Posts tagged general personal injury

• Critically Injured Child May Have Insurance Claim

  Jane Schneider | November 14, 2007 12:14 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Police claim that Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, and Anchorage man, Joshua Sagayo, 23, so violently abused a 22 month old toddler in his care, that the child is still hospitalized with serious, and possibly fatal, injuries. Sagayo is in jail facing first and second degree assault charges. Conviction of assault often requires a finding by the jury that the conduct was "reckless" or "criminally...

• Alaska Commercial Fishing Involves Death & Injury

  Jane Schneider | October 22, 2007 12:55 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Statistics show that commercial fishing in Alaska, particularly the notoriously dangerous King crab fishery, is among the most dangerous occupations in America today. Death and serious injury are the result of constant exposure to risks of the business; slippery, wet, heaving decks, heavy equipment, moving lines, and ferocious weather. When death or serious injury is caused in a fishing...

• Fire Deaths May Result In Lawsuits

  Jane Schneider | April 04, 2008 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There have been many deaths and serious injuries this winter from fires where smoke alarms were apparently not in use. Where these events happen in private homes and the dead and injured are the...

• How To Find a Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | March 14, 2008 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are many ways to find a good attorney to help with a personal injury or wrongful death case. Rating companies like Martindale-Hubbell or "Best Lawyers in America" can be consulted. Ask court system personnel or retired or sitting judges who is capable of taking on such a case. Your attorney must know a lot more than the law...he or she much have a sense of the practical, be able to try...

• Stabbing Could Lead to Personal Injury Suit

  Jane Schneider | March 12, 2008 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to charging documents, a pool game at Klondike Mike's in Palmer lead to a stabbing. Jonathon Gilliam, 21, is charged with assault, attempted murder, and evidence tampering for the alleged stabbing of Richard Beck, 42. But if Beck is seriously injured or has big bills and lost wages, he should hire a good personal injury attorney to investigate the case. I Gilliam owns a home, or is...

• Ex-FDA Officer Says Eli-Lilly Put Profit Over Patient Health

  Jane Schneider | March 10, 2008 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Retired FDA medical officer, John Gueriguian, who spent 20 years with the agency, testified for the State of Alaska last week in Anchorage Superior Court. The State is suing the drug maker over medicaid costs incurred because of increased side effects it attributes to Zyprexa, a drug used to treat depression and schizophrenia. Gueriguian said the company distorted the science and downplayed the...

• Finding a Good Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | February 22, 2008 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A good personal injury attorney usually enjoys the respect of legal professionals. Ask lawyers who practice in other legal subject areas, judges, court personnel and friends in the insurance industry for referrals to a qualified personal injury attorney. Martindale-Hubbell, LawDragon, and Best Lawyers in America provide the public with peer reviewed assessment of attorney performance. ...

• Survivors of Shooting Victim May Have Claims

  Jane Schneider | February 20, 2008 12:28 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  27 year old Jennifer Jacobsen died of gunshot wounds she suffered Monday night. She was either going to or coming from an apartment building at the 5300 block of East 40th in Anchorage. She was found dead in her pickup as she was trying to get medical care. If the shooter is found, and has homeowner's insurance, her survivors may have claims. An experienced personal injury attorney will be...

• Man Shot Dead Near Talkeetna

  Jane Schneider | January 25, 2008 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  AST has not released the name of a man shot dead in a driveway around mile 88 of the Parks Highway recently. The incident is being treated as a homicide and one suspect/witness is cooperating with the investigation. The decedent's family may have a claim for his wrongful death...if it was 'wrongful.' A careful investigation of the facts by a qualified personal injury attorney and exploration...

• Shooting Victims May Have Claims Against Rak

  Jane Schneider | January 21, 2008 12:25 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Last Friday night at the Dimond Center, near the Best Buy entrance, Mason Sylvester and Michael Lewis were shot and seriously injured. The alleged shooter, Jason Rak, 19, is in custody, charged with attempted murder. While the criminal system will deal with Rak in due course, Sylvester and Lewis would be wise to hire an attorney to investigate claims against Rak. Liability seems clear and...