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Famer Bob Betley Wins for All Americans
22:20 Golf Hall of Famer Bob Betley Wins for All Americans On page one of “The Rules of Golf: The Spirit of the Game" there is a discussion about a player's responsibility to abide by these rules. It’s the true spirit of sportsmanship, stating: "All players shall conduct themselves in a disciplined manner, demonstrating courtesy and sportsmanship at all times, irrespective of how competitive they may be. This is the spirit of the game of golf." Golf has been touted for centuries as a "gentlemen's game," and, rightly so. For Champion Hall of Famer, Bob Betley, “The Spirit of the Golf Game” has exemplified his entire professional career. And, although Bob got a late start in playing the game, he made up for it quickly, turning pro just a couple of years after taking up the game seriously. With his wife and caddie, Jane, at his side, he won the Utah Open in 1979 and went on to win state open titles in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho, piling up a more than 75 tournament victories and over $1 million in career earnings along the way. Bob's biggest win as a pro came when he won the 1993 Bank of Boston Classic on the Senior PGA Tour. He also finished second in the Shootout at Jeremy Ranch, losing a memorable 8-hole, sudden-death playoff to former U.S. Open champ Orville Moody in the Utah Senior Tour event. He was a “gentleman” amongst gentlemen and on top of his game – but then tragedy struck. Bob was seriously and permanent injured when his car was rear-ended by an underinsured driver. As a result, he hasn't been able to golf or enjoy one of his other great talents, painting – primarily wildlife oils and portraits – since then. No more golf, no more travel, no more painting. In an instant, Bob’s livelihood and way of life ceased to exist. Despite the trauma and hardship, he and his wife were determined to soldier on. As hardworking, responsible, and honest as ever, they thought they could handle things themselves. They filed a claim with their own auto insurance company (a “first-party claim”) and assumed they’d be treated fairly – just like in the spirit of golf. But instead, their insurance company didn’t abide by that “gentleman’s” spirit of golf” – no, they stalled. They repeatedly lost paperwork, and wouldn’t even return phone calls. So finally, Bob and Jane – Team Betley – had had enough. They called Siegfried & Jensen. Sadly, this is a scenario that the attorneys at Siegfried & Jensen knew all too well. They saw to it that the insurance company did its job and compensated Bob and Jane as required, but then they took it a step further. Mitch Jensen, Founding Partner at Siegfried & Jensen, and Utah State Senator Steve Urquhart wrote and got passed new state legislation protecting the rights of individuals in “first-party” insurance claims. In 2010, SB62 was signed into law in Utah, mandating that insurance companies must provide a written response within a reasonable period of time. Additionally, all uninsured or underinsured claims must be paid immediately either for the amount of the covered individual’s demand or the carrier’s response. Today, the Insider Exclusive shows how the law firm of Siegfried & Jensen, the Utah Legislature and everyday Americans like Bob and Jane Betley can make the legal system work, protecting the rights of individuals and promoting safety for everyone. Mitch Jensen graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1978. After completing law school at Pepperdine University in 1981, he became a member of the State Bars of California and Utah. Along with Ned Siegfried, Mitch co-founded what is now one of the top personal injury law firms in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, where he specializes in personal injury auto litigation, product liability, and pharmaceutical injuries. Associating with clients is the most rewarding aspect of Mitch’s work, as he is inspired by people who overcome significant trials and challenges. He considers the greatest people he knows to be his clients and the attorneys and staff who help them fight to restore their lives and families. In his spare time, Mitch enjoys sports, outdoor activities, spending time with his family, and traveling. Siegfried & Jensen provides top-notch legal services to residents of Salt Lake City and throughout Utah. The firm’s personal injury lawyers have the experience, knowledge, and drive to achieve the just compensation that victims of negligence deserve for the hardships they must face. The firm’s 16 skilled attorneys specialize in a variety of fields to offer knowledgeable legal advice and emotional support to injured victims. You can contact Mitch Jensen at 1-866-883-5350, or www.siegfriendandjensen.com. Added: 2 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 37,919 | Comments: 0
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Utah Meth Cops Project
22:12 Utah Meth Cops Project In the last decade cops have busted over 1,000 methamphetamine labs in the state of Utah. But in putting themselves in harm’s way to serve and protect the public, they have also been exposing themselves to a hidden killer: the meth lab itself. 81 police officers in Utah have either died, have terminal illness or are extremely sick – and the one common denominator in every one of these health situations is the officer spent large amount of time in a drug lab. Utah officers were among the first to be exposed to chemical exposure in meth labs in the early and mid 1980’s. At the time, the long-term side effects of such exposure were not known and officers were not required to wear protective gear. The extent of the serious effects of such exposure to health is currently well documented – people who come in contact with the highly toxic chemicals used to make the drug can become sick and prolonged exposure can lead to cancer. The use of protective gear is now fully implemented. Unfortunately, this necessary precaution has come too late for dozens of law enforcement personnel already suffering from various serious ailments. Tragically, several officers in Utah who worked in the methamphetamine strike forces have died of cancer in the last few years. The establishment of the Utah Meth Cops Project gives hope for the first time to these unsung heroes exposed to toxic chemicals in the line of duty. The project was started with the purpose of raising funds to train a local team to deliver the program in Utah to those law enforcement personnel who had been poisoned by contact with toxins from meth labs encountered in the line of duty, on a humanitarian basis, at no cost to them. With a grant from the Commission on Crime and Juvenile Justice, the Utah Meth Cops Project opened its door on September 26, 2007, with seven officers starting the program. Those officers noticed immediate changes in their conditions. The results experienced by the participants were definite and without exception all reported improvements in their health, some very dramatic. By early 2010, 68 officers had completed the program with great success. Today, the Insider Exclusive shows how Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff; Sandra Lucas, Director of the Utah Meth Cops Project; Stuart Smith, Retired Chief of Investigation for the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office; and Mitch Jensen of the law firm of Siegfried Jensen came together to support this noble project for Utah’s finest. Mark Shurtleff was elected to his first term as Utahs Attorney General in 2000. A seasoned prosecutor, public servant and family man, Attorney General Shurtleff is now in his tenth year as Attorney General. Since stepping into the Attorney Generals office Attorney General Shurtleff has shown his dedication to Utahs families through his strong vision and effective leadership. Prior to 2000, Utah was notorious for nearly leading the country in methamphetamine labs per capita. Attorney General Shurtleff took the meth problem to the legislature, fought for better laws, focused on tough enforcement and today, Utah is among the lowest states in the country for meth production. Attorney General Shurtleff received a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law Mitch Jensen graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1978. After completing law school at Pepperdine University in 1981, he became a member of the State Bars of California and Utah. Along with Ned Siegfried, Mitch co-founded what is now one of the top personal injury law firms in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, where he specializes in personal injury auto litigation, product liability, and pharmaceutical injuries. Associating with clients is the most rewarding aspect of Mitch’s work, as he is inspired by people who overcome significant trials and challenges. He considers the greatest people he knows to be his clients and the attorneys and staff who help them fight to restore their lives and families. In his spare time, Mitch enjoys sports, outdoor activities, spending time with his family, and traveling. Siegfried Jensen provides top-notch legal services to residents of Salt Lake City and throughout Utah. The firm’s personal injury lawyers have the experience, knowledge, and drive to achieve the just compensation that victims of negligence deserve for the hardships they must face. The firm’s 16 skilled attorneys specialize in a variety of fields to offer knowledgeable legal advice and emotional support to injured victims. You can contact Mitch Jensen at 1-866-883-5350, or www.siegfriendandjensen.com. You can learn more about the Utah Meth Cops Project at www.utah-detox.org Added: 9 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 70,610 | Comments: 0
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Portrait of The Greatest Generation
52:29 Portrait of The Greatest Generation - The Arthur and Loretta Murphy Story In this superb TV documentary, the Insider Exclusive’s Steve Murphy goes returns to Foxboro, Massachusetts, to tell through the stories of his parents, Arthur and Loretta Murphy, America's hero and heroine who came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War and went on to build modern America. As symbols of their generation, Arthur and Loretta defined the virtues of their era: duty, honor, hard work, bravery, service, and love of family and country. Throughout this story, Steve shows how his father – and an entire generation – came of age during the Second World War and other great social, political and economic events. Arthur and Loretta were shaped by these changes – and they shaped these changes, too. When innocence and youth were their birthright, Steve takes us back to he harrowing days of the Great Depression and the Second World War, a conflict where Arthur fought selflessly and suffered tremendously. Arthur answered America’s call to defend freedom, and was wounded and underwent multiple surgeries to restore his arm to use. With Loretta at his side, Arthur overcame great odds and started a beautiful family of three sons and a daughter. They succeeded on every front and then began a new journey: creating roots for themselves and their young family in Southern California. A grateful nation gave Arthur and Loretta a second chapter – like millions of other Americans – to give the next generation, the Baby Boomers, an opportunity to succeed in peacetime. And Arthur and Loretta contributed to this national renaissance, supporting America’s quests in science, literature, art, industry, and finance. Leading productive and enriching lives, Arthur and Loretta raised their children to better themselves, watching as their sons and daughter became parents themselves and decorated leaders in education, construction, athletics and law. And the second half of the twentieth century is also the Murphy family’s story, as Steve takes us through the tumult of Vietnam, the struggle for civil rights, the Cold War, the attacks against America and the renewed purpose of this greatest of all nations. Arthur and Loretta have so many stories to tell, stories that in many cases they have never told before. And through this emotionally moving TV documentary, Steve brings their stories back to life so their memory can live forever. You can contact Steve Murphy at 310-922-6872, or steve@prlawinc.com Added: 12 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 87 | Comments: 0
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Family Services Abuses – Nations v.
Wyoming DFS 29:20 Family Services Abuses – Nations v. Wyoming DFS Despite constitutional guarantees, Americans’ civil rights and liberties are constantly in danger of violation, whether by individuals, corporations or government institutions. Regardless of whether personal prejudices or national security concerns lie at the root of these violations, challenging them – and holding wrongdoers accountable – is imperative for the sake of constitutional integrity and the preservation of The American Way. Trial lawyers advocate for awareness, the truth, and a persons right to know. They believe that in the absence of the truth, all of us stand helpless to defend ourselves, our families, our health, and our way of life. Often times, we don’t think about or worry about or understand what is happening to another, until it happens to us. Deceits have no boundaries. Disease doesn’t recognize the color of our skin or our political party’s affiliation. When it comes to cover-ups and false allegations by Agencies of the State and the Federal Government, there is not a soul amongst us who does not have a cringing fear of their overwhelming, awesome power. It is at these times that we need experienced and dedicated trial lawyers, the warriors in the courtroom who are willing to battle for us “tooth and nail” in the Halls of Justice: To protect our cherished way of life. Such a “Call for Justice” happened on February 10, 1994, when the State of Wyoming’s Department of Family Services revoked Connie and Roland Nations’s Daycare Center License in Riverton, Wyoming. Based on totally false allegations, unsubstantiated by any evidence whatsoever, these actions caused them extensive economic losses, the loss of their business, public censure, and personal embarrassment. Today, The Insider Exclusive goes “Behind the Headlines” to investigate how Vance Countryman, the Nations’s lawyer, proved that the Wyoming Department of Family Services wrongfully and falsely accused the Nations of this indignant injustice – and how, in addition to a well-deserved, justified financial settlement, the Nations received a public apology from State of Wyoming” Vance T. Countryman is a highly distinguished attorney and leader in his field. His extensive experience handling groundbreaking lawsuits makes him an advocate with the credentials and success to fight for his clients. Vance T. Countryman, P.C. addresses a variety of legal issues, providing expert representation to those who have suffered harm. The firm’s expertise includes handling legal disputes involving auto collisions, defective products, job site injuries and wrongful deaths. You can contact Vane Countryman at 800-598-9636, or www.thewyominglawfirm.com Added: 46 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 395,105 | Comments: 0
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Not In Good Hands – American Family
Insurance The Galen Ri 34:22 Not In Good Hands – American Family Insurance The Galen Richey Story Today, the Insider Exclusive presents a really tragic story, one that American Family Insurance doesn’t want you to know. One hot Missouri summer day, Galen Richey’s sister, Brenda, called her insurance company, American Family, and her agent, Catherine Philipp-Leatz, telling her that a 1,400-pound tree limb – nearly half the tree – had fallen on Brenda’s house. She called three times that week, and on three separate occasions American Family refused to pay to have the 1,400-pound limb removed under the terms and conditions of her homeowner’s policy. The reason given by her agent was that “unless the tree fell during a storm, she had no coverage.” The tree limb remained on Brenda’s rooftop for at least 10 days. Brenda, a single mother, wasn’t able to afford to pay a tree removal service to remove this tree. Unable to get any help whatsoever from American Family and her agent, Brenda called her big brother, Galen, as a last resort. In the process of removing the huge tree, the limb broke and knocked Galen off the roof to the ground, 15-feet below, landing on his tailbone. He suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Today, the Insider Exclusive presents how Galen Richey’s lawyer, Brian McCallister, took on American Family Insurance and got justice for Galen Richey with a record verdict of $13 million, upheld by the Missouri Court of Appeals. And how they taught American Family Insurance the real meaning of: • Real shoulders to lean on • Delivering much more than a policy and “peace of mind” • Being truly helpful and caring • And especially, keeping their promises Brian F. McCallister is the founder and owner of The McCallister Law Firm, P.C. Since founding the law firm in 1996, Brian has dedicated his professional life to the representation of individuals and families in cases involving catastrophic injury or death resulting from dangerous products, semi tractor-trailer crashes, automobile crashes and medical malpractice. Having grown up as a ministers son and grandson, Brian saw countless examples of his familys sacrifice for and service to others. This is the foundation on which his professional life of service to others is built. In every case, Brian seeks out close personal relationships with his clients and their families, giving him the ability to advocate for his clients powerfully, persuasively and passionately. His avocation is singing and he is often asked to sing solos for special occasions involving his clients and their families. The McCallister Law Firm is comprised of a team of lawyers who provide each client with professional counsel and personal attention. The firm’s attorneys actually mean it when they say they care about each of their clients. These lawyers are strong advocates for people both in and out of the courtroom. Behind each case the firm agrees to take on is a story and a person. Since 1996, when the firm was established, these attorneys have put their clients first. By carefully selecting each case, the firm’s lawyers can represent clients that they truly believe in. An important part of a lawyers job is not just representing clients in court, but also developing a personal connection with them. And the attorneys at the McCallister Law Firm develop relationships with clients that last well beyond of a case. The firm is available whenever a former client has a legal concern. You can contact Brian McCallister at 816-931-2229, or www.mccallisterlawfirm.com Added: 57 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 860,117 | Comments: 0
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Truck Death – The James Garrett Story
30:49 Truck Death – The James Garrett Story On June 1, 2006, Beverly Garrett, 57, Beulah Hunter, 94, Elois Jeans, 81, and Anita Gibbs, 55, were driving in a Ford 500, on Interstate 70 in Callaway County, Missouri, to a 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration in Illinois. The traffic was stopped for the clearing of an earlier traffic accident that day, approximately 30 miles east of Columbia, Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation (DOT) had DANGER signs and a flagman posted everywhere, warning traffic of this major congestion. George Albright, driving a 70,000-pound tractor-trailer back to Tennessee, fell asleep at the wheel and did not see all the warning signs; slamming into this stopped line of cars, scattering them like bowling pins and instantly killing Beverly, Beulah, Elois and Anita. According to Albrights initial statements, he said he arrived in Columbia, Missouri, at approximately 6 AM, and had slept for 10 hours and 45 minutes before starting his trip back home. Albright, and his company officials adamantly denied that fatigue played any role in the wreck. Of course, a gaping hole remained in terms of an explanation. How could someone drive a 70,000-pound tractor-trailer into stopped traffic if he was not asleep at the wheel? Eye witnesses provided statements to the police indicating that they saw Albright nodding off at the wheel just a couple of miles prior to the crash site. Yet all of the defendants maintained Albright was bright eyed and bushytailed! Thanks to modern technology, Albrights cell phone records clearly showed that he was in St. Louis, Missouri, approximately three hours east of Columbia at 6:50 AM on the date of the wreck, and that Albright had falsified and lied in his log books. When confronted with his cell phone records, Albright admitted that he had lied and falsified his logs, and that he didn’t take the 10 hours of rest required by federal regulations. Additionally, in court it was discovered that approximately one third of Albrights logs were missing from the six months leading up to the date of the wreck. Obviously, nobody was monitoring this driver and, more importantly, no one was taking responsibility for his actions. Ken McClain and Danny Thomas, Partners at the law firm of Humphrey, Farrington McClain, P.C., represented the victims in this case. Ken and Danny use three criteria when analyzing catastrophic cases like this: 1. Is there liability? 2. Are there damages? 3. Is there a defendant with an ability to pay? All too often one of the pieces is missing. In this case liability and damages were obvious. This was a horrific wreck that took the lives of some wonderful human beings. However, early discovery responses revealed there was a barely any insurance to compensate all of the victims. Undeterred, Ken and Danny made a conscious decision that this wreck was too horrific and the negligence too gross to advise their clients to accept the paltry insurance proceeds But there was a real big problem: initially no one knew who the trucking company was at fault. The DOT number came back to a company called Pro Logistics of Warren, Michigan. The owner of the vehicle was a company called GLS Leasco, also of Warren, Michigan. More confusing, the vehicles registration came back to another entity called Logistics Services. Through the investigative research of Humphrey, Farrington McClain, P.C., all of these companies amazingly were headquartered out of the same building: 12225 Stephens Road. Additionally, it was also revealed that there were several other companies that had a role in the trucking operation: Logistics Insight and Central Transport, both of which were headquartered out of 12225 Stephens Road. Through extensive investigative work and over 60 Depositions, it was discovered that all of these companies were owned by a single holding company, Centra, Inc., and they all operated out of the same building at the time of the wreck. In fact, Centra owned approximately 50 subsidiary companies, most of which operated out of the same building. The corporate overlap among these companies was astonishing. It was a major corporate shell game designed to deceive the public into thinking they had no assets. Companies like GLS were true shell corporations. Though GLS officially owned thousands of tractor-trailers it did not have a single employee. Who the heck was running this multi-million dollar company? Today, the Insider Exclusive presents: Truck Death – The James Garrett Story. How Ken McClain and Danny Thomas of the law firm Humphrey, Farrington McClain, P.C., unraveled this corporate shell game and got justice for these innocent victims, reaching an $18 million settlement. And in so doing have earned the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike as one of the best plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in Missouri and in the nation. Kenneth B. McClain began his firm’s asbestos practice in 1984, when he represented the Independence, Missouri school district. It was the first case in the country to return a verdict for a school district to recover the cost of removing asbestos from a building. Since then, Ken has represented asbestos personal injury victims and owners of buildings contaminated by asbestos across the United States. On October 6, 1997, he settled the first individual tobacco tort action in New York for Janet Sackman, the Lucky Strike poster model. A 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Ken is a nationally recognized trial lawyer specializing in toxic tort cases throughout the country. Danny Thomas dedicates his practice exclusively to representing victims of catastrophic injuries and wrongful death involving trucking accidents, motor vehicle accidents, product defects, nursing home litigation and medical malpractice. This tenacity comes from serving on active duty in an elite Military Police unit within the United States Marine Corps and being a member of a law firm that has successfully taken on virtually insurmountable odds and institutions in the area of toxic torts including tobacco and popcorn lung disease. Humphrey, Farrington McClain, P.C. is a 16-attorney firm located in Independence, Missouri. Our dedicated attorneys, paralegals and numerous support staff are experienced in handling asbestos bodily injury claims and building-contamination claim, as well as other tort and complex litigation matters involving toxic substances. You can contact Ken McClain and Danny Thomas at 816-836-5050, or www.hfmlegal.com Added: 63 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,009,215 | Comments: 0
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The Exoneration Of Ted White Jr.
66:14 The Exoneration Of Ted White Jr. Missouri State Penitentiary, known as “The Walls,” was built in 1836 and was the oldest prison west of the Mississippi River before it was condemned and closed permanently in 2004. In 1963, Time Magazine called “The Walls” the bloodiest 47 acres in America when a series of violent assaults made national headlines. It has been reported that between the years of 1963 and 1964, there were around 550 separate accounts of serious assaults, including hundreds of stabbings. It was “home” to infamous convicts like Stagger Lee, Pretty Boy Floyd, Sonny Liston and James Earl Ray. And it became home – for five long years – to a wrongfully convicted man named Ted White Jr. Wrongful convictions occur every month, in every state in this country, and the reasons are all varied and all the same: bad police work, junk science, faulty eyewitness identifications, bad defense lawyers, lazy prosecutors, arrogant prosecutors. Our criminal justice system is supposed to err on the side of innocence, sifting the clearly guilty from those less obviously culpable. Imprisoning – or condemning – the innocent exposes a host of procedural defects in our criminal justice system. Justice must be our eternal aspiration, but we should greet skeptically those who ever claim it’s been fully achieved. /nTed White’s story is not a work of lofty philosophy or jurisprudence. It is his humble first-person story told in everyday terms: of how injustice happened, one blunder at a time, a nightmarish story of being imprisoned for something he did not do. No one knows better than the person wrongfully imprisoned how unjust his situation is. Even devoted loved ones and dedicated lawyers can never have the same certainty as Ted White, who knew absolutely he was not guilty! And in the end, Ted White’s account is an eyewitness testimony to the epitome of human isolation: wronged, separated from society and loved ones, and trapped in an existence defined by what Ted alone knows without a doubt to be a lie. The Insider Exclusive presents a true story, a story of final justice: The Exoneration Of Ted White Jr. It’s a testament to his resilience, his family and his lawyers, Brian McCallister and Cyndy Short of the McCallister Law Firm, who helped him escape the prison cell where he did not belong. Ted’s story is a reminder that freedom is not merely a matter of confinement, but also the chance to dwell with the truth./nBrian F. McCallister is the founder and owner of The McCallister Law Firm, P.C. Since founding the law firm in 1996, Brian has dedicated his professional life to the representation of individuals and families in cases involving catastrophic injury or death resulting from dangerous products, semi tractor-trailer crashes, automobile crashes and medical malpractice. Having grown up as a ministers son and grandson, Brian saw countless examples of his familys sacrifice for and service to others. This is the foundation on which his professional life of service to others is built. In every case, Brian seeks out close personal relationships with his clients and their families, giving him the ability to advocate for his clients powerfully, persuasively and passionately. His avocation is singing and he is often asked to sing solos for special occasions involving his clients and their families. /nCyndy Short was toiling away in a small labor law firm when she was appointed to represent a young poor woman accused by the federal government of attempting to assassinate Jesse Jackson during his 1988 presidential campaign. This experience changed the course of her practice, and she dedicated most of the next 15 years of her career to the representation of poor people as a public defender in Kansas City( first in the trial division, then in the capital litigation division where she served as head of that office for nearly a decade). Her accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. She received the Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award in 1997, given annually by the Missouri Bar in recognition of outstanding trial work. She also received the Defender of Distinction Award in 1998 for her dedication to representing poor people charged with serious crimes. That is the highest honor given by the Missouri State Public Defender. The Western Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty recognized her work on the Dick Dexter case with their Courageous Litigator Award. She also graduated from Gerry Spences Trial Lawyers College in 1994. Since 1997, she has been a TLC faculty member trains lawyers and judges around the country. Numerous people owe their freedom and their lives to Cyndys dedication, compassion, personal sacrifice, and skill as a trial lawyer./nThe McCallister Law Firm is comprised of a team of lawyers who provide each client with professional counsel and personal attention. The firm’s attorneys actually mean it when they say they care about each of their clients. These lawyers are strong advocates for people both in and out of the courtroom. Behind each case the firm agrees to take on is a story and a person. Since 1996, when the firm was established, these attorneys have put their clients first. By carefully selecting each case, the firm’s lawyers can represent clients that they truly believe in. An important part of a lawyers job is not just representing clients in court, but also developing a personal connection with them. And the attorneys at the McCallister Law Firm develop relationships with clients that last well beyond of a case. The firm is available whenever a former client has a legal concern./nYou can contact Brian McCallister and Cyndy Short at 816-931-2229, or www.mccallisterlawfirm.com Added: 63 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 301 | Comments: 0
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Kimmy Dahl – Minneapolis’s Hero of
the 35W I Bridge 28:58 Kimmy Dahl – Minneapolis’s Hero of the 35W I Bridge When the images of the 35W bridge collapse first appeared on television, one picture scared the entire nation: a school bus was caught amid the wreckage and 52 children were on board. And the driver, Kimmy Dahl, was somehow able to keep her foot on the brake until every person was off of the bus, including her own two children, Arrianna and David, who initially refused to leave their mom! Just 50 feet back and they could have all been in the river! Kimmy was honored as a hero by her bus company for the courage and determination she displayed that day. She broke her back in two places, suffering a litany of pain, surgeries, disability and severe emotional distress. She has not returned to the job she loved. She has wrestled not only with her own emotional distress, but also with the emotional distress her children suffered. But being a hero was not good enough to pay all her medical bills. In fact, the architects, designers and contractors who constructed this bridge were completely “off the hook” legally, due to a strange law called the Statute of Repose. That’s right: because this bridge is considered an “improvement to real estate,” the law provides that 10 years after an improvement to real estate is constructed, the parties responsible for the construction are completely off the hook no matter how negligent they might have been in the construction of the improvement. To add insult to injury, if the State of Minnesota is deemed responsible for the bridge collapse, the maximum amount that is available for all victims and their families is only $1 million dollars – total!! That’s not per victim, but for all the victims combined! Today the Insider Exclusive goes behind the headlines to show how Kimmy’s lawyer, Fred Soucie, and a group of lawyers lobbied the Minnesota Legislature and Governor to get justice, in the form of a “Compensation Fund” for Kimmy and all the victims of this disaster. Fred and his group of lawyers did this absolutely FREE, because he believes that we, as a society, must not only rebuild the bridge but must also help these victims and heroes rebuild their lives. Fred Soucie has a national reputation in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters of all kinds. His clients are treated with the utmost care and respect. Fred consistently obtains some of the most significant settlements and jury verdicts in Minnesota. Fred has handled numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He is especially recognized for his cases against power companies for electrical injury and death as well as for his work against gas companies for gas explosion injury and death. After law school, Fred worked on a clam boat on the Atlantic Ocean out of Ocean City, Maryland. He learned there is a “right way”, a “wrong way”, and the “Captain Wayne Watson way” to do things—always do things to the best of your ability. Fred took “Captain Wayne’s way” to heart. Fred survived an airplane crash early on in his legal career and knows what it’s like to be injured and have your injuries doubted and disputed by insurance companies. Fred is proud to be an injury lawyer for justice. He takes an active role in supporting community organizations, especially those who support injured victims. The thing Fred is proudest of is what clients say about the firms service to them during troubled times. Soucie Law has helped thousands of clients recover millions of dollars for personal injury and wrongful death victims. Experienced in some of the most high profile cases in Minnesota against formidable insurance, municipal, and corporate opponents, the firm’s attorneys have prevailed for clients whose only mistake was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Car crashes, semi tractor trailer collisions, motorcycle injuries, ATV accidents, bicycle accidents, work injuries, power line and electrical injury, gas explosions, fire and burn injury, farm accidents, air place accidents, and wrongful death...these are just some of the cases the attorneys at Soucie Law have handled for clients. You can contact Fred Soucie at 800-499-2394, or http://www.soucielaw.com Added: 69 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,102,581 | Comments: 0
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The Silent Epidemic – Nursing Home
Care Abuse 49:39 The Silent Epidemic – Nursing Home Care Abuse Choosing a nursing home can cause a lot of anxiety and feelings of guilt for families. The decision to place a family member under the care of a nursing home facility is usually made when health and/or mental capabilities have declined and the family is no longer able to sufficiently care for their loved one. All facilities must insure and protect the rights of every resident and provide a clean, healthy, attractive environment. Residents are entitled to treatment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, ability to pay, or source of payment. Every resident has the right to request the name and function of all individuals providing them service and the identification of other health care facilities, nursing homes, hospitals, and other institutions that may provide them with services. You may not be aware that you can review the state surveys of each home that you have an interest in because Medicare and Medicaid facilities are required by law to let you see their survey reports. Signs to look for that may indicate improper care at a nursing home include strong smells of urine and feces, vests and other devices that tie or hold people down in their beds, lack of privacy, lack of dignity, unanswered calls for help, inactivity and loneliness, and lack of help with eating. Every resident has the right to receive medical care, nursing care, rehabilitative and restorative therapies, and personal hygiene in a safe, clean environment. Also, residents have the right to be fully informed of his/her medical condition unless the physician indicates in the medical records that it is not in the best interest of the patient to be told. Residents have the right to be advised by a physician or appropriate professional staff of alternative courses of care and treatments and their consequences. It is imperative to do your homework when choosing a nursing home facility to avoid any instances of foreseeable abuse, neglect, and death that continue to be reported within nursing home facilities nationwide every day. Every resident has the right to be treated with consideration, respect, and dignity in full recognition of his/her individuality. This includes privacy during medical treatment and care of personal needs. People not involved in the care of the resident should not be present during examinations and treatment without consent from the resident. Every resident should be encouraged and assisted to exercise his/her right to voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services to facility staff and/or outside representatives of his/her choice without fear of coercion, discrimination, or reprisal. As this next tragic story with Corine Kennedy – a 92-year-old woman – proves, everything went wrong. In 2004, Corine was sexually molested by one of St John’s Nursing Home’s “Certified Nursing Assistants,” Joseph Piccoli, on four separate occasions at their Jackson Hole Wyoming facility. Reports had been made to the management of St. John’s Nursing Home about these four independent acts of sexual molestation, yet the management of St. John’s Nursing Home denied they had ever received any report of sexual misconduct, and refused to do anything about them. You will see and hear sworn testimony of some of St John’s employees who reported having seen Piccoli’s sexual misconduct. And then these employees suffered retaliation by certain managers and supervisors. Each one gives detailed and graphic descriptions of personal observations that Piccoli engaged in obvious sexual conduct with Corine Kennedy, and how they had each reported what they had seen to their managers. Yet no investigation was conducted. Today the Insider Exclusive goes behind the headlines to report how Vance Countryman, the lawyer for the children of Corine Kennedy, confronted the administration of St John’s Nursing Home with its failure to protect their mother from Piccoli, who had repeatedly abused her. Vance T. Countryman is a highly distinguished attorney and leader in his field. His extensive experience handling groundbreaking lawsuits makes him an advocate with the credentials and success to fight for his clients. Vance T. Countryman, P.C. addresses a variety of legal issues, providing expert representation to those who have suffered harm. The firm’s expertise includes handling legal disputes involving auto collisions, defective products, job site injuries and wrongful deaths. You can contact Vance Countryman at 800-598-9636, or www.thewyominglawfirm.com Added: 73 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,264,883 | Comments: 0
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Native American Law – The Shell Game
of Daniel Edwin Jones 22:30 Native American Law – The Shell Game of Daniel Edwin Jones The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux are a federally recognized Indian tribe. Tribal members are the direct lineal descendants of the Mdewakanton Dakota people who resided in villages near the banks of the lower Minnesota River. They own more than 2,800 acres of land, and operate many thriving successful businesses, including the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel & the Little Six Casino. Mystic Lake Casino is The Twin Cities’ only casino hotel and one of the largest Midwest casinos, and features the finest in Midwest gaming combined with all the amenities of a luxury resort. As the largest employer in the county, they employ more than 4,100 people and are a powerful economic force. Their annual payroll is over $143.7 million. To the “Shock-Pay” Mdewakantonwan (“Medawák-ha?to?”) being a good neighbor is an extension of the cultural tradition of being a good relative. The Dakota people believe that all living beings are relatives and should be treated not only with dignity and respect, but also helped in their day-to-day lives. To honor their ancestors and continue their Dakota traditions, they believe that to “forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root. Those who preserve their integrity remain unshaken by the storms of daily life. They do not stir like leaves on a tree or follow the herd where it runs.” In their mind remains the ideal attitude and conduct of living. This gift is not given to them by others; it is in their roots, a strength that exists deep within them. Daniel Edwin Jones is a member of this proud tribe, but definitely does not live up to its high standard of integrity and tradition! In 2008, Fred Soucie, lawyer for Brittany Powell’s mom and sister, successfully settled a civil case against Jones, wherein he agreed to pay $2 million to the family of Brittany Powell, in installments of one $500,000 payment, plus $10,000 per month for 12 months, and $20,000/mo for 69 months. Jones paid $10,000/month for 12 months and now has refused to pay anything else. As an adult member of the “Shock-Pay” Mdewakantonwan (“Medawák-ha?to?”) he earns $900,000 yearly. That’s $900,000 each and every year. He just bought a big mansion and a Mercedes, but refuses to pay any more money per his legally signed agreement, and is now using the “sovereign Immunity” of his Indian tribe as a cover and a cop-out. Jones’ outrageous conduct reopened the wounds of grief for Brittany’s family. Jones is rubbing salt in those wounds. He is arrogant, he’s flippant and he is dismissive; and he has never shown any remorse whatsoever .He flaunts his wealth by arranging for a big black limo to pick him up after court hearings. He makes flippant remarks to Brittany’s lawyers outside of the courtroom after hearings. His attitude is “Ha ha, you can’t touch me. I’m a Native American and I don’t have to worry about breaching my promises because you can’t touch me. I’m protected by Sovereign Nation Status.” Today the Insider Exclusive goes behind the headlines to expose Daniel Edwin Jones and find out how Brittany’s family and their lawyer, Fred Soucie, plan to get justice for Brittany, her mom (Victoria Powell Smith), and her sister (Ariel Powell). And we are sure that the proud “Shock-Pay” Mdewakantonwan (“Medawák-ha?to?”) tribe does not condone nor approve of Daniel Edwin Jones’ conduct since he does not live up to the great traditions of being a good neighbor and holding that all living beings are relatives and should be treated not only with dignity and respect, but also helped in their day-to-day lives. Fred Soucie has a national reputation in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters of all kinds. His clients are treated with the utmost care and respect. Fred consistently obtains some of the most significant settlements and jury verdicts in Minnesota. Fred has handled numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He is especially recognized for his cases against power companies for electrical injury and death as well as for his work against gas companies for gas explosion injury and death. After law school, Fred worked on a clam boat on the Atlantic Ocean out of Ocean City, Maryland. He learned there is a “right way”, a “wrong way”, and the “Captain Wayne Watson way” to do things—always do things to the best of your ability. Fred took “Captain Wayne’s way” to heart. Fred survived an airplane crash early on in his legal career and knows what it’s like to be injured and have your injuries doubted and disputed by insurance companies. Fred is proud to be an injury lawyer for justice. He takes an active role in supporting community organizations, especially those who support injured victims. The thing Fred is proudest of is what clients say about the firm's service to them during troubled times. Soucie Law has helped thousands of clients recover millions of dollars for personal injury and wrongful death victims. Experienced in some of the most high profile cases in Minnesota against formidable insurance, municipal, and corporate opponents, the firm’s attorneys have prevailed for clients whose only mistake was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Car crashes, semi tractor trailer collisions, motorcycle injuries, ATV accidents, bicycle accidents, work injuries, power line and electrical injury, gas explosions, fire and burn injury, farm accidents, air place accidents, and wrongful death...these are just some of the cases the attorneys at Soucie Law have handled for clients. You can contact Fred Soucie at 800-499-2394, or www.soucielaw.com Added: 79 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,580,270 | Comments: 0
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Toyota Saves Driver - The Michael Hilber
Story 24:55 Toyota Saves Driver - The Michael Hilber Story It is often said that “The true measure of any man is not how they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but how they stand in moments of challenge and controversy.” Michael Hilber is one of those true heroes who has stood tall in moments of horrific personal catastrophe, someone who has had the capacity to persevere, to continue onwards in the face of great emotional and physical pain and adversity and survive a disaster that is unthinkable to the average person. In 2008, 53-year-old Mike Hilber was on his way to work, driving down a county road in rural Anoka County, Minnesota. He was on his way to teach at a technical college about 40 miles from home. He stopped at a four-way stop intersection, looking both ways. When it was clear, he drove into the intersection, and his live changed forever!! An 80,000-pound tractor-trailer flew right through the Stop sign, never stopping for one minute, and smashed into Mike’s Toyota Prius, full blast. The truck driver later admitted he “never saw the STOP sign.” Mike’s little Prius was mangled almost beyond recognition. The semi struck him on the driver’s side. All that was left was twisted metal and broken glass. Looking at crash scene photos, it’s hard to believe Mike survived. But Mike hung on to dear life, if only by a thread. He suffered a complex and complicated pelvic fracture, requiring subspecialist attention. He also suffered multiple pelvic fractures and nerve palsy. In addition, he had a large abdominal wound with evisceration, referred to in the medical records as an abdominal “burst.” He underwent surgery after surgery. Doctors couldn’t stop Mike’s internal bleeding, and he had to be rushed back into the operating room to be reopened and repacked time after time after time. After 16 surgeries, rotating between three hospitals, months of rehab and over $1.2 million dollars in medical bills, Mike is still left with constant pain, and a disability of a horrific disfigurement of his abdomen as well as a seriously diminished capacity to enjoy life as he once did. Today the Insider Exclusive goes behind the headlines and visits with Fred Soucie, Mike’s lawyer, and Mike and his wife, Kathy, to see Mike’s amazing story of incredible courage and determination to survive and recover from these horrific injuries. And to see the amazing love and support of Mike’s wife, Kathy. And just remember, This could happen to any one of us!!! Fred Soucie has a national reputation in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters of all kinds. His clients are treated with the utmost care and respect. Fred consistently obtains some of the most significant settlements and jury verdicts in Minnesota. Fred has handled numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He is especially recognized for his cases against power companies for electrical injury and death as well as for his work against gas companies for gas explosion injury and death. After law school, Fred worked on a clam boat on the Atlantic Ocean out of Ocean City, Maryland. He learned there is a “right way”, a “wrong way”, and the “Captain Wayne Watson way” to do things—always do things to the best of your ability. Fred took “Captain Wayne’s way” to heart. Fred survived an airplane crash early on in his legal career and knows what it’s like to be injured and have your injuries doubted and disputed by insurance companies. Fred is proud to be an injury lawyer for justice. He takes an active role in supporting community organizations, especially those who support injured victims. The thing Fred is proudest of is what clients say about the firms service to them during troubled times. Soucie Law has helped thousands of clients recover millions of dollars for personal injury and wrongful death victims. Experienced in some of the most high profile cases in Minnesota against formidable insurance, municipal, and corporate opponents, the firm’s attorneys have prevailed for clients whose only mistake was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Car crashes, semi tractor trailer collisions, motorcycle injuries, ATV accidents, bicycle accidents, work injuries, power line and electrical injury, gas explosions, fire and burn injury, farm accidents, air place accidents, and wrongful death...these are just some of the cases the attorneys at Soucie Law have handled for clients. You can contact Fred Soucie at 800-499-2394, or www.soucielaw.com Added: 81 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,304,099 | Comments: 1
Popcorn Lung Disease – The Jerry
Blaylock Story 22:0 "Popcorn Lung Disease – The Eric Peoples’s Story" Popcorn Lung Disease, or Popcorn Workers Lung, appears mostly among factory workers in microwave popcorn plants. The illness is thought to be caused by the inhaled vapors of the butter flavoring (Diacetyl) used in microwave popcorn.The most likely victims of this illness are workers who mix the paste or powder forms of Diacetyl with oil to prepare it for use in the popcorn packets. Popcorn Lung Disease occurs most frequently in regions where the manufacture of microwave popcorn is a big industry. There are many such hotspots throughout the United States. Because the law firm of Humphry, Farrington, & McClain, P.C. represents people from every state, including Eric Peoples, they have probably represented someone from your city or county already. They are familiar with the principal manufacturers of microwave popcorn. They know about plants, the owners and managers, and the litigation history of each hotspot. And that’s why they have successfully tried the only jury trials in the country, with over $53 million dollars in jury verdicts and hundreds of settlements against the manufacturers, who protest that it was the employer's responsibility to follow safety instructions. Today The Insider Exclusive presents “Popcorn Lung Disease – The Eric Peoples’s Story” – and shows how the flavoring Industry used workers like Eric Peoples as “Blue Collar Guinea Pigs” for years. Eric played by the rules; he worked to support his family. And the unregulated microwave popcorn industry virtually destroyed his life. Kenneth B. McClain began his firm’s asbestos practice in 1984, when he represented the Independence, Missouri school district. It was the first case in the country to return a verdict for a school district to recover the cost of removing asbestos from a building. Since then, Ken has represented asbestos personal injury victims and owners of buildings contaminated by asbestos across the United States. On October 6, 1997, he settled the first individual tobacco tort action in New York for Janet Sackman, the Lucky Strike poster model. A 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Ken is a nationally recognized trial lawyer specializing in toxic tort cases throughout the country. Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C. is a 16-attorney firm located in Independence, Missouri. Our dedicated attorneys, paralegals and numerous support staff are experienced in handling asbestos bodily injury claims and building-contamination claim, as well as other tort and complex litigation matters involving toxic substances. You can contact Ken McClain at 816-836-5050, or www.hfmlegal.com Added: 92 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,057,252 | Comments: 2
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Saving Tator's Dodge - TV Edit
21:29 A Real Life David vs. Goliath Struggle. The Insider Exclusive will go behind the headlines to examine the Chrysler Corporation’s motives to shut down the world’s oldest Dodge dealership. . . and how their actions might destroy a great business like Tator’s Dodge. We’ll show how the law firm of Entwistle & Cappucci LLP is trying – pro bono – to protect Tator’s Dodge in court. The fate of Tator’s Dodge now lies in the hands of bankruptcy court Judge Arthur Gonzalez. Tator’s Dodge is one of almost 800 Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge dealerships around the country to be slated for elimination in Chrysler’s proposed restructuring, which Judge Gonzalez is to rule on June 3, 2009. Featured are Chuck Tator, Jr., the third generation owner of Tator’s Dodge; Andrew Entwistle, Managing Partner of Entwistle & Cappucci LLP; U.S. Congressman John Hall of the 19th Congressional District in New York; Norb Vonnegut, a Wall Street insider and author; Caryn McBride, editor of the Westchester County Business Journal; Ed Brancati, Town Supervisor of Lewisboro, NY; Alvin Jordan, retired Town Judge for Lewisboro, NY; Roseann Stenz, office manager for Tator’s Dodge; Rob Hoellman, Sr., chief mechanic for Tator’s Dodge; Jim Felice, automotive design engineer; Frank Butei, President of the New York and Connecticut Dodge Viper Club; and Tator’s Dodge customers Waldie Gullen, Scott Grayson, Robert Bowen, Howard Fogle, Ray Morse, and Robert and Virginia Curran. Chuck Tator, Jr. is the third generation owner and operator of Tator’s Dodge, the oldest Dodge dealership in the world. Run by the Tator family since 1914, Tator’s Dodge values customer satisfaction and personal service. With a wide portfolio of cars sold, serviced and restored by the dealership, Tator’s Dodge is dedicated to its loyal customers. U.S. Congressman John Hall represents the 19th Congressional District in New York’s Hudson Valley. The district includes all or part of five counties – Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester. Elected in 2006, Congressman Hall serves on the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans’ Affairs, and The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. He also serves as chairman of the Veterans' Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Congressman Hall is also a musician and small business owner who co-founded the popular band Orleans. Norb Vonnegut is a Wall Street insider, author and former wealth adviser who evaluated investment opportunities for clients. His many columns about the Madoff scandal educated readers about the enormity of Madoff’s crimes and the fallout among investors. A graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School, Norb is also the author of Top Producer, a story about Wall Street hi-jinks gone fatal. Andrew Entwistle is the Managing Partner of Entwistle & Cappucci LLP. Andrew’s practice principally involves the representation of public and private institutional investors in complex litigation and corporate finance and transactional matters. Over the years, Andrew has represented clients including Fortune 100 companies, public and private institutional investors, governmental and individual clients in a variety of corporate finance, and transactional matters and in complex business, securities, antitrust and bankruptcy litigation throughout the United States before federal and state courts, surrogate's and probate courts, grand juries, administrative and regulatory agencies and arbitration panels. For example, Andrew’s recent representation of the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association in In re Royal Ahold N.V. Securities and ERISA Litigation led to a recovery of more than $1.1 billion for his clients. Andrew is also actively engaged in the defense of institutional investors and international businesses in complex securities, antitrust, bankruptcy and corporate finance related matters.. Entwistle & Cappucci LLP is a national law firm with eight offices strategically located throughout the country to best serve clients' diverse needs. The firm provides top-flight legal representation and exceptional service to clients that include major public corporations, a number of the nation's largest public pension funds, governmental entities, leading institutional investors, domestic and foreign financial services companies, emerging business enterprises and individual entrepreneurs.. You can contact Chuck Tator at www.tatorsdodge.com 914 763 3136 Andrew Entwistle www.entwistle-law.com at 212-894-7200 Congressman John Hall at www.johnhall.house.gov, Norb Vonnegut at www.norbvonnegut.com Caryn McBride, Exec Editor, Westchester Bus Journal www.WCBizJ.Biz Ed Brancati, Town Spvr, Lewisboro, http://www.lewisborogov.comhttp://www.lewisbo rogov.com Added: 94 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 109 | Comments: 0
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The Wrongful Conviction Of Ted White Jr.
74:42 The Wrongful Conviction Of Ted White Jr. On April 10, 1998, Ted White, Jr. was charged with 13 felony criminal counts ranging from rape, child molestation, sodomy, and accused of “deviate sexual intercourse” with his12-year-old (step) daughter. In 1999, he was convicted in a Missouri courtroom by a prosecutor who withheld important exculpatory evidence, which would have proved Ted’s innocence! Ted then spent the next 5 years at the Missouri State Penitentiary, incarcerated at the infamous “Walls Prison” in Jefferson City, Missouri, which TIME Magazine called the “bloodiest 47 acres in America.” The prison was built in 1836, the same year that Andrew Jackson was President of the United States Davy Crockett died at the Alamo and Charles Darwin sailed his HMS Beagle around the world. Because Ted White was absolutely 100% innocent he was now in the “fight of his life, to prove his innocence. He’d been set up by his ex-wife, Tina, and the investigating police detective. Tina and the detective became lovers during Ted’s trial and later married. The entire molestation allegations had been fabricated. Evidence was destroyed of the alleged child victim’s diary she had written at age 12, which mentioned nothing about any abuse, but rather, praised her dad, Ted, and derided the ex-wife, Tina, as an overbearing, insensitive mother who didn’t care about her. The former police detective later admitted to receiving $500,000 worth of stock that Ted was forced to forfeit as a convicted felon. Imagine how Ted White endured those 5 long years in prison with some of America’s most dangerous criminals, while being classified as a rapist and a child sex offender. Imagine his anxiety through 3 criminal trials, not knowing if he would ever get justice. Imagine the horrific fear and pain Ted felt when he was violently attacked in prison, breaking bones in his face that required him to have reconstructive surgery. Imagine his humiliation, his indignity, his seething anger and the hopelessness in feeling there is no justice. Can you imagine being in his shoes, feeling accused, condemned and forgotten to the world! Today, The Insider Exclusive is proud to present a story of injustice: “The Wrongful Conviction of Ted White Jr.,” along with Ted White himself, Dan Miller, the jury foreperson, and Cyndy Short and Matthew O’Connor – the two dedicated lawyers who fought incessantly for Ted’s release and acquittal. Cyndy Short was toiling away in a small labor law firm when she was appointed to represent a young poor woman accused by the federal government of attempting to assassinate Jesse Jackson during his 1988 presidential campaign. This experience changed the course of her practice, and she dedicated most of the next 15 years of her career to the representation of poor people as a public defender in Kansas City( first in the trial division, then in the capital litigation division where she served as head of that office for nearly a decade). Her accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. She received the Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award in 1997, given annually by the Missouri Bar in recognition of outstanding trial work. She also received the Defender of Distinction Award in 1998 for her dedication to representing poor people charged with serious crimes. That is the highest honor given by the Missouri State Public Defender. The Western Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty recognized her work on the Dick Dexter case with their Courageous Litigator Award. She also graduated from Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers' College in 1994. Since 1997, she has been a TLC faculty member trains lawyers and judges around the country. Numerous people owe their freedom and their lives to Cyndy's dedication, compassion, personal sacrifice, and skill as a trial lawyer. The McCallister Law Firm is comprised of a team of lawyers who provide each client with professional counsel and personal attention. The firm’s attorneys actually mean it when they say they care about each of their clients. These lawyers are strong advocates for people both in and out of the courtroom. Behind each case the firm agrees to take on is a story and a person. Since 1996, when the firm was established, these attorneys have put their clients first. By carefully selecting each case, the firm’s lawyers can represent clients that they truly believe in. An important part of a lawyer's job is not just representing clients in court, but also developing a personal connection with them. And the attorneys at the McCallister Law Firm develop relationships with clients that last well beyond of a case. The firm is available whenever a former client has a legal concern. Matthew J. O’Connor brings to his clients a wealth of expertise and an unparalleled passion for justice. Serving as the District Defender for the Fifth Judicial Circuit and later founding a thriving private practice, Matt has experienced tremendous success on a variety of legal playing fields. A seasoned Missouri criminal defense attorney with extensive trial experience, Matt’s legal expertise and storied courtroom skills have resulted in numerous successful verdicts for his clients. The media throughout northwestern Missouri has noted his charisma in court. As a result, he has been called on many times to serve as a television legal commentator and expert for several high profile trials in the region. Though he is best known for his trial practice, Matt is proud of his many appellate victories. Due to his strength and style of appellate advocacy the Attorney General’s Office has three times been forced to uncharacteristically confess error and concede reversal of Matt’s clients’ convictions. The O’Connor Law Firm has extensive experience and great success in the area of Federal Criminal Defense. The Federal court system requires an attorney with a high level of skill and experience in the particular area of law. Whether someone is facing Federal Drug Charges or has been charged with a White Collar Crime, such as money laundering, embezzlement, forgery, mail fraud, internet fraud, bank fraud or identity theft, The O’Connor Law Firm has the experience to help clients with the upmost level of discretion and confidentiality. You can contact Cyndy Short at 816-931-2229, or www.mccallisterlawfirm.com. You can contact Matthew O’Connor at 816-842-1111, or www.ockclaw.com Added: 119 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 956,248 | Comments: 7
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Popcorn Lung Disease – The Eric
Peoples’s Story 43:40 Popcorn Lung Disease – The Eric Peoples’s Story Popcorn Lung Disease, or Popcorn Workers Lung, appears mostly among factory workers in microwave popcorn plants. The illness is thought to be caused by the inhaled vapors of the butter flavoring (Diacetyl) used in microwave popcorn. The most likely victims of this illness are workers who mix the paste or powder forms of Diacetyl with oil to prepare it for use in the popcorn packets. Popcorn Lung Disease occurs most frequently in regions where the manufacture of microwave popcorn is a big industry. There are many such hotspots throughout the United States. Because the law firm of Humphries, Farrington, McClain, P.C. represents people from every state, including Eric Peoples, they have probably represented someone from your city or county already. They are familiar with the principal manufacturers of microwave popcorn. They know about plants, the owners and managers, and the litigation history of each hotspot. And that’s why they have successfully tried the only jury trials in the country, with over $53 million dollars in jury verdicts and hundreds of settlements against the manufacturers, who protest that it was the employers responsibility to follow safety instructions. Today The Insider Exclusive presents “Popcorn Lung Disease – The Eric Peoples’s Story” – and shows how the flavoring Industry used workers like Eric Peoples as “Blue Collar Guinea Pigs” for years. Eric played by the rules; he worked to support his family. And the unregulated microwave popcorn industry virtually destroyed his life. Kenneth B. McClain began his firm’s asbestos practice in 1984, when he represented the Independence, Missouri school district. It was the first case in the country to return a verdict for a school district to recover the cost of removing asbestos from a building. Since then, Ken has represented asbestos personal injury victims and owners of buildings contaminated by asbestos across the United States. On October 6, 1997, he settled the first individual tobacco tort action in New York for Janet Sackman, the Lucky Strike poster model. A 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Ken is a nationally recognized trial lawyer specializing in toxic tort cases throughout the country. Humphrey, Farrington McClain, P.C. is a 16-attorney firm located in Independence, Missouri. Our dedicated attorneys, paralegals and numerous support staff are experienced in handling asbestos bodily injury claims and building-contamination claim, as well as other tort and complex litigation matters involving toxic substances. You can contact Ken McClain at 816-836-5050, or www.hfmlegal.com Added: 123 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,920,945 | Comments: 3
Tenn Supreme Crt - Gary West’s Story
35:30 The Tennessee Supreme Court – Gary L. West’s Story On Sep 2, 2005, The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a landmark decision: Gary L. West v. East Tennessee Pioneer Oil. The ruling expanded potential liability in sales to inebriated customers. “Tennessee businesses selling products to visibly intoxicated people are subject to more liability.” The Court found that a convenience store had a duty not to sell gasoline to an inebriated customer who later was involved in a head-on collision. This landmark Case is the basis of this True Story that lead up to that Decision On July 22, 2000, Gary West was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 11W, in Knox County, Tennessee, in the dead of night. On the exact same night and exactly at the same time, on the very same road, Brian Lee Tarver was driving southbound in the wrong northbound lane. Tarver crashed head-on into West’s automobile causing severe personal injury and property damage. Just minutes before the accident, Tarver had been a customer at a gas station’s convenience store located at 7606 Rutledge Pike. Pioneer Oil was the owner/operator of that store. The store clerk, Dorothy Thomas, testified that on the night of the accident, Tarver was visibly “drunk” and “staggering” while at the store immediately prior to the accident. She refused his drunken demand to buy beer, but she did choose to sell the same very drunk Tarver three dollars ($3.00) worth of gasoline. After buying the gas, Tarver was so drunk that he couldn’t even walk out the store’s door properly. And more importantly, not only did he stagger to the pumps; he couldn’t even pump the gas in his car. Another employee, Candice Drinnon, actually had to help him pump the gas, because he was too drunk to figure out how to do so himself! Ms. Drinnon then watched as Tarver drove away going southbound in the wrong lane of traffic without his headlights on. At no time did any of the gas station’s employees attempt to notify the police of Tarver’s actions and his obviously intoxicated state. Today, The Insider Exclusive goes behind the headlines to meet Greg Coleman of Coleman Edwards, who successfully took this case all the way to the Tennessee Supreme Court to fight for and get justice for Gary West. Gregory F. Coleman is a highly distinguished attorney who focuses on products liability, litigation, medical malpractice, person injury, complex multi-district litigation, toxic torts, premises liability, class actions, ERISA, ERISA class actions, drug and medical device litigation, and workers’ compensation. He has tried more than 100 jury trials and countless bench trials. A graduate of Jacksonville State University and the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was a member of the National Trial Moot Court Team and the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for National Trial Team, Greg has been recognized by his colleagues for his outstanding work. He is a Charter Member and Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Coleman Edwards, P.C. aggressively pursues clients’ rights for all types of motor vehicle accidents, including those involving drunk drivers, hit and run drivers, and uninsured/under-insured drivers. The firm also represents those victims who have been injured in tractor-trailer accidents, workers compensation, toxic tort, asbestos related diseases, and all areas of personal injury. The foundation of the firm’s philosophy in the practice of law is that protecting clients’ rights and interests is the most important thing. You can contact Greg Coleman at 800-487-8669, or http://www.colemanandedwards.com Added: 130 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,456,064 | Comments: 3
Hazardous Materials Health Risks – The
Oak Ridge National Labs 28:22 Hazardous Materials Health Risks – The Oak Ridge National Labs In 1942, a "Secret City" in America – in Oak Ridge, Tennessee – was born as a direct result of a letter written by Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt citing the urgent need to develop the capability to sustain a chain reaction of uranium. From Einstein’s letter came the plan for our nation to create an atomic weapon that would be more powerful than any weapon in the history of the world. The Manhattan Project, created to develop this amazing new atomic weapon, spent 60 cents of every dollar in Oak Ridge, Tennessee! For 7 years This “Secret City” was not shown on any maps, did not allow any visitors other than by special approval, had guards posted at the entrances to the city and required all residents to wear badges at all times when outside their homes. Several different work sites were built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to accommodate the U.S. Government’s need to develop uranium for the war effort. Plants labeled X-10, K-25 and Y-12 were all constructed. Workers at the plants were segregated by job duty and not permitted to discuss what they were doing in their work. Almost 60 years later, Congress recognized that thousands of workers, employed in these “Atomic” / Hazardous Material Plants, were exposed to deadly radioactive and toxic substances. And Congress passed, in July 2001,“The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act” to provide compensation to persons who become ill as a result of work at these facilities. Today, The Insider Exclusive presents a behind the scenes look at why, despite this Congressional legislation intended to help sick government workers, there have been roadblocks and obstacles forcing the majority of workers who file claims to litigate with the Department of Energy. In fact, contractors of the Department have been held harmless and their employees have been denied workers’ compensation coverage for occupational diseases. Over the past 20 years, more than two dozen scientific findings have emerged that indicate that certain employees are experiencing increased risks of dying from cancer and non-malignant diseases. Today, The Insider Exclusive will speak with Bruce Fox, Cofounder of the Energy Workers’ Legal Resource Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Partner at the law firm of Fox & Farley, who for the past 31 years has represented all types of workers who work in dangerous and hazardous conditions in America -- obtaining full and fair compensation for his clients. He will tell us why the system has failed and how to fix it. Bruce D. Fox is a partner and co-founder of Fox and Farley. His personal injury practice focuses on automobile accidents, workers’ compensation, products liability, hospital and nursing home injuries, and trucking litigation. In addition, Bruce has significant multi-state lead counsel class action litigation experience against a variety of defendants. Bruce is co-founder of the Energy Workers’ Legal Resource Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a law firm dedicated to helping local energy workers sick with serious lung diseases, cancers and hearing loss as a result of their work for various Department of Energy contractors. For 25 years, Bruce has been re-elected annually by his peers to the Board of the Tennessee Association of Justice. In 2007, 2008, and 2009 he was named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers. In 2008 and 2009 Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine named Bruce one of the area’s best workers’ compensation, hospital litigation, auto accident and wrongful death lawyers. Bruce is a frequent speaker and lecturer to attorneys and judges at seminars and legal education forums throughout the Southeast and Midwest. He has taught on topics ranging from underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage to Tennessee workers’ compensation law to automobile and truck accident law. Bruce attended college and law school at the University of Tennessee. In his sophomore year of college, Bruce began six years of service to his country as a member of the United States Air Force National Guard. Upon graduation from the University of Tennessee College of Law, a professor invited Bruce to study in England, at Cambridge University. Bruce completed an advanced law degree at Cambridge, and holds a LLB in International Law. Fox and Farley combines over 60 years of law practice and with a staff of experienced legal assistants. As testament to their reputation for results, the majority of the firm’s cases are received by referral from prior clients, area doctors, and other attorneys throughout the Southeast. Fox and Farley doesn’t just bring their expertise to a client’s case; they also care tremendously about their clients. “We are a small family here in the office, but we have a much larger extended family that includes all of our clients,” says Bruce Fox. “Whatever situation they find themselves in, we’re there with them.” Fox and Farley works hard to provide relief for everyone who calls the office about personal injury, workers' compensation, criminal and domestic relations. You can contact Bruce Fox at 865-457-6440, or http://www.foxandfarleylaw.com Added: 142 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 1,237,156 | Comments: 3
The Quiet American Hero – The Vinny
Cinelli Story. 27:50 The Quiet American Hero – The Vinny Cinelli Story. America has many “quiet heroes,” some of whom protect The Department of Energy’s Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. These brave men are the “Elite Special Response Team,” some of the best-trained and best-equipped forces protecting America’s nuclear weapons and material, with deadly force if necessary. These “Elite Special Response” teams are filled with professionals that have served in the military and law enforcement. It’s not uncommon to find former Marines, Army Rangers, Special Forces, and police veterans serving in various positions within these teams. They use words like honor, code, and loyalty. They use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. And they live up to their words: They walk their talk – and one of these quiet heroes is Vincent “Vinny” Cinelli, who, while riding his motorcycle one March day in broad daylight, was run down by a hit and run driver, someone who does not live a life of honor, code, and loyalty. Vinny Cinelli was severely injured, but miraculously recovered! And today, The Insider Exclusive is here to tell his story: The true story of the magnificent courage of Vinny Cinelli and how his lawyer, Bruce Fox of the Law Firm of Fox Farley in Clinton, Tennessee, got justice for Vinny. And because of Bruce’s extraordinary success in the courtroom, he has earned the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike as one of the best plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in Tennessee and the nation. It is said that “The true measure of any man is not how they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but how they stand in moments of challenge and controversy.” Both Bruce and Vinny have stood in those moments of challenge and controversy. And that’s why The Insider Exclusive salutes both of these quiet American heroes. Bruce D. Fox is a partner and co-founder of Fox and Farley. His personal injury practice focuses on automobile accidents, workers’ compensation, products liability, hospital and nursing home injuries, and trucking litigation. In addition, Bruce has significant multi-state lead counsel class action litigation experience against a variety of defendants. Bruce is co-founder of the Energy Workers’ Legal Resource Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a law firm dedicated to helping local energy workers sick with serious lung diseases, cancers and hearing loss as a result of their work for various Department of Energy contractors. For 25 years, Bruce has been re-elected annually by his peers to the Board of the Tennessee Association of Justice. In 2007, 2008, and 2009 he was named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers. In 2008 and 2009 Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine named Bruce one of the area’s best workers’ compensation, hospital litigation, auto accident and wrongful death lawyers. Bruce is a frequent speaker and lecturer to attorneys and judges at seminars and legal education forums throughout the Southeast and Midwest. He has taught on topics ranging from underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage to Tennessee workers’ compensation law to automobile and truck accident law. Bruce attended college and law school at the University of Tennessee. In his sophomore year of college, Bruce began six years of service to his country as a member of the United States Air Force National Guard. Upon graduation from the University of Tennessee College of Law, a professor invited Bruce to study in England, at Cambridge University. Bruce completed an advanced law degree at Cambridge, and holds a LLB in International Law. Fox and Farley combines over 60 years of law practice and with a staff of experienced legal assistants. As testament to their reputation for results, the majority of the firm’s cases are received by referral from prior clients, area doctors, and other attorneys throughout the Southeast. Fox and Farley doesn’t just bring their expertise to a client’s case; they also care tremendously about their clients. “We are a small family here in the office, but we have a much larger extended family that includes all of our clients,” says Bruce Fox. “Whatever situation they find themselves in, we’re there with them.” Fox and Farley works hard to provide relief for everyone who calls the office about personal injury, workers compensation, criminal and domestic relations. You can contact Bruce Fox at 865-457-6440, or www.foxandfarleylaw.com Added: 144 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 225,934 | Comments: 1
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Asbestos Illnesses – Alcoa’s Defeat
– The Amanda Satterfield 28:50 Asbestos Illnesses – Alcoa’s Defeat – The Amanda Satterfield Story The Tennessee Supreme Court has issued a “huge victory” for workers nationwide, especially for victims of mesothelioma lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases, in a ruling saying a corporation, Alcoa, “has a full duty to prevent its employees from going home at the end of the workday in clothes that are contaminated with asbestos fibers.” Alcoa, a Fortune 100 company, “knew that the families of such workers could be exposed to the tiny dangerous asbestos fibers that can easily be inhaled if they become airborne.” The company had, and now has, an important duty to set precautions for its employees and prevent asbestos exposure. “ The plaintiff, Amanda Satterfield, was a beautiful 25-year-old young lady who died on January 1st, 2005. Amanda's family continued her lawsuit, suing Alcoa for $10 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages, and settled the case in September 2009. Amanda was exposed to asbestos in the late 1970s when she was just a few days old. Born in a premature birth, Amanda had to spend the first 3 months after her birth at a hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee, during which period her father was employed at Alcoa's aluminum plant. Her father was exposed to asbestos on the job, and he then visited his baby daughter in the hospital immediately after work, wearing the same asbestos-contaminated clothes. The court was surprised at realizing that Amanda was exposed to asbestos from day one of her life, thanks to her father's asbestos-contaminated work clothes. Proof presented at the Supreme court included Alcoa knew that the air in its factories contained high amounts of asbestos fibers, and workers in the plant were inhaling these fibers that can easily get clogged up in the lungs and lead to lung scarring or inflammation. In fact, Alcoa conducted tests to determine the amount of asbestos fibers on their employees' asbestos-contaminated clothes, and the result was very high. It was proven that Alcoa knew that even a small amount of exposure to asbestos fibers could lead to deadly diseases. Using these facts, the Tennessee Supreme Court decided that "Under Tennessee law, Alcoa has a duty to prevent foreseeable injury from an unreasonable risk of harm that it had itself created." The Tennessee Supreme Court, stated that, "In light of the magnitude of the potential harm from exposure to asbestos and the means available to prevent or reduce this harm, we see no reason to prevent carpool members, baby sitters, or the domestic help from pursuing negligence claims against an employer should they develop mesothelioma after being repeatedly and regularly in close contact with an employee's asbestos-contaminated work clothes over an extended period of time." Today The Insider Exclusive will go behind the headlines to examine this landmark Tennessee Supreme Court ruling, and the lawyer who fought so valiantly for Amanda Satterfield and her family: Greg Coleman Gregory F. Coleman is a highly distinguished attorney who focuses on products liability, litigation, medical malpractice, person injury, complex multi-district litigation, toxic torts, premises liability, class actions, ERISA, ERISA class actions, drug and medical device litigation, and workers’ compensation. He has tried more than 100 jury trials and countless bench trials. A graduate of Jacksonville State University and the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was a member of the National Trial Moot Court Team and the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for National Trial Team, Greg has been recognized by his colleagues for his outstanding work. He is a Charter Member and Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Coleman & Edwards, P.C. aggressively pursues clients’ rights for all types of motor vehicle accidents, including those involving drunk drivers, hit and run drivers, and uninsured/under-insured drivers. The firm also represents those victims who have been injured in tractor-trailer accidents, workers compensation, toxic tort, asbestos related diseases, and all areas of personal injury. The foundation of the firm’s philosophy in the practice of law is that protecting clients’ rights and interests is the most important thing. You can contact Gregory F. Coleman at 800-487-8669, or www.colemanandedwards.com Added: 144 days ago From: insiderexclusive Views: 978,386 | Comments: 1 |