Personal Injury

Water Injuries Happen Every Summer

Monday, August 31, 2009 by Robert E. Cartwright

During the summer months, serious injuries continue to take place around the water.  This is especially true when there are people who want to show off for others or are otherwise overconfident.  It’s kind of the “Look mom, no hands” syndrome. 

This appears to have happened this past weekend, when a 200-foot dive from a cliff at Copper Canyon on Lake Havasu proved deadly for a Costa Mesa, Calif., man.  The Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

Mistakes that Can Jeopardize your Case

Thursday, August 27, 2009 by D. Michael Kelly

When you are filing a Columbia personal injury lawsuit or other claim after an accident, it is all too easy to make a simple mistake that can severely jeopardize your case. Many of these mistakes are easy to avoid, and can help your case run smoothly and without difficulty.... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

Window Treatment Recalls Highlight Wrongful Death Case Considerations

Thursday, August 27, 2009 by R. Clay Milling

Six window treatment manufacturers recalled over five million blinds and shades today after three children were strangled in attached cords.

 

At least one expert estimates that one child dies each month in the U.S. due to strangulation from a window cord. 

 

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Topic: Personal Injury

Michael Jackson & Dead By Mistake

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Robert E. Cartwright

The fact is that doctors, hospitals and health care professionals have made serious preventable mistakes which have cost numerous people their lives.  Our hometown paper, the San Francisco Chronicle  has created “Dead By Mistake” (by Phil Bronstein), a website that chronicles the common errors that regularly occur and it details the 2,000,000 deaths that have taken place during the past 10 years as a... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

How to Protect Yourself After an Automobile Accident

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by David Sexton

Over four million licensed drivers travel the roads and highways of Tennessee each day and approximately 486 car accidents occur in the state within any 24 hour period.... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

How has personal injury litigation changed in Florida?

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Jeff D. Vastola

Successful litigation of a personal injury law suit in Stuart or the surrounding South Florida area requires the personal injury attorney to be completely knowledgeable about the laws of the state in which he or she practices. But as any good accident lawyer in Stuart will tell you, knowledge of current law is not enough.... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

Do all Personal Injury Cases Involve Physical Injury?

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by Scotty MacLean

When most people think of personal injury there are several images that come to mind.... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

More About Avandia/Rosiglitazone Side Effects Lawsuits

Monday, August 24, 2009 by Douglas C. Monsour

More information about the possible side effects from Avandia/Rosiglitazone and Avandia heart attack lawsuits & litigation.... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury

3 Year Old Girl Caught in Florida Pool Drain Illustrates Danger

Monday, August 24, 2009 by R. Clay Milling

Today, a 3 year old girl was rescued after her arm was caught in a pool drain.  The incident happened at a condominium complex in Key Biscayne, Florida.   

The young girl’s mother was watching poolside as more than a dozen rescue workers were forced to cut through concrete and a pipe to free the child.  Video footage shows a portion of the pipe still attached to the child’s arm as she was placed on a... Read More

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Topic: Personal Injury

You Can Prevent Drunk Driving

Monday, August 24, 2009 by Robert E. Cartwright

Drunk driving is a problem in California as it is all over the country.  According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, drunk drivers killed nearly 12,000 people in 2008, and they injure and maim thousands more (www.madd.org).  So when a citizen tried to keep someone who had too much to drink from getting into their car, you know something peculiar is going to happen.

A recent Northern California newspaper article from... Read More
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Topic: Personal Injury
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