Miscellaneous

• Federal Court Determines Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Are Not "Outside Salesmen"

  Zev Antell | April 02, 2009 6:33 PM | 15 CommentsRichmond, VA

  On March 30th, a Connecticut Federal court found that the FLSA’s “Outside Salesman” exemption did not apply to Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives. In issuing its ruling the...

• Owners Accountable for Dangerous Dogs

  Staff Writer | March 14, 2006 11:23 AM | 9 CommentsRichmond, VA

  This past weekend, a casual stroll through many of the parks in the Richmond, Virginia area would you have made you think it was "pitbull weekend". Strangely enough, there were dozens of owners walking their dogs with make shift leashes. In many instances, it appeared that the dogs were actually walking their owners. On Sunday, one pitbull got loose in Monroe Park and attacked at least five...

• H.R. 5: Political Chronyism At Its Best

  Michael Phelan | February 19, 2011 8:56 PM | 5 CommentsRichmond, VA

  My favorite author, Ayn Rand, believed that the enemies of free market capitalism included communists/socialists and politicians who practiced chronyism. The vast majority of Americans agree that...

• Are Enemies of 7th Amendment Outraged About This Frivolous Defense?

  Michael Phelan | October 15, 2009 10:29 AM | 4 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Let's see if the insurance industry-sponsored lobbyists who call themselves tort reformers hold any press conferences or buy any advertisements to criticize the frivolous defense being put forth in...

• Warning: The Adults Know All About Facebook and Myspace

  Michael Phelan | April 11, 2008 1:55 PM | 4 CommentsRichmond, VA

  I am not one of those parents who wants to invade my teenagers' privacy and spy on their MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, or other social media sites. But I do want them and other teens and young adults...

• Virginia Bus Crash and Coal Company Cases Show Why Tort Reform Would Make Us Less Safe

  Michael Phelan | July 08, 2011 10:04 AM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Today's Richmond Times-Dispatch contained a spot on editorial about how the horrible Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29 miners might have been averted had Massey Energy followed basic,...

• Are Lawsuit Lenders Legal Loan-Sharks?

  Michael Phelan | January 18, 2011 10:35 AM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Yesterday, the New York Times shined a light on the growing business of lending money to plaintiffs in exchange for a lien on thier personal injury lawsuits. This business, which the industry wants...

• University of Virginia May Fight Virginia AG's Demand for Climatology Files

  Michael Phelan | May 17, 2010 12:48 PM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The University of Virginia may have finally grown a set of coconuts and decided to fight back against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's demand that UVA turn over documents and correspondence related...

• Tragic Crane Accidents Make Headlines

  Zev Antell | August 08, 2008 1:09 PM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Unfortunately, workplace accidents are a reality. Much of the time, the damage done is minimal. However, in industrial workplaces, where heavy equipment is prominent, the stakes are raised and...

• Worst Insurance Companies for Consumers Revealed

  Michael Phelan | July 18, 2008 8:54 AM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  According to a report compiled after six months of researching court documents, SEC and FBI records, state insurance department investigations and complaints, nationwide news accounts, and testimony...