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Our friends at The Law Offices of Booth & Koskoff recently achieved what may be the largest settlement in California history on behalf of a single victim of sexual abuse. The mentally challenged minor Plaintiff found herself in a situation where she was being abused by a live-in boyfriend of the mother. Upon reporting the situation to a trusted teache...

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Our friend, Thomas H. Peyton of Peyton Law Firm, PLLC, recently obtained a fantastic jury verdict on behalf of his client. The $7.6M verdict handed down by the Monongalia County jury included $1,250,000.00 in punitive damages. On January 17, 2016, the defendant struck and killed a young woman walking to her friend’s apartment. The victim had pelvic fractu...

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President and CEO, Michael J. Swanson recently sat down with America’s Top Trial Lawyer, John K. Zaid of John K. Zaid & Associates  to discuss why it is important for attorneys to be involved in trial lawyer associations. Watch the video below. Click here to watch part one of the interview.    

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Authored By: Candace Whitman Advocate Capital, Inc. would like to congratulate our friend and client, Blake Johnson of Johnson Livingston PLLC who recently won a $300,000 verdict on behalf of his client. The Defendant appealed the verdict but was unsuccessful, which resulted in favorable law for all plaintiffs in Utah. The Plaintiff’s vehicle was struck b...

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Authored By: Ollie Lammers According to the FDA, World Water LLC issued a voluntary recall of Cold Pressed Juice Watermelon also known as WTRMLN WTR Original 12 packs. World Water LLC issued the recall because of the possibility of plastic pieces could be present in some of the bottled juice. The company did not release any information on how plastic piec...

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Meet one of America's Top Trial Lawyers®,  John K. Zaid of John K. Zaid & Associates, as he sits down for an interview with President and CEO, Michael J. Swanson and discusses a multiple fatality car accident case he had where a family of three was struck by a drunk driver. They also discuss the emotional challenges trial lawyers face as they fight fo...

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On January 31st, we ventured back in time, back to the ’80s! We wanted to fully embrace the totally rad decade with a custom 80’s playlist, PowerPoint slide show of employees in their 80’s glory, 80’s fashion, paper fortune tellers, decorations and a game of Jeopardy. Teams of four were created and assigned a classic 80’s movie as their team name. Teams s...

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The Employee Spotlight Award congratulates team members who personify our Company Core Values:  Professionalism, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork and Service. The first winner of this honor from the Quality Assurance Review team is Ashley Harrison, Quality Assurance Analyst III. Ashley has been an integral part of the Quality Assurance Review t...

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Authored By: Ollie Lammers A case taken on by Public Justice, New Prime v. Oliveira, had a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court in favor of their client Dominic Oliveira. The case involves New Prime a trucking company and trucker Dominic Oliveira. The company required Oliveira to complete 10,000 miles hauling freight for free as an “apprentice.” Olivei...

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Last week, President and CEO Michael Swanson hosted a webinar, Law Firm Finance for Plaintiff Lawyers. In this webinar, Mike defines the most relevant financial concepts you need to know to guide the operation of your law firm. He helps identify the challenges that contingent-fee law firms face in the marketplace when seeking capital, and he discusses a f...

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