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On the Issue of Medical Malpractice Reform
As many of you probably know, medical malpractice reform is a topic batted around by politicians during election season. Both parties go back and forth about whether the cost of …
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The 49th ITLA Annual Institute
My mentor, Charles R. Vaughan, was the chair of the very first ITLA Institute that took place on a Saturday in December of 1965. The one-day seminar took place in …
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A useful guide to slip-and-fall cases
When a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, is there a sound? What came first, the chicken or the egg? If a person …
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New driver in the house
This coming June, my sweet daughter Josie will be 16 years old. That means, yes, a long-standing American rite of passage is available to her – getting her driver’s license. …
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How much auto insurance do you need?
I am not an insurance agent. I don’t sell insurance. And to tell you the truth, I really don’t like insurance companies. But if you have an automobile, it’s a …
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My mentor and the value of persistence
This is my mentor – Charles R. Vaughan. He’s been practicing law over 50 years. My first position as an attorney was at his firm, Vaughan and Vaughan, in Lafayette, …