Miscellaneous

• Capron & Avgerinos, P.C.

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL

  We founded Capron & Avgerinos on the principle of providing outstanding legal assistance to the seriously injured in Illinois and Iowa. We have devoted our entire practice to representing individuals in workers' compensation, personal injury and wrongful death claims. Over the years, we have helped thousands of clients receive the compensation they deserve and need in order to move forward with...

• Grates: The Bicyclist's Nemesis

  Ryan Nute | January 17, 2008 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Well, all right; bicyclists have multiple nemeses. But a recent front page article in the Seattle PI has brought attention to a problem many cyclists have been battling for years: unsafe street drains. Drains covered with grates that have slots parallel to the roadway are dangerous to cyclists as bicycle wheels can get caught - and stuck - in the slots. In 2004 one biker was biking through...

• Nick Avgerinos, Dan Capron & Mike Rom, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2008 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL

  Nick AvgerinosEducationUNIVERSITY OF KANSASBachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science DRAKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Des Moines, IowaJuris Doctor 1981 Area(s) of PracticeAdmitted to practice before the Courts of Illinois and Iowa Trials and Appeals of Workers' Compensation Claims in Illinois and Iowa MembershipsIowa Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association Illinois Workers'...

• Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

  Amy Schauers | January 17, 2008 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Researchers have found a new way to detect a man's risk of getting prostate cancer in the future.Researchers have recently identified a series of gene markers that, when present with family history of the disease, increase a patient's risk of prostate cancer more than nine times. Those markers, say researchers, can be detected in a simple saliva or blood sample -- good news for a condition whose...

• Consumer Protection Agencies Are Failing Us

  Dan Frith | January 17, 2008 6:42 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, I hope we call all agree that our federal government has the obligation to make sure our products and foods are safe. If you disagree, please stop reading right here as what I am about to write will surely make you mad!Effective consumer protection in America has been lacking at both the federal and state levels for years. Don't believe...

• Lifeguard Truck Accident Lawsuit Settled

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 16, 2008 8:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The city of Coronado has paid $141,000.00 to settle a lawsuit filed by a 24-year-old tourist who was run over by a lifeguard truck while sunbathing on a Coronado beach.The city issued a formal apology to Sarah Bouvet who was hospitalized for two days with injuries to her pelvis, legs and ankles. Her lawsuit sought compensatory damages, and also called for a change in the city's lifeguard...

• Allstate Banned from Writing New Auto Insurance Policies in Florida

  Evan Rosen | January 16, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  After just two hours into a meeting with Allstate, Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty suspended Allstate's ability to write new automobile insurance policies in the state. Despite demands to turn over certain documents, Allstate failed to comply stating that the documents the state was demanding were "irrelevant." Governor Charlie Crist issued the following statement. "I applaud...

• Stop Hazing Now

  Frank Bailey | January 16, 2008 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Can you believe the reactions Sigma Sigma Sigma members had to HAZING. It these members knew of the grief, the danger, the lives lost due to hazing they surely would take this more seriously. Engaging in drinking parties is dangerous. Underage drinking kills.The National Chapter should be applauded for suspending the Chapter for these violent acts of hazing. When will this plight on our...

• Focus Group Jurors- Deliberations

  Jeanie Oliver | January 16, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Wouldn't you as an attorney love to be a fly on the wall of the jury room during deliberations? You can come close if you choose Bailey and Oliver Law Firm to conduct a focus group for your case. The process that juries go through to reach a verdict are vital to understanding how to get that decision to be in your favor!There are four concepts that I will address here. Unanimity, monitoring,...

• Allstate Suspended In Florida

  Robert Blanchard | January 16, 2008 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Well they finally made the Florida legislature mad enough to do something. For years Allstate has promised to lower rates if given various tort reforms and other perks from our lawmakers. The state always fell for it (read "insurance money political contributions"), but the companies never lowered their rates and the consumers continued to pay through the nose, only with more and more of their...