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cDonald's Cook Attacked by Customers Plans to Sue

A New York City McDonald's cook who had to fend off an attack by two female customers with a steel pole plans to sue the fast food restaurant. On October 13, two women tried to pay with a $50 bill ...
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McDonald's Cook Attacked by Customers Plans to Sue

A New York City McDonald's cook who had to fend off an attack by two female customers with a steel pole plans to sue the fast food restaurant. On October 13, two women tried to pay with a $50 bill ...
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Winter Weather Conditions Bring Trecherous Roadways

Missouri State Highway Patrol, local police offices, and emergency responders have been exceptionally busy the last 24 hours with the season's first wave of winter weather. Rain and cooling ...
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Walmart Pulls Enfamil from Shelves After Infant Death

slip and fall accidents Walmart announced on Thursday that it will be removing Enfamil baby formula from its store shelves while police in Missouri investigate the death of a baby who had been ...
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New California Laws for 2012

With the new year brings new laws for California. We’ve highlighted a few important ones that will take effect starting January 1, 2012. AB 144 : Carrying an exposed and unloaded handgun in any ...
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Statesman Editorial on Carter Shooting

The Austin-American Statesman published an important editorial on a civil rights case we are handling. When a Goverment official kills a citizen, the Governemnt should more transparent about what ...
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Carl R. Barry named to "Top Trial Lawyers 40 Under 40 in Texas"

Carl R. Barry has been named as one of the "Top 40 under 40" Trial Lawyers in the State of Texas by the National Association of Trial Lawyers. This honor recognizes Carl as one of the top 40 ...
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$150 Billion Awarded in Wrongful Death Suit

The case was brought in Fayette County District Court against Don Wilburn Collins, who was found liable, but was never prosecuted, for attacking 8-year-old Robbie Middleton. Middleton died this year ...
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Your Rights as a Truck Accident Victim

If you were involved in a truck accident that caused you to suffer serious injuries, know that you are alone. Unfortunately, victims of trucking accidents often sustain the most catastrophic injuries ...
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One Dead, Two Injured in South Austin Crash

On Thursday night, December 22nd, an Austin man was killed and two others were injured in a car collision in southwest Austin. According to the Austin American-Statesman , Saul Moctezuma attempted to ...
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What if the police cannot determine who is at fault in an automobile accident?

Many times, an automobile accident occurs and the investigating police officer refuses to render any opinion in the accident report as to who was at fault. This can make it especially difficult if you ...
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Tragedy Strikes This Holiday Season When 2 Die After Crash

Sad news is being reported by the Cadillac News. A crash occurred earlier today between a vehicle and an SUV in Cadillac, Michigan. A witness reported that the SUV may have run the stop sign before ...
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Tea Party and Trial Lawyers - Strange Bedfellows

Tea Party and Trial Lawyers - Strange Bedfellows One wouldn't think trial lawyers and the Tea Party have much in common. But, they do. Both believe that the United States' Constitution's ...
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Granite City

Police said a pedestrian was fatally injured at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday when he was struck by a car on 20th Street near Nash Street. Maj. Jeff Connor said Gary W. Hildreth, 64, of Granite City apparently ...
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Two injured in three-vehicle crash involving semi, TV-20 vehicle

Two people, including the driver of a WICS Channel 20 vehicle, were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash involving a semi tractor-trailer that shut down a part of Jefferson ...
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Rollover Accidents

It seems that every week you hear about at least 1 or 2 rollover accidents that occur for various reasons. Often times it is the fault of the driver but sometimes there are other reasons for the ...
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Hit and Run Leads to Another Crash

According to the Austin American-Statesman , on Saturday December 17th, 2011 a 23-year old male led police on a chase down the streets of Austin after he had been involved in a hit-and-run collision. ...
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Three injured when semitrailer, car collide head-on in Liberty

Three people were injured early this morning when a semitrailer and car collided head-on in Liberty. The collision occurred about 4:45 a.m. along Missouri 291 near South Missouri Street. Three people ...
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Florida Nursing Home Neglect Volunteers Fired For Advocating

The volunteers for Florida's Long Term Ombudsman program are responsible for investigating claims of nursing home abuse and assisted living facility neglect, monitoring facilities for poor ...
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One dead after motor scooter collides with pickup in Lee's Summit

The driver of a motor scooter died early this morning after the scooter and pickup truck collided on Missouri 291 in Lee's Summit. A passenger on the scooter and the driver and passenger of the ...
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