Legal Solutions

by, Lexicon Legal There is a coming wave of litigation related to the coronavirus. It has already started in small measure: an occasional challenge to a government order or preliminary filings to secure insurance coverage. But many of these new legal issues have not been addressed substantively by the courts. Many judges are unwilling to […]

by, Lexicon Legal This month marks the anniversary of the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act. For years, military service members had been barred from filing medical malpractice claims against the federal government and its medical providers. This law opened the door to an entire class of medical malpractice litigation. Service members and their […]

by, Lexicon Legal There are many ways to be injured around the house during the holiday season. Many personal injury claims are filed against all types of insurance policies during the holidays. Litigators must be prepared for all types of injury claims that can be filed against homeowners, auto, workers compensation, commercial liability, and business […]

by, Lexicon Legal School hazing is a rapidly developing legal area. Practitioners are faced with many novel questions of law, and this can make it difficult to adequately prepare to take a case to trial – or even determine what a fair settlement would be. With few comparable cases across the country, you might not […]

by, Beth Slate, Partner and Law Firm Consultant at RJH Consulting If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s you either bend with change, or it breaks you. This year has been one of true upheaval. We like to think we can anticipate, mitigate and plan for the ups and downs of business, but I don’t […]

by Shawn Meehan, Global Head of Legal Solutions at Guidepoint Even before the pandemic, Corporate America faced sizable verdicts from big-ticket lawsuits. In response, Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) from nearly 50 companies (including AT&T, Ford, Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer) earlier this year sought to amend Rule 702 under the Federal Rules of Evidence, […]

by, Erin Fitzgerald, JD, of Lexicon Legal Content Twenty years ago, Lyft, Uber, and Citi Bike were misspellings, not multimillion-dollar transportation enterprises. “Ridesharing” was the morning carpool, and “bike sharing” conjured images of tandem rides through the park. Today, millennials are summoning Ubers and unlocking bikes, but changes to how consumers get around haven’t changed […]

by Robert M., Express Writers Lawyers are trained to rely on precedent, but 2020 practitioners are about to create it. The unprecedented public health regulations sweeping the globe have halted life as we know it. From triggering economic circuit breakers to reviving wartime production acts, the coronavirus outbreak has left Americans confined to their homes […]

by, Erin Fitzgerald, JD, of Lexicon Legal Content Over 140 lawsuits against the manufacturers of Zantac and its generic counterparts were consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) and transferred to the Southern District of Florida. Because this Multidistrict Litigation(MDL) will set the stage for the litigation process, it is important to consider […]

by James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, FACP Founder, GI Expert Opinion Telehealth is the most rapidly evolving area in healthcare. Each year tens of millions of Americans receive some form of telehealth services, and the number is growing worldwide. In recent months, this dynamic has been largely driven by COVID-19 due to logistical necessity. However, […]