January, 2014 Articles
Posted on Jan 24, 2014 By Kevin Davidson
Some people may be confused as to what is a public venue. We know for example that city parks and libraries are government owned and available for use by all citizens, but some may be surprised to ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2014 By Christopher Hoffmann
It is almost impossible to imagine being involved in an accident with a 80,000 pound 18 wheeler. When you consider that a semi is almost 30 times larger than a passenger car, it seems almost ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2014 By James M. Hoffmann
A truck accident last year in Kansas City left 1 person dead and 2 persons injured. Police suspected that the driver of the semi truck was under the influence of alcohol when his truck collided with a ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 By Law Offices of Steven A. Fabbro
The manufacturer of a series of blood pressure medications has issued a recall for greater than five million samples that had been issued to physicians. Novartis AG has recalled samples of their blood ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 By Chris Elster
In Missouri the law requires your employer to pay for any medical treatment you may require as a result of your work injury and Workers Compensation case but that does not mean that when you suffer a ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Law Offices of Timothy Grabe
A man who was struck by a car in a late night accident is expected to survive his injuries after receiving intensive medical care. The man was walking near 122 nd Street near the intersection with ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Lenahan Law Firm
A Dallas man has been taken into custody after two young girls said he had touched them inappropriately. The exact familial relationship between the suspect, 38-year-old A.M., and the two girls was ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Willis Law
Seriously Injured Worker Receives Significant Damages An electrician in New York who was seriously injured when his work truck was rear-ended received a settlement of $665,000 last October. The man, ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Willis Law
Settlement in Toyota Unintended Acceleration Case A lawsuit against Toyota involving a woman who suffered permanent injuries due to the unintended acceleration of her Toyota Camry was recently ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By The Tolson Firm, LLC
A three year-old child died recently after a visit to the dentist. The child, F. B., was taken to a dentist office in Kailua, Hawaii for a checkup. Her mother was told that she needed six fillings and ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2014 By Ilkhanoff & Silverstein
A 27-year-old was arrested recently and charged with a number of serious driving under the influence offenses. Police stopped the driver, C.F., after observing him fail to stop at an intersection with ...
Continue reading "Pennsylvania Man with Pending Fatal DUI Case is Arrested for Second DUI" »
Posted on Jan 7, 2014 By Ilkhanoff & Silverstein
Authorities are trying to identify the driver of a vehicle involved in an injury hit and run in which a man in a wheelchair was struck. York fire rescue personnel were called to an area on East Market ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2014 By Chris Elster
Severe winter weather often brings a slew of Slip and Fall clients to the offices of Slip and Fall Attorneys. As snow and ice piles up the probability of a Slip and Fall accident increases ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By Christopher Hoffmann
We know that there are many different types of car accidents and hundreds of ways that they may be caused. Most often it is the inappropriate action of a driver that causes a crash, and the injured ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2014 By James M. Hoffmann
An accident involving a city bus brings with it a unique array of complexities. For one, buses, like commercial trucks, are bound by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Secondly, ...
Continue reading "Public Transit Buses: Same Laws and Regulations as 18 Wheeled Trucks" »