by By Richard Alexander | May 12, 2020 | General
Encouraging news from a New England Journal of Medicine article finding that the infection risk associated with resterilized pacemakers does not differ significantly from the infection risk seen in new pacemakers. Used pacemakers are safe to use but you won’t see them...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 19, 2019 | General
A class action is a powerful procedural tool to hold corporate wrongdoers accountable where there is widespread abuse of a large number of individuals who have suffered damages that individually are insufficient to support the cost of prosecuting individual claims....
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | General
Corporations, their presidents, public relations departments and political supporters, routinely condemned lawyers and castigated them because lawyers represent people who have been injured by corporate wrongdoers — consumers, investors, injured workers, abused...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | General
Introduction On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed into law “The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990” (ADA). This law gives civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities, similar to that provided to individuals on the basis of race,...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | General
Burial insurance companies are being investigated by state insurance commissioners for charging Blacks higher prices than Whites. In the South Blacks have been paying one-third more than Whites for certain types of burial policies. Reportedly, outlaw insurance...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 17, 2019 | General
Convicted felons cannot legally own handguns, but four out of five criminal convictions in the United States are for misdemeanors and a misdemeanor conviction, until recently, had no impact on the right to own or use a handgun. Today anyone who has ever been convicted...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Sep 21, 2016 | General, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
Hiring a lawyer in a serious injury or death case can make a significant difference in your bottom line. Even if you are dealing with your own insurance company, you cannot expect the company to be “on your side,” to be your “good neighbor,” or even to “be there.” You...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Aug 16, 2016 | General
Last Tuesday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) was convicted of obstructing the federal probe and violating various safety laws associated with the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion of 2010. The San Francisco Gate reported that PG&E was found guilty...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Dec 28, 2015 | Firm News, General
Consumer watchdogs, consumers, medical patients and Americans everywhere have lost an icon and incredible friend. Kathy Olsen, who gave so much to consumer and medical patient advocacy and safety, recently passed away. Like so many, Kathy became a passionate advocate...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Jul 23, 2015 | General
Last week, the popular ride-share company “Uber” was fined $7.3 million for refusing to give regulators in California vital information about business practices. According to ABC News Channel Seven, the company failed to report information about accident details and...
