Bruce Fox

At one time a jury, having learned about the facts of each case themselves, was considered best able to determine justice in individual cases, even in civil matters. The Seventh Amendment in the Bill of Rights guarantees our right to a jury…

In 1906, Upton Sinclair published The Jungle, a book that showed the dirty underbelly of the meatpacking industry in Chicago at the turn of the 20th Century.  The book catalogs in gory detail the deplorable and unsanitary conditions of the…

In 2016, the pharmaceutical industry earned profits of more than 202 billion on revenues of $1.1 trillion. That is a profit margin of more than 18%. No other industry has that large of a profit margin. There is no question we need…

Most of us know that Tennessee law requires all drivers to have a certain amount of insurance coverage to pay for harms and injuries that result if they cause a car collision. Since 1977, the law has said we all have to have a minimum of…

In case you have been on a deep mediation retreat for the past few weeks, let me bring you up to speed on one item:  We have suffered perhaps the single greatest breach of security of individual Americans in history. Equifax is a consumer…

Several news items of late have captured my attention, and not in a good way. We are hearing a lot these days about Congress attempting to repeal Obamacare. What we are not hearing, however, is what the actual proposals look like until they…

At age 16, Ashley Johnson was on her way to big things.  She made great grades in high school and had big plans for the future.  She had a loving family and more friends than most of us can count.  On May 10, Ashley died when her car…

As an avid sportsman, I’ve always enjoyed eating the most natural of foods. Caught protein is better than bought protein, as the saying goes. When I catch a fish, I can be reasonably certain that what I’m getting is fresh, natural, and free…