2014 Articles
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
In 2012, motorcycle fatalities decreased by 6 percent, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This was a welcome change after more than a decade of rising statistics for ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC
Last November, it was reported that DuPont is now facing three personal injury lawsuits stemming from its use of the chemical known as C8. The lawsuits assert that the chemical was released at its ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
Like other states, Rhode Island has enacted laws which allow those who have suffered losses from a wrongful death to pursue legal recourse against the responsible party. Under these laws, damages may ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
Catastrophic injuries are the most severe type of physical damage that can result from car accidents and other types of accidents. These injuries are often life-threatening and always life-changing. ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
Distracted driving has become more of a focus for law enforcement agencies, state and federal governmental agencies, and legislatures in the last few decades. Accidents caused by distracted drivers ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC
Approximately a year ago, the chemical giant Monsanto agreed to pay $93 million to handle claims of dioxin contamination as well as personal injury claims brought in a class action. The claims were ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
Lipitor, the trade name for the drug atorvastatin, has recently come under fire from plaintiffs stating that the drug caused them to develop Type 2 diabetes. This generally seems to be prevalent in ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
A Connecticut man from Marlborough was charged last December when a teenager who attended a party on his property caused a DUI-related death. The man, P. S., is accused of allowing teenagers to gather ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2014 By Kevin Davidson
Some people may be confused as to what is a public venue. We know for example that city parks and libraries are government owned and available for use by all citizens, but some may be surprised to ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2014 By Christopher Hoffmann
It is almost impossible to imagine being involved in an accident with a 80,000 pound 18 wheeler. When you consider that a semi is almost 30 times larger than a passenger car, it seems almost ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2014 By James M. Hoffmann
A truck accident last year in Kansas City left 1 person dead and 2 persons injured. Police suspected that the driver of the semi truck was under the influence of alcohol when his truck collided with a ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 By Law Offices of Steven A. Fabbro
The manufacturer of a series of blood pressure medications has issued a recall for greater than five million samples that had been issued to physicians. Novartis AG has recalled samples of their blood ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 By Chris Elster
In Missouri the law requires your employer to pay for any medical treatment you may require as a result of your work injury and Workers Compensation case but that does not mean that when you suffer a ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Law Offices of Timothy Grabe
A man who was struck by a car in a late night accident is expected to survive his injuries after receiving intensive medical care. The man was walking near 122 nd Street near the intersection with ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Lenahan Law Firm
A Dallas man has been taken into custody after two young girls said he had touched them inappropriately. The exact familial relationship between the suspect, 38-year-old A.M., and the two girls was ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Willis Law
Seriously Injured Worker Receives Significant Damages An electrician in New York who was seriously injured when his work truck was rear-ended received a settlement of $665,000 last October. The man, ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Willis Law
Settlement in Toyota Unintended Acceleration Case A lawsuit against Toyota involving a woman who suffered permanent injuries due to the unintended acceleration of her Toyota Camry was recently ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By The Tolson Firm, LLC
A three year-old child died recently after a visit to the dentist. The child, F. B., was taken to a dentist office in Kailua, Hawaii for a checkup. Her mother was told that she needed six fillings and ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2014 By Ilkhanoff & Silverstein
A 27-year-old was arrested recently and charged with a number of serious driving under the influence offenses. Police stopped the driver, C.F., after observing him fail to stop at an intersection with ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2014 By Ilkhanoff & Silverstein
Authorities are trying to identify the driver of a vehicle involved in an injury hit and run in which a man in a wheelchair was struck. York fire rescue personnel were called to an area on East Market ...
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