Public Justice Fights for COVID Exposed Food Workers
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted frontline food workers. Public Justice and other organizations have been working hard to change the working environment for frontline food workers, especially those working in the meatpacking factories.
According to Civil Eats, the USDA recently announced they are investing $700 millio...
Michael Cowen of Cowen Rodriguez Peacock Fights for Change in Tractor Trailer Truck Safety
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Michael Cowen of Cowen Rodriguez Peacock recently settled a case for his client whose mother was tragically killed by an 18-wheeler truck. The plaintiff chose to focus first on holding the trucking company accountable and preventing similar incidents from occurring in the future.
The plaintiff’s...
$38.8MM Verdict Awarded For Family After Garbage Truck Death
After a 10-day trial, the family of an 11-year old victim was awarded $38.8MM for compensatory damages in the case for the wrongful death of their child who was hit and killed at a crosswalk. Represented by Nevada’s Sean Claggett, William Sykes, and Geordan Logan of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm, this verdict is far greater than the original $250,000 sett...
2021 CAALA-Vegas Convention Is A Huge Success Again!
As all associations are navigating the idea of holding annual conventions this year, our friends with the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles moved forward in holding their 2021 CAALA Vegas event in person over the Labor Day weekend at The Bellagio. The association held health and safety of all to the highest regard, and this did not go unnotice...
Outlook – Adding School Calendars
I recently discovered a great feature in Outlook that will help me keep my work life and home life organized!
Did you know you can add a School Calendar to Outlook? You must log into Outlook 365 online or Office.com. Select Outlook. Go to Calendars. Select Add Calendar.
Here you can add personal calendars or edit calendars. If you look towards the bottom...
Larry F. Taylor, Jr. of The Cochran Firm Receives AAJ’s Presidential Award
The American Association of Justice (AAJ) awards the David S. Shrager President’s Award during their annual summer conference. This award “recognizes an AAJ member who has demonstrated former AAJ President David Shrager’s (1983-84) passion for the law and trial bar, and who has made an outstanding contribution to civil justice and the work of AAJ.” The...
Enhanced Version of Advocate Capital’s AdvoTrac® Web Portal is Now Live
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Advocate Capital Inc.’s proprietary software platform, the AdvoTrac® Case Expense Funding Service, has received a major update.
Advocate Capital, Inc. created AdvoTrac® for tracking law firm lines of credit on a case-by-case basis. Advocate Capital, Inc. clients can access their account informat...
FinOp Group Joins Advocate Capital Client Discounts
Authored By: Candace Whitman
Here at Advocate Capital, we offer many different products and services to our law firm clients, including our Advocate Capital Client Discounts—a group of exclusive discounts available to Advocate Capital clients from numerous vendors.
FinOp Group has graciously decided to join this program by offering Advocate clients 50% of...
Public Justice and Ag-Gag Law in Arkansas
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
Public Justice has been working alongside other organizations to fight against Arkansas' "ag-gag" law. The "ag-gag" 2017 law authorizes farmers and other businesses to sue undercover investigators for up to $5,000 per day if they share any information that could potentially harm their business.
According to Reuters, the 8th U.S....
Daniel Kramer and Teresa Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers Receive $12.6M Verdict for Client Injured at Work
On August 6, 2021, California trial attorneys Daniel Kramer and Teresa Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers received a $12.6M verdict for their client. The plaintiff, a lighting technician, was injured while accessing a broken hatch door at a strip mall in Riverside, California.
Two years before the incident, the property owner and manager were made aware that...
