Miscellaneous

• 35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis

  Staff Writer | August 01, 2007 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The 35W Bridge in Minneapolis has collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour this afternoon. There are reports of fatalities and injuries but no numbers at this time. The accident occurred about 6:05 PM, and according to witnesses, the bridge was packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic at the time of collapse. At this hour there are still motorists trapped on the bridge. Every ambulance...

• Liability for Dog Bites in Vermont

  Ed Van Dorn | August 01, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  According to a recent article in the Burlington Free Press over 4.7 million people are attacked by dogs each year. Of these 800,000 are injured and about a dozen die. The article goes on to say the Vermont is a "one bite" state.Vermont's laws provide an owner limited protection after a dog attack. Vermont is one of 17 "one bite" states that do not hold an owner responsible for damages when it's...

• "The court sincerely regrets the unusual delay in issuing this opinion"

  Ben Glass | August 01, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued an opinion this week in a case called to Viola J. Scott v. Crestar Financial Corporation. Nothing particularly esoteric or difficult about the decision. Footnote 15 of the decision however sad "the court sincerely regrets the unusual delay in issuing this opinion." You see, the case was argued over seven years before was decided.In a time...

• 13 Year-Old Dies in Car Accident

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Shawna Linn Brown, 13, died in a car accident that took place on Monday, July 30 on Route 100 in Hancock. The driver of the car was driving southbound on Route 100 when the car crossed the line and ran into a vehicle in the northbound lane.The driver, Sammy Jo Wood, is 18 years old, but only has her learner's permit. Wood received non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the other...

• Workers Killed in Construction Accident

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  On Tuesday, July 31, two workers were killed and one was injured when a concrete wall panel collapsed at a construction site in Brownsville. The concrete panel fell on a boom lift, which the workers were operating. The two workers who worked for Texas Steel Erectors Inc. were pronounced dead at the scene.The victims were names were not released due to pending notification of their relatives. ...

• One-Vehicle Accident Kills Two and Injures One

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  A pick-up truck accident has killed two people and critically injured one at around 7 P.M. on Monday, July 30. Orlando D. Noel was driving a 2000 Dodge Ram pick-up southbound on Oklahoma 2 when he drove off the edge on the west roadway. He came back onto the highway and over-corrected, which overturned the vehicle. The driver and Amber N. Mann were partially ejected from the vehicle, while...

• Wife who Abandons Husband Cannot Recover Wrongful Death Proceeds

  Brent Adams | August 01, 2007 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  When a person is killed as a result of the negligence of another, the family of the deceased can recover money for that loss. These are commonly called "wrongful death claims" or wrongful death actions. The proceeds from a wrongful death claim do not pass in accordance with the dead person's will, but rather are disbursed to the relatives under North Carolina's Intestate Succession Law. This...

• Insurance Company Pays After Newspaper Expose'

  Brent Adams | August 01, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The Des Moines Register, a Des Moines Island newspaper, came to the aide of Marge Bode, an Iowa farm wife who bought long-term care insurance to help pay bills from nursing home care in the event she became disabled and needed it. Mrs. Bode, a farm wife who helped raise five children and provided a college education for each one of them, is 89-years-old and has been diagnosed with dementia and...

• The Kugel Mesh Patch In The News

  Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The FDA says that the manufacturer of the composix kugel mesh patch (Davol, Inc.), is said to have known of the dangers of the product and the several injuries liked with the patch, including one fatality, and still kept it on the market. . The FDA documents also say that Davol underreported the number of device-related complaints it received from doctors about injuries stemming from the Kugel...

• Paxil

  Allison Snoddy | August 01, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The ABC News program "Primetime Live" obtained new documents pertaining to Paxil. These documents have never been made public. Earlier in the year the FDA ordered the manufacturers of Paxil to place a warning in bold print on antidepressants, alerting consumers that the drugs can cause suicidal tendencies in children and teenagers.The new documents uncovered by ABC suggest that the maker of...