Miscellaneous

• Man Killed by Massive Dogs

  Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 7:38 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Jacob Adam,40, died due to a dog attack at the home of the actor Ving Rhames. Adams had been living on Rhame's property for about two years as the caretaker.Adams was found dead on the front lawn and was covered in dog bites. A number of large dogs were found roaming the property when police arrived on the scene the morning of August 3. Animal control officers took three massive bull mastiffs...

• Keep personal information private - don't sign authorization forms

  Chuck Boyk | August 06, 2007 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  I often am hired to represent a client several months after the accident. The client has already signed a medical authorization for the insurance company to obtain medical records. Medical and personal issues that an individual would not disclose to anyone but their doctor are now open for scrutiny.I then send the insurance company a letter canceling the medical authorization and requesting...

• Talk to lawyer before signing medical authorization forms

  Chuck Boyk | August 06, 2007 12:07 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  I often am hired to represent a client several months after the accident. The client has already signed a medical authorization for the insurance company to obtain medical records. Medical and personal issues that an individual would not disclose to anyone but their doctor are now open for scrutiny. I then send the insurance company a letter canceling the medical authorization and requesting...

• Authorization forms let insurance companies peek into your personal life

  Chuck Boyk | August 06, 2007 12:01 AM | 1 CommentSandusky, OH

  I often am hired to represent a client several months after the accident. The client has already signed a medical authorization for the insurance company to obtain medical records. Medical and personal issues that an individual would not disclose to anyone but their doctor are now open for scrutiny. I then send the insurance company a letter canceling the medical authorization and requesting...

• Allstate: Boxing Gloves Instead of Good Hands

  Brent Adams | August 05, 2007 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Bad faith insurance companies victimize their policy holders by using lowball settlement offers and forcing them to either buckle under or fight. Unfortunately, most policy holders do not have the means or the will to fight.For Allstate Insurance Company and other companies who are guilty of bad faith insurance practices, gone are the days when insurance companies felt an obligation to protect...

• NTSB Focuses on Construction Work During Bridge Collapse

  Shannon Weidemann | August 05, 2007 7:42 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The National Transportation Safety Board is now interviewing members of the road construction team that were working on the 35W Bridge just before it collapsed. The Minneapolis bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour traffic on Wednesday, injuring over 100 people. The National Transportation Safety Board interviewed construction workers and gathered information on the...

• Defective Toys Recalled

  Brent Adams | August 05, 2007 4:03 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Mattel has recalled 83 defective toys that have been painted with dangerous led paint.. Mattle's Fisher-Price line imported these defective products from China. The recalled toys include the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters. The recall involves 967,000 plastic toys for preschool-age children, made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States from May to August.Led paint is...

• Search Crews Pull Car From Mississippi River

  Shannon Weidemann | August 04, 2007 6:30 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Rescue crews at the scene of the Minneapolis bridge collapse have pulled a car from the water today. They have not been able to locate the passengers that should have been in the car. It wasn't immediately certain whether the vehicle, which was pulled out for closer inspection, contained any bodies.Families of the missing continued to wait for word that any bodies had been found in the...

• BAR/BRI Charging Too Much for Test Preparation?

  Mike Simon | August 04, 2007 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the country's biggest bar exam preparation company, BAR/BRI bar review, alleging that the company fraudulently and deceptively induced students from New York law schools to purchase BAR/BRI products at inflated prices. The plaintiffs in the $48 million suit are two 2005 graduates and one 2006 graduate from Albany Law School.The initial class...

• Common Carrier (Airplane/Bus) Liability

  Scott Smith | August 04, 2007 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  The Federal government has created regulations regarding the liability to passengers injured while using a common carrier. A common carrier is one who represents to the public that its business is one of transporting persons or cargo from place to place for compensation, and such services are generally open to the public. Generally, commercial buses, ferries, trains, and airplanes are...