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• Toshiba Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

  Courtney Mills | August 09, 2007 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with Toshiba America issued a recall of approximately 1,400 computer notebook batteries on August 9th. The lithium-ion batteries used as a power source for these computers can overheat and catch on fire.Defective batteries manufactured by Sony were installed in Toshiba computers with model names such as Portege, Qosmio, Satellite, and...

• Food Made from Cardboard Found in China

  Jenny Albano | July 14, 2007 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A report that aired on a Chinese television show, illustrated the country's problem with food regulation and safety. The State TV's investigation uncovered steamed buns sold on the street made mostly out of chopped cardboard.The snack, which is called baozi, is normally made with an outer shell of wheat or rice, and it is filled with sliced pork. This vendor made his baozis out of cardboard...

• Cell Phones, Like Alcohol, Cause Wrongful Death

  Brad Parker | June 14, 2007 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Every year, Utah citizens suffer the tragedy of alcohol related wrongful deaths caused by drunken drivers. Though it is clearly illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol, and although the dangers of drunk driving are widely known, an alarming number of individuals still drive while intoxicated and each year lives of Utah citizens are unnecessarily cut short because of drunken driving...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuits in the State of Utah

  James McConkie | June 06, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jim McConkie and Brad Parker have handled numerous wrongful death claims in the State of Utah and hold the record for a jury verdict in this area. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit for the death of a relative. That rule has been overridden by a Utah law which, for example, permits a wife and children to bring a suit for the death of a husband.

• Collision With A Semi-Truck? Who Suffers The Damage?

  Brad Parker | June 05, 2007 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  When automobiles are involved in highway accidents with semi- trucks, those traveling in the automobiles are generally at far greater risk and danger than those traveling in the semi-trucks. It is really just a matter of physics. The mass and kinetic energy of a loaded semi truck traveling at 55 miles per hour is almost always significantly greater than the mass and kinetic energy of any...

• Traumatic Brain Injury and Negligence

  James McConkie | June 05, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a blow or jolt to the head that impairs the normal functioning of the brain. TBI can result in short or long-term problems with independent function. There are about 1.4 million TBIs each year and of that number 235,000 are hospitalized. It is important for lawyers who work in this area to have extensive experience not only in the medicine involved but also...

• Brain Injury More Common Than Most Realize

  Brad Parker | June 04, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Each year in the United States, over 1.4 million people suffer a brain injury. This averages out to one brain injury every 23 seconds of every day of the year. 235,000 of those 1.4 million individuals are hospitalized for their injuries and 50,000 of those who suffer brain injuries each year die. Those at greatest risk for brain injury are seniors, adolescents and young adults. ...

• Brain Injury Results from Negligence

  James McConkie | June 04, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jim McConkie spoke to a group of lawyers at the law firm Prince Yeates in Salt Lake CIty, Utah today on cerebral palsy (CP) injuries which are a result of medical negligence at the time of birth. He said that each year 20% of children diagnosed with CP developed it as a result of a brain injury at the time of birth which could have been avoided. In fact 8,000 to 10,000 babies are diagnosed...

• Skin Cancer Medical Malpractice Suit Gets $6 Million Verdict

  James McConkie | May 24, 2007 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A California man who alleged his doctor failed to diagnose skin cancer received a $5.7 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit against the physician. Due to California's cap on damages, the verdict was reduced to $1.9 million.Regis M. Reilly, 53, claimed dermatologist Dr. James C. Powers failed to biopsy a cyst that later metastasized into cancer. Reilly has a family history of skin...

• Immunity of Spouse for Wrongful Death Reviewed by Supreme Court

  Brad Parker | April 25, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  On March 28, 2007 the Utah Supreme Court was urged to abolish the prohibition a wife has to sue her husband for negligence. The case before the court revolves around a January 2002 accident in which Steven Ellis lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center lane of traffic and collided with a two ton truck, resulting in his own death and seriously injuring his wife. Under present Utah law,...