March, 2013 Articles
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By The Robert Pahlke Law Group
Four teens were injured in a wreck that may have been caused by a semi truck. The four teens, aged 14 to 16, were being driven by an 18-year-old man, J.M. on Highway 275. At around 5:30 pm the vehicle ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Wyly & Cook, LLP
A 67-year-old woman was killed on Friday evening while she was out for a walk with her dogs. The woman was walking her two dogs and crossing a street at a stop sign when a car struck her and caused ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013 By Wyly & Cook, LLP
Four people were involved in a severe two car accident around 3:30 am on Sunday. A white Mustang with a single occupant, the driver, was traveling on a Houston roadway when it collided head-on with an ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
The State of Rhode Island Department of Health has published figures concerning the state's traffic fatality and injury rates compared to those of the nation for 2005 through 2009. According to ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
Many consumer products turn out to be defective, causing harm to consumers who use them as directed. Such products can range from auto parts to appliances, prescription medicines, children's toys, ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety condition which results from having experienced a traumatic event such as the death or threat of death to oneself, a loved one, or another. The ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC
If you are not involved in or know someone who works in the trucking industry, chances are you are not familiar with the risks associated with hauling gasoline. Gasoline haulers transport thousands of ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Jaghab Jaghab & Jaghab, P.C.
A woman who suspected that her 89 year-old grandmother was being abused in the Bronx nursing home that was caring for her took matters into her own hands. The woman placed a hidden camera in her ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
Traffic accidents frequently lead to injury claims in Connecticut and across the nation. In 2008, per the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT), 26,066 injury accidents and 280 fatal ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was ordered to pay $142 million in damages by a federal court in Boston in 2010 for its fraudulent marketing of Neurontin, an anti-seizure drug. The federal jury found that ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By McGee, Lerer & Associates
Some experts say that pit bulls are six times more likely than other breeds to turn on their owners. In 143 attacks by pit bulls, 19 percent involved the dogs' owners while in other breeds, only 2 ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
Hazing is illegal in 44 states, including Texas. In general, these states have made hazing a misdemeanor, punishable by jail sentences and fines. Hazing rituals are common in colleges and universities ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC
A toxic tort legal case in one in which the claimant asserts that he or she has been harmed due to exposure to a dangerous or toxic substance. These types of claims may stem from exposure at work, ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Jaghab Jaghab & Jaghab, P.C.
The New York Department of Health reports in its motor vehicle traffic injuries publication that "a crash-related injury is a predictable and preventable event." The report states that auto ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2013 By McGee, Lerer & Associates
A drunk driver who hit her victim went on to drive for more than two miles with the man stuck on the hood of her car last November. The Los Angeles woman was charged with manslaughter after crashing ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2013 By Kirklin & Soh, LLP
A 57-year-old man died in a recent motorcycle accident in Houston. The crash happened just after 7:00 in the evening on Friday. The 57-year-old, D.M., was riding his motorcycle east on Genoa Red Bluff ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2013 By Kevin Davidson
Bicycle Accidents When most people think of vehicle accidents they think of accidents involving cars, motorcycles, and trucks, and even other large vehicles. But when accidents involve the collision ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2013 By Kirklin & Soh, LLP
A woman working as a crossing guard at a crosswalk in front of a local elementary school survived a serious car accident that occurred on a recent afternoon. The crossing guard was in the crosswalk ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By Mesa Law Firm
The 20-year-old driver involved in a hit and run accident is facing serious criminal charges as well as a civil suit from the family of a 49-year-old man that was killed in the incident. K.T. was ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By Mesa Law Firm
Earlier this month, a federal judge approved settlements in several class action suits against manufacturers of defective drywall which affected thousands of property owners in Florida and other ...
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