There are plenty of businesses out there that say they put you, the consumer, first. Retail shops say it all the time. So do insurance companies, hospitals, and countless other enterprises. But when can you really believe it? When is it the unvarnished truth, and not just so much...

  Who do you trust more—your doctor, or your lawyer? Hopefully the answer is both, but, for most of us, if we had to decide, we would probably lean in the direction of our physicians. After all, there is precious little that’s as important as quality medical care; if we felt like we...

Businesses are, ultimately, concerned only with their own bottom line. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and you can’t fault them for it. After all, that’s what a business is for—making money. The problem, of course, comes when making money stands at odds with doing what is right and...

  In much the same way that people have a natural distrust of lawyers, it seems that most folks have an intrinsic trust in the medicines that they take—particularly when those medicines are approved by the FDA, and recommended by our doctors. But in this crazy, topsy-turvy world of...

  Here in America, we all love a good underdog story. We love the inspiring sight of a little guy triumphing over bigger, stronger foes. It’s why we love movies like, say, Rocky, or The Karate Kid—or really, any sports movie out there. It’s truly rousing, to see the guy who isn’t...

People tend to feel a certain way about lawyers. Maybe it’s all the lawyer jokes. Or maybe it’s the fact that we see so many portrayals—in movies and even on the nightly news—of lawyers who are shady, dishonest, and only out for their own interests. Whatever the cause, folks tend to...