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Railroad worker awarded $20.5M after workplace accident

A railroad worker recently was awarded $20.5M after losing his legs in a workplace accident. The worker was a General Mills employee moving railcars near the company's Georgia cereal plant in 2005. The railroad cars were loaded with grain when three of the cars broke loose and ran over the worker, severing his legs. This is an example of a "third-party claim," which is common in severe workplace accidents. In addition to pursuing a workers' compensation claim against his employer,...

Trials After Dark: GWC Lawyers Hone Their Trial Skills With Cutting-Edge Seminars

As in any profession, there are always new approaches and evolving ideas on how to best practice law, particularly trial law. The fundamental challenge for a trial lawyer is to persuade 12 skeptics in a jury box that our cause is correct and that under the law, defendant should pay significant money damages to compensate the injured. At times, the trial lawyer must become a psychologist, a dramatist, a philosopher, a gambler, a performer, a marketer, and always a fighter....

Nursing Home Resident Found Dead After Wandering Off

One of the most common forms of nursing home neglect is the inadequate supervision of nursing home patients. Without proper monitoring, some patients may wander off and become endangered outside of a nursing home facility. Many patients who wander off from nursing home facilities suffer a variety of injuries including pedestrian accidents, falls or robbery attempts. Exposure to the elements is another common cause of injury for these patients. One Kansas City area man was recently found dead after he...