Personal Injury - Worker's Comp

AAJ praises Obama pre-emption memo - 5/21/09.

In the blog of the Legal Times (5/21) Marisa McQuilken wrote, "President Barack Obama gave plaintiffs lawyers a reason to celebrate Wednesday afternoon, issuing a memorandum advising department and agency heads that federal pre-emption will be the exception, not the rule, in his administration." While, the "plaintiffs bar was already confident that Obama would support the rights of states to enact laws that exceed federal regulations," the newly released "memo makes Obama's stance on the issue official." A statement released by the American Association for Justice "praised" the action, saying, "The Obama Memo on regulatory preemption makes clear that the rule of law will once again prevail over the rule of politics."

Recent Cases & Decisions

Foster Law Firm, LLC was co-counsel for Plaintiff in the recent trial of Forrester v. APAC-Southeast, Inc. in the Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County on June 26, 2006. The suit involved personal injuries sustained when construction equipment operated by an employee of Defendant struck the Plaintiff's vehicle. After a full week trial and lengthy deliberations by the jury, a verdict for the Plaintiff in the amount of $466,650.00 was returned on June 30, 2006.

On August 10, 2004, Chad L. Bacon, an associate of the firm, obtained a verdict for his client, Katherine Lucille Brown, from a Pickens County jury in an action for personal injuries. Ms. Brown had been seriously injured when a motorist (the defendant in the action) improperly crossed the centerline into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck the motorcycle on which Ms. Brown had been riding, as a passenger, head-on. Unfortunately, Ms. Brown suffered severe injuries and incurred significant medical bills. Suit was filed against the Defendant in April 2003, and the case was called to trial on August 10, 2004 in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County. After the trial was concluded and after significant deliberation, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Brown in the amount of $125,000.00.

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