April, 2012 Articles
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By De Castroverde Law Group
The accident occurred a little after 10:00 at night on a recent Friday evening. A 25-year-old man driving a sports car apparently ignored a red light at a busy intersection. He then crashed into a ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
A wrongful death action may be filed in cases where negligent actions or inactions resulted in the death of an individual. The most frequent cause of such a legal action occurs from auto accidents in ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
A spinal cord injury is one of the most serious that an individual can sustain. The major cause of these injuries is motor vehicle accidents where drivers, passengers, or pedestrians receive a major ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
As everyone knows, Type 2 Diabetes has become a major health problem in the United States. It has been estimated that if the current trend continues, 1 in 3 Americans will develop this disease in the ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
Car accidents are the lead cause of personal injury claims. Millions of Americans are injured every year in traffic accidents, many of which are caused by negligence. If you are involved in such an ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that in 2010 overall fatalities from traffic accidents decreased in the United States while pedestrian accidents increased. ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
A breakthrough study concerning medical error-related deaths in hospitals was published in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine. In the study, it was found that between 44,000 and 98,000 patients died ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By De Castroverde Law Group
Injuries that are sustained on another person's premises due to the property owner's failure to maintain a safe area for his or her guests are generally compensable under the law. While this ...
Continue reading "Common Hotel Injuries in Las Vegas" »
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Pacific Attorney Group
The most common cause for an injury claim or lawsuit in this country is from auto accidents. Negligence is the primary factor in such claims, with drunk driving or driving while under the influence of ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Pacific Attorney Group
According to the FDA, an "adulterated" cosmetic is a product which contains a "poisonous or deleterious substance" which can cause injurious results to consumers when used as ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Pacific Attorney Group
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a blanket warning about the growing problem of potentially harmful ingredients in over-the-counter weight loss products. Entitled "Tainted Weight Loss ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Pacific Attorney Group
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Center for Statistics and Analysis has determined that, while motorcycles account for a mere.04 percent of all miles traveled by ...
Continue reading "Motorcycle Accident Facts and Conclusions" »
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Burch Law Office
Personal injury accidents come in many forms but they all have one thing in common: someone got hurt because of someone else’s action or failure to act. When determining if you have grounds for ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Burch Law Office
It may come as no surprise that the largest demographic that uses government benefits is senior citizens. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently released their findings from an ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Burch Law Office
Tragedy struck in November of last year when a local man was killed while on the job. The Seven Springs man, D.D., worked for the electric company and had been sent out to work on a power outage. D.D. ...
Continue reading "NC Department of Labor Clears Company in Employee Fatality" »
Posted on Apr 11, 2012 By The Clark Law Office
Limited Tort Auto Insurance Policies Limited tort car insurance has a few more restrictions compared to full tort car insurance and no-fault car insurance. Limited tort and full tort policies are very ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
What Does This Act Do? The need for a limitation of liability has been seen since 1851 when this law was enacted. The Limitation of Liability Act was formulated for the purpose of limiting the amount ...
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