Law Offices of William O'Brien Finch, Jr., Chartered

08/25/2018

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01/26/2016

Sometimes you have to stand up for what's right, even when it costs you everything. This is the story of Steven Gursten, who stood up for truth by exposing fraudulent testimony by a well-known "expert witness". His reward? The "expert" filed a grievance against him with the local grievance commission.

Will the First Amendment lose when IME doctor files grievance to conceal her testimony in injury case from the public?

11/02/2015

Excellent NY Times article on forced arbitration, the worst thing to happen to U.S. consumers since . . . maybe ever.

With a clause in complex contracts that few people read, corporations have insulated themselves from lawsuits and locked Americans into a system where arbitrators overwhelmingly favor business.

07/20/2015

One of Google's self-driving robot cars was involved in a collision with a car driven by a human. The human was found to be at-fault. Quick light-hearted read.

One of Google’s very good self-driving cars that have been zipping around Mountain View, California has gotten in its first accident involving injuries. The humans, who are very bad and distracted easily, were at fault. The machine was good, and we’re glad it’s here, very glad.

07/14/2015

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05/28/2015

Don't like watching other drivers talking on their cell phones and making the roads more dangerous? Here's an idea: buy a cell phone jammer and put it in your car, like this guy did. Or maybe don't do that, since it's illegal and he got fined $48,000.00 for doing it.

So 60-year-old vigilante Jason R. Humphreys took matters into his own hands. As The Tampa Tribune reports, Humphreys brought a cellphone jammer along on his commute every day for two years. MetroPCS (which is owned by T-Mobile) notified the Federal Communications Commission that there was a peculiar…

05/26/2015

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Maryland has been unconstitutionally double-taxing many of its residents for years. Specifically, Maryland did not offer a credit to its residents who paid income taxes in other states, a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Refunds will be issued in the future.

Some residents who earn income elsewhere will get a refund, and they and others will pay less going forward.

04/17/2015

Acting like a turkey isn't new for many lawyers. But actually seeing a turkey in your office - now that's a bit different.

Kansas City, Missouri, lawyer Jeffrey Tonkin found an involuntary intruder in his law office on Monday.Legal secretary Monica Hastings was the first to spot the intruder—a turkey that may have

04/13/2015

Bryan Stow, the fan who was beaten at Dodger stadium, hasn't received any money from an $18 million jury verdict. But his health insurance company brought in $1.6 million. This is possible thanks to the wonderful world of insurance subrogation.

First he was assaulted for wearing the wrong team's clothes. Then he was sucker-punched by the insurance system.

03/20/2015

Does homeowner's insurance provide coverage for defamation lawsuits? It does if your name is Roger Clemens!

Lawyers representing Clemens and lawyers for his former trainer Brian McNamee reached a settlement in McNamee’s long-running defamation suit against Clemens.

03/13/2015

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is releasing a report Tuesday that shows that 3 in 4 consumers don't know if they're affected by arbitration agreements. Those who are subject to them are typically banned from class action suits.

03/06/2015

Over the past decade, states have slashed workers' compensation benefits, denying injured workers help when they need it most and shifting the costs of workplace accidents to taxpayers.