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April 15, 2021

Who Is Liable for Sexual Abuse That Happens Online?

With everything from work to school to holiday gatherings moving online in the past year, there has been an upswing in internet-mediated sexual harassment and abuse. Though ...

April 6, 2021

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: The Risks of Distracted Driving

Per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), taking your eyes off the road for just 5 seconds — how long it takes to send the average text message — at 55 ...

March 16, 2021

Nursing Homes Are Exploiting U.S. Rating System, The New York Times Reports

According to recent reporting from The New York Times, nursing homes throughout the United States have been found guilty of regularly exploiting the star rating system run by ...

March 8, 2021

New York Family Faces Rocky Path to Justice in Wake of Gov. Cuomo’s Nursing Home Shield

More than 500,000 people in the United States have died due to COVID-19 — a death count that, according to NPR, exceeds that of any other country. New York, a state hit hard ...

February 25, 2021

Ashcraft & Gerel Takes the Lead in Consumer Protection

Our Team Is Working Hard on Cases Involving ParaGard IUDs and Weed Killer Paraquat Ashcraft & Gerel is known for taking complex, high-profile cases in the name of consumer ...

February 8, 2021

Join Attorney Drew LaFramboise at Law & Economics Center Symposium

Mark Your Calendars for Friday, 2/19 to Learn About the Latest Developments in Damage Awards and Legal Injunctions As a leading personal injury firm, Ashcraft & Gerel ...

January 28, 2021

Attorney Michelle Parfitt Invited to Speak at MTMP 2021

Mass Torts Made Perfect Holds Bi-Annual Conferences, and Ashcraft & Gerel Attorney Michelle Parfitt Is a Frequent Speaker The current head of the Mass Tort practice ...

January 6, 2021

Attorney Parfitt to Speak at NJICLE Webinar on Mass Torts, Talc

In the upcoming continuing legal education (CLE) program “Contemporary Issues in Mass Torts: Applying Lessons from Talc and Beyond,” Attorney Michelle A. Parfitt will be ...

December 23, 2020

Nursing Home Residents, Staffers to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

A ray of hope shone on the United States on December 11, 2020 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (also known as the novel ...

December 14, 2020

Maryland Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Names Ashcraft & Gerel Attorneys in 2021 Edition

With the new year just around the corner, it is time for the latest edition of Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars. In the 2021 edition, two of our attorneys at Ashcraft & ...