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• Steroids are a Danger to the Players as Well as to the Game

  Rob Curtiss | December 14, 2007 8:47 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  With the long awaited release of the Mitchell Report, many baseball fans are weighing in on the way illegal steroid use has changed our national game. One intense area of focus is whether record setting steroid users (most homeruns, etc.) should be considered in a separate category from ballplayers who set records without resorting to performance enhancers.One issue that seems to get passed...

• Slow Down on Winter Roadways

  Rob Curtiss | December 14, 2007 8:43 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The snows have come early to New England this year. Where I live in Central New Hampshire, there is a possibility we will get another foot of it over the weekend. This is good news for skiers and the local economy but not for motorists. Because as we all know winter storms can make for treacherous driving. To avoid wintertime accidents, it is important to allocate extra time to get where you...

• Remember Our Soldiers and Disabled Veterans During the Holiday Season

  Rob Curtiss | December 07, 2007 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  During this holiday season it is important to remember our men and women in uniform as well as our disabled veterans. We all realize that the sacrifices they make allow the rest of us to enjoy the Christmas season in safety. In this firm we feel this debt acutely. Our office manager, Shelly, lost a beloved family member who was serving in Iraq. We have also had the pleasure, over the years of...

• Motor Vehicle Accidents and Driver Inattention

  Ed Van Dorn | November 27, 2007 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Drivers entering highways in wrong direction cause needless accidents and personal injury and wrongful death. Driver inatttention can cause motor vehicle accidents resulting in serious personal injury. Entering limited access highways the wrong way happens more often than expected. In 2002, a van entered Intersate 89 at exit 16 the wrong way, going south in the northbound lanes. This resulted...

• Tragic House Fire Kills 7 College Age Young People

  Rob Curtiss | November 02, 2007 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A tragic recent house fire in Ocean Isle, South Carolina took the lives of seven college students. We join everyone in mourning the passing of these young people whose promising lives were just beginning. As attorneys for victims we are also committed to advancing awareness of public safety issues. Hopefully the already commenced investigation will identify the cause of this tragic fire. When...

• Congratulations To The Boston Red Sox.

  Rob Curtiss | October 25, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Although it has nothing to do with the business of representing personal injury victims, our firm wishes to applaud the achievements of the Boston Red Sox. Remember that three years ago, the Red Sox had not won a world championship within almost anybody's memory (unless that anybody was in their nineties). Now, they are in a good position to win their second World Series in four years. The...

• Teenagers and Car Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | October 19, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Statistics show that teenagers are involved in a disproportionate amount of car accidents involving personal injury. 6,000 teens are killed in car accidents every year. AAA has designated this week as National Teen Driver Safety Week. I think that any effort that brings more attention to teen driving safety issues is a good idea. As a personal injury lawyer I have seen first hand the serious...

• Farm Injuries

  Ed Van Dorn | September 25, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Did you know that farming is one of the most dangerous industries in the US. According to an OSHA publication farm accidents and other work-related health problems claim as many as 1300 lives and cause 120,000 injuries a year, most of which are preventable.Now, in Vermont more women are actively farming than in the recent past. Recently a WCAX posting stated the number of female run farms has...

• Industrial Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | September 20, 2007 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Did you know that every year, 4.7 workers per hundred receive serious on the job injuries. The US Dept of Labor keeps these statistics. The US House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor would like to change this. But it takes time to pass legislation. Meanwhile workers are being unnecessarily killed and injured. The civil justice system in our country provides for injured and...

• Wal-Mart Removed Toxic Doggie Treats From Shelves

  Courtney Mills | August 21, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The Associated Press reported that amidst venting of complaints from consumers about dog treats that made their pets ill, the retail chain has tidily pulled the doggie treats from shelves without announcing a formal recall.Wal Mart removed Chicken Jerky Strips and Chicken Jerky, both imports of China, from shelves, on July 26, according to reports. As a further safeguard to the public, Wal Mart...