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• How can a neighbor get the law on her side?

  Chuck Boyk | August 07, 2008 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  How much say do you have in what happens in your neighborhood? Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney Dale Emch discusses ways to get your voice heard in his most recent “Legal Briefs” column in the...

• Medical Errors

  Beth Janicek | August 07, 2008 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Since Injury Board is dedicating the month of August to surgeries I thought medical errors would be a good topic. Medical errors should not happen but occasionally they do and the injured...

• Liability for alcohol consumption at your home

  Sam Bazar | August 07, 2008 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Can you be held responsible for the acts of a Drunk Driver who drank at your home and then injures someone on the road?

• Fisher-Price "Learning Pots and Pans Toys" Recalled for Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | August 07, 2008 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Fisher-Price, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a voluntary recall of “Learning Pots & Pans Toys” for posing a choking hazard to small children. The...

• Spinal Surgeon/Doctor Wins Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against His Spinal Surgeon-Who Botched Surgery

  Rick Shapiro | August 07, 2008 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  What happens when a spinal surgeon requires spinal surgery himself, and the spinal surgery is botched by the Virginia spinal specialist/physician he selected, leaving the injured surgeon with chronic pain syndrome? What happens is he retains a personal injury lawyer and a Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit arises and the spinal surgeon with serious spinal injuries casts aside every anti-tort, anti-medical malpractice argument he may have favored before the day he was permanently harmed! Ultimately, the Richmond State court Judge, in Garver v. Mathews, CL No. 07-206, ruled that defendant, Doctor Mathews violated medical standards, and awarded Dr. Garver $650,000.00 in damages, as explained below.

• Couple Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Odesco Industrial Services

  Chrissie Cole | August 07, 2008 5:55 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A couple from St. Louis filed a wrongful death lawsuit on August 5, against Odesco Industrial Services seeking damages for their son’s death. According to court documents, filed in Madison County...

• Dangerous Truckers And The Lack Of Adequate Regulation

  M. Brandon Smith | August 07, 2008 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Terrifying information has recently been released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is the federal agency charged with regulating the trucking industry. All United States...

• Returning To Work After A Workers' Compensation Injury

  Brent Adams | August 07, 2008 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  misconduct at work DO NOT GIVE THEM AN EXCUSE TO FIRE YOU Termination RETURN TO work WORK You should use extreme caution when you return to work after any workers’ compensation injury. Be sure not to give...

• "No One Should Have To Go Through This"

  Eddie Farah | August 07, 2008 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Christine Olson of Bradenton, Florida got the call the evening of December 7, 2005. Her son told her there had been an accident and she needed to go to Manatee Memorial Hospital. Christine’s...

• Mother Hubbard’s Cupboards Cribs Recalled for Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | August 06, 2008 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Mother Hubbard’s Cupboards, in cooperation with the U.S. Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of 1,300 cribs because they fail to meet federal safety standards. The...