McKeen & Associates Recognized as Super Lawyers
The national legal rating service Super Lawyers recognized several McKeen & Associates attorneys to its 2018 Super Lawyers lists.
News & Politics
Doctors Claim They Aren’t Influenced by Drug Companies — They Are
Doctors Claim They Aren’t Influenced by Drug Companies — They Are
Sutton Loses Leadership Role, Gets Chaperone after Sexual Misconduct Complaint
Sutton Loses Leadership Role, Gets Chaperone after Sexual Misconduct Complaint
Mother Files Wrongful Death Suit After Mentally Disabled Son’s Death
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed by the mother of a 51-year-old mentally disabled man who was left to die in a hot car in August in West Covina. The suit itself was filed by Irene Melendez against the organizations responsible to looking after and transporting her son, John Cortinas, and include “Easterseals, San Gabriel/Pomona Valley’s Developmental Services, Holy Family Children’s Care and Emanuel Arellano, an Easterseals employee who drove Cortinas.”
Miami AutoNation Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $150K
A car dealership in Miami, Florida, recently paid $150,000 to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with a former assistant parts manager. The dealership was a Miami AutoNation and the suit was filed against the dealership by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) back in September 2017. In the suit, former assistant parts manager, Jacqueline de la Torre accused AutoNation Chevrolet Coral Gables and AutoNation Inc. of “failing to promote Jacqueline to a parts manager position because she’s a woman.”
Tennessee Accuses Nurse Practitioner Christina Collins of Unbelievable Opioid Prescriptions
Christina Collins, a nurse practitioner in Knoxville, Tennessee, is accused of prescribing ‘colossal’ doses of opioids to an unsuspecting patient. According to The Tennessean, the prescription ‘began with 32 tablets of methadone, a powerful opioid painkiller, swallowed eight a time throughout the day.’ Soon thereafter, the patient was instructed to take another opioid, Roxicodone, four
Veteran Moves to Challenge Feres Doctrine in Supreme Court
A former Coast Guard officer is hoping to challenge the Feres doctrine ban on military injury claims before the Supreme Court. Walter Daniel, a Coast Guard veteran, says he still doesn’t know what happened when his wife died in childbirth. Herself a servicemember, Navy Lt. Rebekah Daniel was due to give birth at a Washing
First Five Jobs Replaced by Robots by 2025
In 2013, scientists from Oxford University conducted research on this topic. For the experiment, more than 700 professions were selected.
John F. Schaefer Recognized as Super Lawyer
The national legal rating service Super Lawyers recognized John F. Schaefer, founder of Birmingham, Michigan-based The Law Firm of John F. Schaefer as a Top-Rated Family Law Attorney. This will be his 13th consecutive year for this distinction. Schaefer was also included in Super Lawyers’ Top 50 Consumer Michigan Super Lawyers list.
Elections – Why You Should Care
Our safety and happiness are always up for grabs, and elections are one of the ways in which these important items can be taken, if we’re not careful.