Posts tagged Minors

• Catholic Dioceses of Baton Rouge and Corpus Christi Agree to Pay $225,000 to Sexual Abuse Victim

  David Mittleman | October 16, 2009 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Baton Rouge, Louisiana—the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Baton Rouge and Corpus Christi have agreed to pay $225,000 to a now 45-year-old man who alleges that he suffered years of sexual abuse at...

• The American Academy of Pediatrics Steps Up in Support of the National PABI Plan

  Timothy Smith | August 07, 2009 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Just a few minutes ago, I received an email from Patrick Donohue at the Sara Jane Brain Foundation. Attached was this letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics describing their support for the...

• The National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan - Part III

  Timothy Smith | August 06, 2009 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Yesterday, we finished our discussion of the early stages of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan [PABI Plan]. I promised the readers I would focus on the concepts of mild traumatic...

• National Plan for Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury/Pediatric Closed Head or Traumatic Brain Injury

  Timothy Smith | August 04, 2009 9:53 AM | 5 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  As some of my readers know, I recently accepted a position on the legal advisory board to the Sara Jane Brain Foundation. It's is an amazing group, founded by an amazing father who wanted a better...

• Timothy Smith accepts position on the National Advisory Board to the Sara Jane Brain Project

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Odd name, huh? The Sara Jane Brain Project. But what is odd in name is absolutely breathtaking in what the project is trying to accomplish as it works to create a model system for children suffering...

• Wrongful Death, Child Injuries, Representative Litigation and Ethical Legal Finance

  Mark Bello | May 21, 2009 5:16 PM | 1 CommentVoices Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Yesterday, I posted a blog about an incident that occurred in Ohio where a man was killed when struck by a bus. The post caused me to ponder an issue that comes up in my office, now and again. It...

• Some states consider lowering the legal drinking age, but fears are that this will this cause a rise in drinking and driving deaths.

  Randy Appleton | April 15, 2009 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Debates in some states are gaining more interest concerning lowering the legal drinking age. Some groups feel that if a person is responsible enough to fight in wars they should be old enough to...

• 10 year anniversary of four teens killed on Ocean Bay Blvd and Hwy 158 in Kill Devil Hills, NC sparks controversy

  Randy Appleton | April 10, 2009 2:34 AM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Monday, April 6 marked the 10 year anniversary of the tragic death of four teens at the hand of a drunk driver. The accident happened at the corner of Ocean Bay Blvd and Hwy 158 in Kill Devil Hills,...

• High Point, NC driving while intoxicated accident sends three people to hospital

  John Cooper | March 29, 2009 7:48 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Antonio Da Quan Smith, 19 years old, was driving a 1997 Buick LaSabre at an excessive rate of speed in High Point, North Carolina. Michael Smith and an unnamed female minor were passengers in the...

• Maryland Legislature Considers Criminal Liability for Adults Giving Alcohol to Minors

  Steve Silverman | February 17, 2009 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Maryland personal injury lawyers a re closely watching a bill in this season of the Maryland General Assembly which will impose criminal liability on adults providing alcohol to minors. Intended to...