William Plyler | March 24, 2010
(Robert McMillan, senior partner in McMillan Smith & Plyler, has practiced law in Raleigh, N.C. for over 50 years. He graciously has allowed me to publish some of his favorite law stories, one of which appears below. Other stories written by Robert McMillan will be posted periodically.)
Once I was representing a mature lady for hit-and-run [...]
William Plyler | March 24, 2010
(Robert McMillan, senior partner in McMillan Smith & Plyler, has practiced law in Raleigh, N.C. for over 50 years. He graciously has allowed me to publish some of his favorite law stories, one of which appears below. Other stories written by Robert McMillan will be posted periodically.)
Once I was representing a mature lady for hit-and-run [...]
William Plyler | March 17, 2010
Attorneys representing injured patients should be very careful in selecting expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases, and in preparing those experts for depositions. That is the take-away from yesterday’s North Carolina Court of Appeals decision in Campbell v. Duke University Health System, Inc., et al, (No. COA09-581, filed March 16, 2010). In Campbell, the plaintiff [...]
William Plyler | March 17, 2010
Attorneys representing injured patients should be very careful in selecting expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases, and in preparing those experts for depositions. That is the take-away from yesterday’s North Carolina Court of Appeals decision in Campbell v. Duke University Health System, Inc., et al, (No. COA09-581, filed March 16, 2010). In Campbell, the plaintiff [...]
William Plyler | March 10, 2010
Robert McMillan, senior partner with McMillan Smith & Plyler, allowed me to publish his tribute to North Carolina Supreme Court Justice John Webb. Mr. McMillan presented the tribute on 6/19/09 at a memorial service in Wake County Superior Court which honored Justice Webb and other Wake County attorneys who passed away in the preceeding year. The tribute is published in its [...]
William Plyler | March 10, 2010
Robert McMillan, senior partner with McMillan Smith & Plyler, allowed me to publish his tribute to North Carolina Supreme Court Justice John Webb. Mr. McMillan presented the tribute on 6/19/09 at a memorial service in Wake County Superior Court which honored Justice Webb and other Wake County attorneys who passed away in the preceeding year. The tribute is published in its [...]
William Plyler | March 2, 2010
As someone supportive of President Obama’s efforts to reform health care, I find it difficult to understand why the president hasn’t jumped on health savings accounts (HSAs) as a way to reduce health care costs. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ piece entitled “Hoosiers and Health Savings Accounts” on the op-ed page of the 3-1-10 Wall Street [...]
William Plyler | March 2, 2010
As someone supportive of President Obama’s efforts to reform health care, I find it difficult to understand why the president hasn’t jumped on health savings accounts (HSAs) as a way to reduce health care costs. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ piece entitled “Hoosiers and Health Savings Accounts” on the op-ed page of the 3-1-10 Wall Street [...]