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• Just When it Seemed All Was Lost...The Statute of Limitations and Active Duty Servicemen

  Mike Myers | July 26, 2011 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The statute of limitations provides a deadline for filing personal injury suits. While there are some exceptions, the statute of limitations is basically three years in Washington. If suit is...

• The Intersection of Responsibilty and Common Sense

  Mike Myers | July 26, 2011 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  What Happens When You Wave Someone Through and They Get Into a Wreck? Drivers don't have a duty to provide information to other drivers or pedestrians. But when they do volunteer information, they...

• Toxicity Testing of BPA Considered By EPA

  Chrissie Cole | July 26, 2011 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Numerous studies and concerns have prompted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider toxicity testing and sampling to study the environmental impact of Bisphenol A or...

• Ford News: $2.4 Billion Profit; Defrauded NHTSA And Courts

  Brett Emison | July 26, 2011 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  It's been a week of good news and bad news for Ford. First the good news. Ford reported $2.4 billion in profit on total revenues of $35.5 billion earned in just the last 3 months. Putting those...

• Invasion of Privacy in the News

  Michael Roberts | July 26, 2011 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  With the shutdown of the News of the World in England, our own news has been full of stories about hacking into people’s cell phone conversations and data and invasion of privacy in general....

• Antidepressants Under Fire as SSRI Linked To Birth Defects

  Brett Emison | July 26, 2011 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Antidepressants have become a troubling subject when it comes to youngsters and teens. Now, some mothers are unfortunately delivering children with birth defects connected to taking drugs called...

• Study Finds More Patients Die During July

  David Mittleman | July 26, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Luckily, July will be over soon--but not just because of the unbearable heat wave we've experienced over the past week. There are other reasons to be concerned during the month of July: according to...

• How Dangerous is Your Bathroom?

  Mike Bryant | July 26, 2011 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A recent study suggests that millions of Americans age 15 or older have been injured in bathroom accidents costing approximately $67.3 billion in lifetime medical costs, a large majority of which...

• Worker Dies at Orlando’s Magical Midway Thrill Park

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | July 26, 2011 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  An accident at the Magical Midway Thrill Park recently claimed the life of a worker after he fell while working on the I-Drive amusement ride. The accident investigation is ongoing, but early...

• VA Wrongful Death Defendant Hit with $10.6 Million Verdict Seeks New Trial Over Facebook Photo

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | July 26, 2011 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Social media is here to stay and Facebook posts are becoming red meat in signficant injury and wrongful death cases-not only in Virginia (VA) but nationwide. What you say or post may be used to...