Most people have heard the terms “living will” and “advance directive.” If you have had surgery or any other type of medical procedure in the last 20 years, it is
While most of the country — and the media — is absorbed with the Ebola epidemic, it is the enterovirus-D68 that presents much more of a danger, especially to those
The leading cause of death for teens in the United States is motor vehicle accidents. Teens face the greatest risk of being in an accident during their first year of
Anyone born in the 1960’s and later — the so-called Generation X and Millennial Generation — are lucky to have never experienced polio or measles. Those diseases were eradicated, for
Legalizing marijuana before determining a legal standard for when someone is considered driving under the influence of marijuana has left law enforcement without the proper tools to keep impaired drivers
In June, we discussed the collision between Walmart’s truck and Morgan’s vehicle. We focused on Morgan’s assertions that the driver of the truck violated applicable trucking regulations, and that the
The tragic death of the comedy legend Joan Rivers has left a lot of people wondering about the safety of outpatient surgery clinics. The Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic in New York
At this point, the names Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy and Ray McDonald should be familiar to everyone in the United States, whether or not they are football fans.
Home health care is the fastest-growing sector in the health care industry; this particular area of health care is expected to grow 66 percent over the next ten years. Currently,
The national gun debate has gone corporate. The historic and heated feud between gun activists, who invoke the Second Amendment to support their claim to carry any firearm anywhere, anytime,
Losing our independence is one of our biggest fears in life. Watching someone we love lose theirs is one of the saddest parts of life. But, it is a part
In Part, I of Google Glass and Distracted Driving, the application of existing distracted driving laws to Google’s high tech head gear was discussed. In Part II, your Denver personal
Recently, more attention has been paid to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse. Deaths from drug overdoses have been rising steadily over the past two decades and have now
At this time of year many parents are sending children off to college. Last year, The Levine Law Firm blog discussed the troubling issues of binge drinking and sexual assaults
The shooting death of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, has been the headline of the month. It has become a defining moment in the relationship between
In Part One of Privacy Law and Nursing Home Abuse, the unintended impediments to protection from and investigation of nursing home abuse that privacy law can create were discussed. In
In July of this year, a Florida jury heard the case of a widow of a lifetime smoker against RJ Reynolds, the company which manufactured the brand that the widow’s
White water rafting is a hugely popular sport, and Colorado has some of the best rivers and rapids in the country on which to participate in it. But as with
In April of this year, seventeen workers at a nursing home in New York were indicted on charges of felony neglect. The 300-bed health care facility opened in December 2011,
DWI. Driving While Impaired. Most often, the phrase triggers thoughts of driving while intoxicated (also DWI), or driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or illegal drugs. But what if
Florida Governor Rick Scott took one of the first rides in the Audi A7, which is equipped with newly developed autonomous driving technology. Governor Scott made the high-profile test drive
Privacy issues have been in the spotlight ever since Edward Snowden began leaking thousands of highly sensitive documents from the National Security Administration. The ensuing national debate about what should
Even as the World Cup delights soccer fans around the globe, the issue of concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in sports has reached the highest levels of power and
On August 2, 2009, David Riley was pulled over in San Diego, California, for having expired tags and a suspended driver’s license. As per police policy, the car was impounded
Bike share programs are becoming more popular as an alternative method of transportation. Approximately twenty-five cities in the U.S. have such programs, and other cities are looking into adopting the
On June 6, 2014, Olympic six-time gold medalist Amy Van Dyken Rouen was thrown from her ATV in a near-fatal collision near her home in Arizona. The Olympic Hall of
Tort reform has been a contentious legal, medical, and ethical debate in this country for decades. Specifically, attempts to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits by capping non-economic damages (typically defined as
In 2012, Hannah Storm, an anchor for ESPN, went outside to light her gas grill in preparation for cooking dinner. It was a windy night, and the flame that lit
On April 27, 2014, three children were swimming in the pool of their condominium complex in Hialeah, Florida, with their family members supervising them from the area alongside the pool.
Let’s start with the basic facts: a suntan is caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun or from a sunlamp at a tanning bed. The “tan” color is actually from
The Texas Youth Football Association near San Antonio, Texas, is one of the most competitive youth football leagues in the country. Featured recently in both People magazine and on television,
In addition to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) caused by numerous hits to the head and concussions caused by such hits, retired NFL players are now suing the League for the harmful
On June 7, 2014, the limousine carrying Tracy Morgan and his entourage on the New Jersey turnpike was slammed into by a freight truck operated on behalf of Walmart. The
With the economy starting to show signs of recovery, more people are taking vacations again. However, after years of stagnant wages and little ability to save, a lot of those
A recent case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado highlights the endless tug of war between decreasing gun violence and upholding the Second Amendment to the
A previous blog discussed the all too common and tragic problem of nursing home abuse and neglect. In this blog, your Denver Personal Injury Attorney will explore what constitutes nursing
Elder abuse is typically associated with care in nursing homes and other residential settings. However, the elderly are often abused and neglected outside of institutions; in fact, most
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, has been in the news a lot lately in the context of football and the the NFL. While it is true that playing football–as well
Every parent who has a child that has participated in a sport or gone to any kind of camp is all too familiar with that piece of paper that purports
Part I of the E-Cigarettes series discussed the rising popularity of e-cigs, as they are commonly referred to, and the controversy over whether they are smoking cessation devices or simply
The statistics are startling: 19% of undergraduate women have experienced attempted or completed sexual assault since entering college; 95% of sexual attacks go unreported–sexual assaults are the most unreported crime; 90% of
College students have been drinking alcohol for probably as long as there have been colleges. Your Denver Personal Injury Attorney knows that there is nothing new about that, or about
The high unemployment rate, particularly for 18—25-year-olds, has led to an explosion of internships. Although they vary, most internships are temporary employment and the intern is promised “experience” rather than
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, two out of forty-four victims of a Hepatitus C outbreak in a nursing home in Minot, North Dakota, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking unspecified monetary
It seems that the auto industry does not learn from past mistakes. When the design of the Ford Pinto was found to be defective and the cause of the
Many of us have been prescribed medicine that has caused an uncomfortable or unwanted side effect–a stomach ache, sleepiness, or weight gain to name some common consequences of many drugs.
A spate of recent lawsuits filed against nursing homes and skilled care facilities on behalf of patients or their estates has focused attention on the all too often hidden issue
When the huge pharmacy and drug store chain CVS announced that it would no longer sell cigarettes in the name of promoting public health, it was a brilliant public relations
Colorado has long been considered a permissive state with respect to firearms. The state still is–except apparently for Denver. Denver recently challenged the state’s preemption law and won, allowing the city
The Obama administration announced an extension for the March 31, 2014 deadline for enrollment in the Affordable Care Act. For people using the healthcare.gov website, which sells health plans in 36 states,
