Discharge is considered wrongful when it occurs as a breach of public policy. The public policy is expressed in the statutes of various (but not all) states, some state constitutions, and policies which forbid retaliation against an employee who has acted in a way the public would encourage, or not acting in a way the…
Toxic exposure to certain substances is one of the causes of dementia. Please refer to my discussion of Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Dementias which touch on many of the same issues as dementia as a result of Toxic Exposure.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services estimates 1 out of 7 females is sexually molested at some time in their lives. In general, the younger the person’s age at the time of molestation, the greater the damage. Sometimes, the damage is repressed, that is, the person puts it out of awareness but always remembers it….
As a forensic consultant, I have frequently been asked to review medical records of an individual who is involved in, or the subject of, a lawsuit and to provide consultation to attorneys as to what I find in the medical records that is relevant to the plaintiff’s alleged injury. Medical records in a case of…
Insanity is a legal concept, not a medical diagnosis. Historically, the Sharia, in Moslem law, may be the earliest example of a lesser punishment of a person who commits a homicide while in an altered mental state. Both children and “lunatics” are considered unable to intend to kill another and so a homicide by either…
