Flora abounded at a picturesque Maui resort with tall coconut palms lining its walkways. At these Hawaiian getaways, property managers are required to hire certified arborists to routinely inspect the health of its trees. However, one hotel flouted its obligations, instead relying on uninsured, unlicensed tree trimmers. At least one...

It began with a seemingly mundane feature of roadway safety: a guardrail. This very device — designed to protect — became the focal point of a catastrophic injury. In Georgia, like all other states, guardrails often fall into disrepair. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) hired subcontractors Martin Robbins...

Do no harm. Every doctor swears by this Hippocratic Oath. However, when a podiatrist came across a partial tear of a posterior tibial tendon, he saw a pay day opportunity rather than a patient in distress. He skipped informing his patient — a 38-year-old hospital administrator — of conservative management options and...