whether or not they are in the lineup. Working men and women often do not. That is why when I represent working men and women, I understand their damage...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
September 27, 2007 9:01 PM

Last night the Democratic presidential candidates debated at Dartmouth College. One issue that accident victims and their families may want to focus on in the upcoming election is where the candidates stand in regard to so-called tort reform. Tort reform is a movement started by the insurance companies to limit an accident victim's access to the civil justice system and to limit the damages the...

Posted by Ed Van Dorn
September 25, 2007 1:41 PM

Did you know that farming is one of the most dangerous industries in the US. According to an OSHA publication farm accidents and other work-related health problems claim as many as 1300 lives and cause 120,000 injuries a year, most of which are preventable.Now, in Vermont more women are actively farming than in the recent past. Recently a WCAX posting stated the number of female run farms has...

Posted by Rob Curtiss
August 31, 2007 3:57 PM

Two years have now passed since Hurricane Katrina struck. As a nation, our attention has moved on to other catastrophes such as the Minneapolis Bridge collapse and the Utah mine disaster. Yet many people who lost their homes or other property in the hurricane have been unable to move on because their insurance companies have refused to pay their legitimate claims. Even Senator Trent Lott, the...

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