by Kathleen M. Loucks and Michael R. Moline | Aug 2, 2017 | Construction Law, Kathleen M. Loucks, Michael R. Moline, News, Real Estate
Townhome, condominium, and other homeowner associations are typically part of what is called a common interest community, or CIC. An association may be organized in the form of a profit, nonprofit, or cooperative organization, but CICs are generally controlled by the...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | May 15, 2017 | Kathleen M. Loucks, News, Vaccine Law
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 established the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program after lawsuits against manufacturers threatened to cause vaccine shortages. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34. In an effort to maintain a supply of vaccines,...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | Nov 3, 2016 | Kathleen M. Loucks, News, Vaccine Law
Did you know that for vaccine injuries, while you need a lawyer who is admitted to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and a member of the Vaccine Bar, your lawyer does not need to be admitted in the same state where the injury occurred. This means that Lommen Abdo can...
by Lommen Abdo | Jun 8, 2016 | Kathleen M. Loucks, Vaccine Law
The United States has the safest, most effective vaccine supply in history, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources. In the majority of cases, vaccines causes no side effects. However side effects can occur, as with any medication. Very rarely,...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | May 23, 2016 | Kathleen M. Loucks, Litigation, News
At common law, a personal injury action abates with the death of either party. The Supreme Court in Johnson v. Consolidated Frieghtways, Inc. discussed the rationale behind the common law: The old non-survival rule sprang from the medieval view of torts as a form of...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | Dec 10, 2015 | Kathleen M. Loucks, Medical Malpractice, News, Wrongful Death
Minnesota Lawyer included a recent Lommen Abdo case in an article titled, “Notable Verdicts: organ transplants gone wrong, botched surgeries, bad priests.” The plaintiff underwent a pancreas transplant at the University of Minnesota and within the year...