Miscellaneous

• Protect Your Constitutional Rights to Full Compensation

  Frank Bailey | February 22, 2008 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  If you have been injured, the Arkansas Legislature attempted in 2003 to limit your right to compensation to the amount of medical bills actually paid. For example if you had Medicare Insurance that paid a lower rate than the hospital charged, the legislation only required the wrongdoer to pay the lower amount. In effect this gave the wrongdoer the benefit of your insurance.Fortunately there...

• Daycare Owner's Son Arrested for Assaulting a Child

  RLF Staff | February 22, 2008 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The son of a woman who operates a daycare near Birmingham, Alabama was arrested for daycare abuse after assaulting a child. The arrest came after months of suspicion. Pouya Goudarzi is accused of shoving a pull-up diaper into a 4-year-old child's mouth and causing injury to the child. Allegations and suspicion began in November of 2007, but police were unable to prove the daycare abuse. Last...

• Michigan Senators Wayne Kuipers (R - Vioxx) and Mike Bishop (R - AAA) value corporations over voters

  David Mittleman | February 22, 2008 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Did you or someone you know take Vioxx and have an adverse reaction? What about being involved in an automobile accident where serious injuries were sustained? If you live in Michigan you are out of luck when trying to hold the pharmaceutical industry or the negligent driver accountable for their actions, and you have Senator Mike Bishop and Senator Wayne Kuipers to thank.Let's start with...

• Duragesic Pain Patch Recalled

  Dan Frith | February 22, 2008 6:44 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Johnson and Johnson has voluntarily decided to recall its widely popular pain patch over concern that some patients could suffer a fatal overdose from its use.The Duragesic patch has been prescribed for patients experiencing moderate to severe chronic pain. It contains fentanyl, an opioid that can lead to problems such as respiratory depression and fatal overdose. Fentanyl is the active...

• ATV Accidents Increasing

  Bruce Gibson | February 22, 2008 5:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its report for the year 2006, and at least 555 people were killed in all-terrain vehicle accidents. More than 100 of these were children and officials expect that number to increase as they continue to obtain information from hospitals across the nation.In addition, the report estimated another 146,000 people were treated in emergency rooms...

• Finding a Good Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | February 22, 2008 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A good personal injury attorney usually enjoys the respect of legal professionals. Ask lawyers who practice in other legal subject areas, judges, court personnel and friends in the insurance industry for referrals to a qualified personal injury attorney. Martindale-Hubbell, LawDragon, and Best Lawyers in America provide the public with peer reviewed assessment of attorney performance. ...

• Simpson Civil Judgment Renewed By Judge

  Ed Normand | February 21, 2008 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A California Court has renewed a $33.5 million civil judgment awarded against O.J. Simpson for a civil finding that he was guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Simpson tried to claim that a California Court could not reinstate the award because he now lives in Florida. The argument was rejected by the California Appeals Court. If not reinstated the verdict (now grown...

• Deaths From ATV'S Continue To Rise

  Brent Adams | February 21, 2008 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Deaths from all-terrain-vehicles (ATV's) due to personal injuries received in accidents involving are continually on the rise, a trend which has led to increased tensions over pending safety regulations as the popularity of the vehicles continues to rise.According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 870 people died in ATV wrecks in 2005, an increase from 860 in the year...

• Is neighbor responsible for damage done by fallen tree branch?

  Anneke Kurt | February 21, 2008 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Whether or not a neighbor must pay for car damage from a fallen tree branch is discussed in Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch's most recent "Legal Briefs" column in the Toledo Blade. Dear Dale: A large branch from a tree in my neighbor's yard recently fell on my car in my driveway. My neighbor said he spoke to his insurance agent, who told him that he wasn't responsible for...

• Neighbor's tree falls, but he doesn't want to pay

  Anneke Kurt | February 21, 2008 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Check out Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch's most recent "Legal Briefs" column from the Toledo Blade:Dear Dale: A large branch from a tree in my neighbor's yard recently fell on my car in my driveway. My neighbor said he spoke to his insurance agent, who told him that he wasn't responsible for covering the damage to my car. This is frustrating because my neighbor has told me in...