January, 2011 Blog Posts
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 By Sanjay Mathur
Ford Motors announced last week a recall of more than 400,000 Windstar minivans in cold-weather states. The company said cold weather could cause bracket and mounts to separate from the vehicle's ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By San Diego Personal Injury Lawyer
The Island Packet of Hilton Head, a local newspaper for the area, reported that a caregiver was arrested this week for elder abuse at an assisted care living center. Sonia King, 41, has been charged ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By David Silva
January 27, 2011 - According to police reports, at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, a 1-year-old Oakland girl was killed when her uncle backed his truck into the driveway at her home. The ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By David Silva
January 27, 2011 - According to California Highway Patrol officials, a 36-year-old Santa Rosa woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of driving her vehicle under the influence of various ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By David Silva
January 27, 2011 - According to reports, at least three people died and 21 were injured in a head-on train collision that occurred early Friday morning. The accident happened at about 2:30 a.m. ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
In Pennsylvania when a person enters another's land, under the law they are either a trespasser, a licensee or an invitee. The Possessor of land owes a different duty to each type of entrant upon ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By David Silva
January 26, 2011 - A Federal Aviation Administration official reported that two people died in an aviation accident near Chester, California. Chester is a rural town with a population about 2,300 in ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Jason B. Kessler
One of the most frequent questions that I get from my workers' compensation clients is whether they can get fired while on workers' compensation. Sadly, the answer is yes. An employer can fire you ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By David Silva
January 26, 2011 - According to police, four children were injured when they were struck by a vehicle as they were walking home from school on Monday afternoon. A Placentia (Orange County, CA) Police ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By James Roane
Lately, insurance companies have been offering less and less on claims. They are offering trivial amounts, and then forcing people to go to trial. These insurance companies are hoping to win the case ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By David Silva
January 26, 2011 - Ford Motor Company announced that it will recall in excess of 400,000 Windstar minivans. The recall is limited to cold-weather states that salt the roadways during winter months. It ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Boca Raton Personal Injury Lawyer
In a hit and run car accident that occurred late morning on Friday, January 21, a Florida state trooper was conducting a crash investigation in the median of I-95 when he was struck. Boca Raton dump ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2011
Guy Boulton and Jason Stein wrote an article for JSonline.com recently on a proposed bill in Wisconsin that would severely affect the compensation that personal injury lawyers can attain for injured ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Nursing Home Abuse Blog.
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
In Pennsylvania when a person enters another's land, under the law they are either a trespasser, a licensee or an invitee. The possessor of the land owes a different duty to each type of entrant ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2011 By Jason B. Kessler
Tis the season for snow and ice cases. During this time of year people are injured by slipping and falling due to snow and 'black ice'. In NY courts have held that while a storm is in progress a ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By Stipe & Belote
A fire broke out on Tuesday, January 11 th at Quail Ridge Apartments in northwest Oklahoma City, according to NewsOK. The fire broke out at 4:45pm, and flames were already pouring through the roof of ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Pennsylvania is technically a Commonwealth and not a State. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is immune from law suits for any personal injury claims pursuant to 1 Pa. C.S. §2310 and 42 Pa. C.S. ...
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