The Lewis Law Firm Personal Injury Blog

Gaslighting is an abuse tactic that can make you doubt your own knowledge, thoughts, memories, experiences, and feelings. It can make you feel like you're going crazy. If you're not familiar with gaslighting, it derives from the 1944 film Gaslight, in which a husband...

When was the last time a driver cut you off, or was tailing you a little too closely? We've all been there and it's frustrating, no doubt. But stooping to their level with aggressive behavior like brake checking doesn’t solve anything. It can escalate the situation,...

Generally speaking, lawsuits have to be filed using the plaintiff’s name. In certain circumstances, though, a court can allow a plaintiff to remain anonymous for protection.   In one of my recent cases, my client had anonymity flipped against her by a large...

Did you know that medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the United States and that around 400,000 hospitalized patients experience preventable harm each year? We trust doctors and hospitals to keep us safe. We depend on them to detect anomalies and...

There is an implicit trust between doctors and patients. They are expected to keep us healthy, inform us of risks, and provide guidance on how to live a longer life. But if this trust is broken, the consequences can be disastrous. Medical malpractice is a serious...

Say you're going to your doctor for a routine procedure, but the anesthesia doesn't take properly. Or the doctor provides the wrong treatment. Or they administer the wrong medication.  This is the reality for all too many Americans on an annual basis. In fact,...

A hospital will pay a local woman a seven-figure settlement after a disturbing case of medical negligence. The hospital, part of one of the largest health systems in the nation, failed to properly clean its operating room between patients. As a result, a surgeon used...

Having spent over 25 years advocating for people as a personal injury attorney, I've become intimately familiar with the flaws within the insurance industry, which is why I frequently speak out about its problems. Generally, insurance companies are very calculated in...

AI has been at the forefront of conversation for a while now — between the Internet of Things being a priority for over a decade and language models taking the world by storm, it feels like AI isn't going away anytime soon.  This is especially true since the...