JUDICIAL CENSORSHIP ON INCREASE: A RAPE VICTIM CAN’T SAY SHE’S BEEN RAPED AND CAN’T BE DESCRIBED AS A VICTIM – DOES IT PROTECT THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE OR TREAT WITNESSES AND JURIES AS IDIOTS AND MAKE A TRAVESTY OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM?
| 06-26-2008 |
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF JURORS FALL ASLEEP DURING A TRIAL? DOES THE AVERAGE STUDENT SPEND MORE TIME IN CLASS OR WATCHING TV? READ THE ANSWERS AND WEEP
| 09-04-2006 |
SHOULD STATES PASS “SHOOT FIRST” LAWS ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT SOMEONE SUBJECTED TO ATTACK RETREAT RATHER THAN STAND THEIR GROUND?
| 07-10-2006 |
| TRY YOUR HAND AT MAKING TWO TOUGH ETHIAL CALLS THAT GOT TWO ATTORNEYS INTO TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY MADE THE WRONG CALL: ON THE ATTORNEY'S DUTY TO BE HONEST, AND AVOID FRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATION | 06-26-2006 |
ARE YOU ENTITLED TO PERSONAL NOTICE IF A COMPANY HAS A SECURITY BREACH THAT ENDANGERS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAY SUBJECT YOU TO IDENTITY THEFT AND OTHER PROBLEMS?
| 05-21-2006 |
HOW TO STOP THE LAWYER JOKES AND THE POLLS OF PUBLIC RESPECT THAT PUT LAWYERS AT BOTTOM: BEDSIDE MANNERS AS THE ROAD TO REFORMING THE LEGAL PROFESSION
| 03-27-2006 |
NO, FIDO, YOU DON’T REALLY HAVE ONE FREE BITE: DOG BITES, THEIR FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
| 02-13-2006 |
ENGINEERING EDUCATORS FINALLY SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS IN THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM. WOW WHAT INSIGHT AND AT SUCH AN EARLY DATE! AND WHAT A COMMENTARY ON ETHICS IN OUR SOCIETY
| 12-19-2005 |
A NEW FORMULA TO IMPROVE THE MARKET FOR ETHICS IN BUSINESS: SHOW ETHICS IMPROVES THE BOTTOM LINE!
| 11-19-2005 |
IT’S TAX TIME THE YEAR-ROUND, SO START GETTING READY FOR APRIL 15, 2006 NOW
| 11-07-2005 |
SHOULD JUVENILES BE SUBJECT TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT? AND WHAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND DEBATED BY THE PUBLIC. HOW YOU HELP WRITE DECISIONS OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.
| 05-30-2005 |
SOME OF THE HALLMARKS OF GOOD LAWYER SERVICE TO CLIENTS: WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT FROM YOUR LAWYER BUT AREN’T LIKELY TO GET.
| 03-25-2005 |
WHY AND HOW TO AVOID THE SAD FATE OF THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES (A TWO-PART SERIES).
| 12-06-2004 |
WHILE FIXING THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND TAX SYSTEM, HOW ABOUT FIXING THE LEGAL (LITIGATION) SYSTEM, TOO? CAN YOU AFFORD TO TURN AN ATTORNEY LOSE AT $200 TO $500 AN HOUR TO ASSERT YOUR CLAIM, KNOWING THAT ALL SUCH LITIGATION IS A CRAP SHOOT?
| 12-06-2004 |
MAKE YOUR INTENT CLEAR ABOUT MEDICAL TREATMENT, OR IT WILL BE DECIDED BY DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE: MORE ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
| 11-15-2004 |
THE BEST FORM FOR AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (STATING HEALTH CARE WISHES WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THEM):
AVOID THE STANDARD STATUTORY FORM USED IN PENNSYLVANIA
| 11-01-2004 |
DO YOU WANT TO CONTROL YOUR MEDICAL DESTINY?
THE NEGLECTED, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, AND OFTEN BOTCHED LIVING WILL, A FORM OF LEGAL MALPRACTICE COURTESY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
(A 3-PART SERIES)
| 10-18-2004 |
G.B. SHAW SAYS EVERY PROFESSION IS A CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND THE DOCS KEEP PROVING HIM RIGHT.
| 11-03-2003 |
| CONSUMER PROTECTION AND THE RIGHT TO SUE: BEWARE OF LEGAL REFORMS THAT SMASH THE KEY TO THE COURTHOUSE. | 11-25-2002 |
| A HISTORY LESSON:ROBBER BARONS BRIBED LEGISLATURES. ENRONS BUY THEM LEGALLY.THE END RESULT IS THE SAME. SO BEWARE OF "REFORMS." | 07-29-2002 |
BUSH SAYS WE NEED CONSCIENCE AND CHARACTER. THIS COLUMN SAYS THERE'S ALWAYS A SHORTAGE OF BOTH. SO WE ALSO NEED REAL REGULATION AND REAL CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
| 07-15-2002 |
| A NEW ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF NEGLIGENCE AND MALPRACTICE.CONGRESS MISSES THE POINT AND DESTROYS LEGAL RIGHTS INSTEAD OF CORRECTING PROBLEMS OF INSURANCE AND MEDICAL SYSTEM. (PART 2) | 04-29-2002 |
| A NEW ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF NEGLIGENCE AND MALPRACTICE.CONGRESS MISSES THE POINT AND DESTROYS LEGAL RIGHTS INSTEAD OF CORRECTING PROBLEMS OF INSURANCE AND MEDICAL SYSTEM | 04-29-2002 |
| INVESTMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ENRON: INSTRUMENTS FOR RIPPING OFF THE PUBLIC. | 01-29-2002 |
| FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES GAVE US 9/11/01. AND NOW THEY GIVE US ENRON, ANDERSEN, DOCUMENT SHREDDING, FRAUD, COOKED BOOKS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ETC | 01-21-2002 |
RENDELL/SCHWEIKER COME UP WITH UNSOUND PROCESS THAT PRODUCES UNSOUND MALPRACTICE SOLUTION.
| 01-13-2002 |
| THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OFTEN DECIDED ON BASIS OF SLOGANS, CLICHES, AND THIRTY-SECOND COMMERCIALS - NOT ON FACTS, LOGIC, OR REASON. | 12-04-2001 |
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS MISS FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS.
IT'S NOT AUTOS, UTILITIES, OR THE INTERNET. | 11-26-2001 |
| NATIONAL MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONTINUES ITS COVER UP OF CELL PHONE HAZARDS. | 11-19-2001 |
LEGAL ETHICS, ANOTHER OXYMORON ALONG WITH MILITARY JUSTICE.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JUSTICE SCALIA TRIES TO SEE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE JUSTICE IS BLIND. | 11-12-2001 |
| U.S. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP HAD A ONE-DAY CRASH COURSE ON NEED FOR GOVERNMENT AND EFFECTIVE REGULATORY AGENCIES ON SEPT. 11. | 11-12-2001 |
PUNISH THE CRIMINALS (EVEN IF INNOCENT)
EXECUTE THE CRIMINALS (EVEN IF INNOCENT)
AND IGNORE THE SCIENCE THAT COULD CLEAR THEM | 04-30-2001 |
| A RADICAL NEW PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVING GOVERNMENT; LEGISLATURES THAT ACTUALLY DELIBERATE AND PASS LAWS INSTEAD OF SERVING AS A MEDIATOR FOR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. | 02-11-2001 |
| A RADICAL NEW PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVING GOVERNMENT; LEGISLATURES THAT ACTUALLY DELIBERATE AND PASS LAWS INSTEAD OF SERVING AS A MEDIATOR FOR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. (PART 2) | 02-11-2001 |
| THE LEGAL ETHICS JOKE: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OK | 11-23-1998 |
Herb Denenberg is a former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, professor at the Wharton School, and
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National
Academy of Sciences and is a board member of the Center for Safe Medication Use. He is an adjunct
professor of insurance and information science and technology at Cabrini College. You can write Herb
at POB 7301,St. Davids, PA e-mail him at hdenenberg@aol.com or reach him at his two Web sites:
thedenrep_archive.org or denenbergsdump.org