April, 2012 Articles

Las Vegas Red-Light Runner Involved in Fatal Accident

The accident occurred a little after 10:00 at night on a recent Friday evening. A 25-year-old man driving a sports car apparently ignored a red light at a busy intersection. He then crashed into a ...
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Arizona Wrongful Death Claims and Lawsuits

A wrongful death action may be filed in cases where negligent actions or inactions resulted in the death of an individual. The most frequent cause of such a legal action occurs from auto accidents in ...
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Spinal Cord Injuries in Car Accidents

A spinal cord injury is one of the most serious that an individual can sustain. The major cause of these injuries is motor vehicle accidents where drivers, passengers, or pedestrians receive a major ...
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Diabetes Drug Results in Lawsuits

As everyone knows, Type 2 Diabetes has become a major health problem in the United States. It has been estimated that if the current trend continues, 1 in 3 Americans will develop this disease in the ...
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Why Uninsured Motorist Coverage is Important

Car accidents are the lead cause of personal injury claims. Millions of Americans are injured every year in traffic accidents, many of which are caused by negligence. If you are involved in such an ...
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Pedestrian Accidents on the Rise

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that in 2010 overall fatalities from traffic accidents decreased in the United States while pedestrian accidents increased. ...
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Deaths Related to Medical Error Rise

A breakthrough study concerning medical error-related deaths in hospitals was published in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine. In the study, it was found that between 44,000 and 98,000 patients died ...
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Common Hotel Injuries in Las Vegas

Injuries that are sustained on another person's premises due to the property owner's failure to maintain a safe area for his or her guests are generally compensable under the law. While this ...
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Alcohol Involvement in California Traffic Deaths

The most common cause for an injury claim or lawsuit in this country is from auto accidents. Negligence is the primary factor in such claims, with drunk driving or driving while under the influence of ...
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Adulterated Hair Straightening Product

According to the FDA, an "adulterated" cosmetic is a product which contains a "poisonous or deleterious substance" which can cause injurious results to consumers when used as ...
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Weight Loss Products Result in FDA Warnings

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a blanket warning about the growing problem of potentially harmful ingredients in over-the-counter weight loss products. Entitled "Tainted Weight Loss ...
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Motorcycle Accident Facts and Conclusions

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Center for Statistics and Analysis has determined that, while motorcycles account for a mere.04 percent of all miles traveled by ...
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Are You Wondering if You Have a Personal Injury Case?

Personal injury accidents come in many forms but they all have one thing in common: someone got hurt because of someone else’s action or failure to act. When determining if you have grounds for ...
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Government Benefits Largely go to Senior Citizens

It may come as no surprise that the largest demographic that uses government benefits is senior citizens. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently released their findings from an ...
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NC Department of Labor Clears Company in Employee Fatality

Tragedy struck in November of last year when a local man was killed while on the job. The Seven Springs man, D.D., worked for the electric company and had been sent out to work on a power outage. D.D. ...
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Limited Tort and Full Tort Auto Insurance Policies

Limited Tort Auto Insurance Policies Limited tort car insurance has a few more restrictions compared to full tort car insurance and no-fault car insurance. Limited tort and full tort policies are very ...
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How the Limitation of Liability Act Affects Your Compensation

What Does This Act Do? The need for a limitation of liability has been seen since 1851 when this law was enacted. The Limitation of Liability Act was formulated for the purpose of limiting the amount ...
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