January, 2012 Blog Posts
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Florida: Smoke from a brush-fire and fog combined to cause multiple car accidents that killed 10 people and injured scores of others on the I-75. The smoke and fog were a deadly combination that made ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Scott Distasio
North Carolina residents of Atria Merrywood Senior Living are under quarantine due to an intestinal illness. According to WBTV , at least two employees and six residents have symptoms of a highly ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer
A former dentist in Massachusetts admitted to using paper clips instead of steel posts while performing root canal procedures, when he pleaded guilty to several charges against him this week. Michael ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Michigan Personal Injury Lawyer
Changes to existing Michigan laws have some people up in arms. Recently, the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault petitioned the Michigan Catastrophic Claims for information about insurance claims in ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Briggle Polan
Do you suffer from Type 2 diabetes? If so, you are not alone: Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes in the US. Diabetes can be treatable and is caused by a problem in the way your body ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Fort Lauderdale Injury Lawyer
In 2009, 18-year-old T.W. was accused of being responsible for the mutilation of cats found throughout Miami-Dade County. An anonymous tip was called in claiming that he was the person behind these ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer
A Florida man who was cleared of cat-mutilation charges last year has filed suit against Miami-Dade county claiming he was falsely accused. In April 2009, police charged 18-year-old Tyler Weinman with ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Austin, Texas: 25-year-old Jason Patrick Murphy was struck and killed by a pickup truck as he was walking next to his bicycle. He was on his cell phone talking to his girlfriend, when suddenly the ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Louisiana: A tragic motorcycle accident left one person dead and another with severe injuries. Bernard Schweitzer was the driver of the motorcycle and Debra Benoit was his passenger. A car pulled out ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By St. Louis personal injury attorney Stephen Schultz
February 2012 brings with it this year's Best Lawyers in St. Louis edition, which features some of the top personal injury attorneys in the region. Once again, Stephen Schultz was featured for ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
West Hollywood, California: Actress Lindsay Lohan has been sued by a woman claiming that the actress' car hit her as she was pushing a stroller across the street. A witness claimed that the ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Minnesota Personal Injury Lawyer
There are a lot of different injuries that can result from car, work, or other accidents. When someone fails to exercise reasonable care for the safety of another person, they can be held liable for ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Minnesota Personal Injury Lawyer
There are a lot of different injuries that can result from car, work, or other accidents. When someone fails to exercise reasonable care for the safety of another person, they can be held liable for ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A nursing home in Marshalltown, Iowa that catered to veterans recently ended a program in which residents who were capable were paid to move other wheelchair bound patients around. After a resident ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Scott M. Williamson
Many injury and accident lawyers are not prone to discussing personal responsibility. It's occasionally a fine line between what's the client's responsibility and what's another ...
Continue reading "Underage Patron Files Suit for Car Accident Injuries Against Bar for Allowing Her to Drink and Drive" »
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
An Austin man who was seriously injured in a motorcyle accident has retained Barry & Loewy LLP. The man was exiting a shopping center on Lamar Blvd when a car slammed directly into him. The police ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
A man walking along Interstate 4 was killed after he was struck by several vehicles. The westbound portion of the highway was closed from John Young Parkway to Conroy Road, but has now reopened. ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Briggle Polan
Pradaxa is a prescription drug used to help prevent strokes or serious blood clots in people who have certain heart conditions. Pradaxa is a blood thinner and works by preventing blood clots from ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By White Plains Personal Injury Lawyer
So you hired a personal injury attorney and you are not happy at the way that their office is treating you. They are not returning your phone calls, not answering your quesitons and ignoring you. What ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
We have filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Austin woman who was seriously injured in a commercial truck accident . Our client needed to have a back surgery as a result of the accident. Our client did not ...
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