August, 2010 Blog Posts
Posted on Aug 31, 2010 By Personal Injury Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Personal Injury Blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.palmbeachpersonalinjuryfirm.com/Blog/Entire-Blog-Feed/RSS.xml
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Posted on Aug 29, 2010 By David Silva
August 29, 2010 - Imported Cocon Grape Gummy 100 percent candy is being voluntarily recalled by a Los Angeles company because it was found to contain high levels of lead. The candy is manufactured in ...
Continue reading "Products Liability / Dangerous Products - Cocon Grape Gummy" »
Posted on Aug 29, 2010 By David Silva
August 29, 2010 - One person required hospitalization after a chemical exposure incident at Pier 96 in San Francisco on Friday. According to San Francisco fire department personnel, a box filled with ...
Continue reading "Chemical Exposure - Ammonium Phosphate" »
Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By James Roane
In a recent report by CBS News , around one-third of the nursing homes studied by congress have been cited for abuse. Such instances of abuse included verbal abuse, choking, assaults and even death. ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2010 By Los Angeles Bicycle Accident Attorney
Early this morning an elderly driver crashed into three bicyclists in Calabasas. Two of the victims were last reported to be in critical condition from the injuries they sustained in the bicycle ...
Continue reading "81 Year Old Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclists in Calabasas" »
Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
In 2006, a civilian employee of the police department slipped while cleaning equipment with a hose. As a result she suffered permanent injuries. The city commission is expected to approve the ...
Continue reading "The City of Coral Springs settles ex-employee's slip and fall personal injury case" »
Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By David Silva
August 17, 2010 - A couple has filed a lawsuit against a Southern California hospital alleging that it mistakenly gave morphine to their newborn girl. The case is filed in Orange County Superior Court ...
Continue reading "Medical Malpractice - Morphine Given to Newborn" »
Posted on Aug 16, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
The Sun Sentinel reported that one man was killed today when his car was hit by a Tri-Rail train at the Linton Boulevard crossing. His car had gotten either underneath the closing gates or was inside ...
Continue reading "Man killed in auto accident in Delray Beach" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2010 By David Silva
August 14, 2010 - According to reports, a 31-year-old Bountiful, Utah man was sentenced to 180 days in jail after he was accused of fondling a maternity nurse who was wheeling his pregnant girlfriend ...
Continue reading "Sexual Abuse - Man Gropes Maternity Nurse" »
Posted on Aug 13, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Florida's sales tax holiday begins today and runs through this Sunday allowing shoppers to purchase clothing, footwear, and accessories that are priced at $50.00 or less per item and pay no sales ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
A woman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Coral Springs last Sunday. Her husband was also injured. A Ford pickup truck was traveling westbound on Royal Palm Boulevard when it collided with the ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Personal Injury Lawyer
When an auto accident occurs the insurance company that insures the other driver is usually the first to respond to the accident scene. Motor vehicle insurance policies require that the insured ...
Continue reading "Why Insurance Companies Don't Want You Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By David Silva
August 10, 2010 - As experienced San Francisco Personal Injury attorneys, we know that intersections are one of the most common places that car accidents occur. With so many things going on - vehicles ...
Continue reading "Car Accidents - Defensive Driving - Intersections" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Allstate Insurance sponsored a "Family Driving Challenge" created to prove the point that distracted drivers contribute to approximately 25 percent of all reported accidents, according to ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2010 By David Silva
August 7, 2010 - According to police the signals and crossing arms were working properly at the time a southbound Amtrak train hit a big-rig truck in Shafter, California. Amtrak representatives said ...
Continue reading "Public Transportation - Train Wreck" »
Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
The Sun Sentinel reported today that red-light cameras are coming to Davie. If you are captured on camera running a red light the fine will be hefty- $158! The town's next step is to determine ...
Continue reading "Davie Town Council approves red light cameras" »
Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By David Silva
August 6, 2010 - A small plane flying from Boulder, Colorado to California crashed near Rollins Pass outside of Central City, Colorado on Wednesday according to a Gilpin County sheriff's office ...
Continue reading "Aviation Accidents - Beech Bonanza" »
Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By David Silva
August 6, 2010 - A cable snapped on the Tidal Wave roller coaster at Trimper's Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland injuring three children between the ages of 10 and 15. The park is considered ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2010 By David Silva
August 5, 2010 - A taxi driver was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon by Los Angeles police who say he tried to hit a couple with his taxi cab. Investigators ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2010 By David Silva
August 5, 2010 - A 52-year-old Concord man has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of child abuse or neglect and owning a mischievous animal causing death. The man appeared in a Martinez courtroom ...
Continue reading "Dog Bites / Other Animal Attacks - Update" »