When alcohol interacts with prescription medication, the potential reactions can run the gamut from acute (drowsiness leading to car crashes) to chronic (permanent organ damage). Most medicine bottles disabled clients share...
Hockey Puck vs. Foul Ball – Legal Remedies for Injured Spectators?
January 31, 2013
Our last post featured a discussion of “Assumption of Risk”. In terms of the fans at a sporting event, this doctrine holds that a spectator knows, fully understands, and assumes the risk inherent in watching a...
2012 Year of Record Low Fatalities – Remember the Pre-School Years
January 30, 2013
In pre-school, we are told to look both ways and hold an adult’s hand when crossing the street. Even though as adults we may occasionally look only one way or even jaywalk, this simple advice stays with us forever...
Foul ball, Loose puck, Flying bat — Who is to Blame?
January 29, 2013
Here is an interesting hypothetical case which, unfortunately, sometimes really happens: You are watching a sporting event when something comes flying into the stands. It could be a puck at an ice arena, a foul ball at a...
Community-based Care: Northern Virginia’s Dilemma
January 28, 2013
The removal of four out of five mental health institutions in Virginia is perceived both as a win and a loss for the disabled. The decision to close these facilities results from a settlement between the Department of Justice...