February, 2014 Articles
Posted on Feb 17, 2014 By Ward Smith, PLLC
One man was killed when a shuttle carrying 11 military personnel crashed on Interstate 5. The shuttle, a 15-passenger van, was travelling south to take the men to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord when the ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
In 2012, motorcycle fatalities decreased by 6 percent, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This was a welcome change after more than a decade of rising statistics for ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC
Last November, it was reported that DuPont is now facing three personal injury lawsuits stemming from its use of the chemical known as C8. The lawsuits assert that the chemical was released at its ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
Like other states, Rhode Island has enacted laws which allow those who have suffered losses from a wrongful death to pursue legal recourse against the responsible party. Under these laws, damages may ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
Catastrophic injuries are the most severe type of physical damage that can result from car accidents and other types of accidents. These injuries are often life-threatening and always life-changing. ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
Distracted driving has become more of a focus for law enforcement agencies, state and federal governmental agencies, and legislatures in the last few decades. Accidents caused by distracted drivers ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC
Approximately a year ago, the chemical giant Monsanto agreed to pay $93 million to handle claims of dioxin contamination as well as personal injury claims brought in a class action. The claims were ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
Lipitor, the trade name for the drug atorvastatin, has recently come under fire from plaintiffs stating that the drug caused them to develop Type 2 diabetes. This generally seems to be prevalent in ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
A Connecticut man from Marlborough was charged last December when a teenager who attended a party on his property caused a DUI-related death. The man, P. S., is accused of allowing teenagers to gather ...
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