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• Our Firm Represents Veterans With Medical Malpractice or Serious Personal Injury Claims

  Rob Curtiss | March 07, 2007 8:08 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  At Van Dorn and Curtiss we have always considered it a privilege to represent veterans. My dad served in the Navy during the Korean War and my partner Ed's father was in the Army during WWII. At Van Dorn and Curtiss we have always considered it a privilege to represent veterans. My dad served in the Navy during the Korean War and my partner Ed's father was in the Army during WWII. Another...

• Former Guardsman Killed In Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | February 12, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A former Vermont National Guardsman, who recently served in Iraq, was killed in a car accident.The 29-year-old died on Wednesday in a head-on collision that involved another vehicle. The accident occurred when the driver of the other vehicle hit a guardrail, which sent him across the road and into his car.Sadly, he leaves behind three sons and a wife.

• Settlement of Personal Injury Claims

  Ed Van Dorn | February 07, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Our personal injury clients want to know whether their cases will settle or will they have to go to court. Because of our extensive experience in handling hundreds of personal injury claims we are generally able to predict what will happen. While each case is different our experience and track record gives us some valuable information. Statistically over 90% of our cases settle without having...

• Fired Johnson & Johnson Exec. Files Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | December 31, 2006 7:43 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Dr. Joel S. Lippman, former vice president at Johnson & Johnson is claiming in a lawsuit that he was fired for seeking recalls for several faulty products, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch - the subject of currently 1,000 product liability lawsuits.In a civil complaint filed by Lippman he alleges that he was unlawfully terminated after working with Johnson & Johnson for over 15 years...

• Sleeping Driver Crashes Through Harbor City Fence

  Christina Cole | December 21, 2006 10:16 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A driver asleep at the wheel crashed a car through a Harbor City fence on Wednesday night, authorities said. The accident happened around 10:15 p.m. at the intersection of Vermount Avenue and Lomita Boulevard. The car, which had a Mexican license plate, rolled over after plowing through the fence, according to reporters at the scene. The two boys in the car were taken to the hospital for...

• 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...

• Insurance Company Doctors Often Don't Give Accident Victims The Benefit Of The Doubt.

  Rob Curtiss | October 25, 2007 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  When an accident victim makes a claim against a negligent driver, who is insured, it is the driver's insurance company that handles the claim. Often the company insists that the injury victim undergo an examination by a doctor working for it. The insurance companies refer to these examinations as "Independent Medical Examinations". Of course, there is nothing independent about them. The...

• Who Is Bashing Trial Lawyers

  Rob Curtiss | October 05, 2007 9:59 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  I'm the first to admit that I sometimes laugh at lawyer jokes. Like the one about the attorney who fell out of the ocean liner only to be thrown back aboard by sharks out of "professional courtesy." But I think that the lawyer bashing that has taken place over the past several years has been driven by something more than humor. Many in the business and insurance communities have an agenda that...

• Most Accidents Causing Serious Personal Injury Can Be Avoided

  Ed Van Dorn | October 05, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  You're driving down the road and suddenly get a flat in your left front tire, your car abruptly veers left. What do you do? Instinctively, most drivers sharply turn the wheel right to steer back on course, but is this the right thing to do? According to the experts, its not. So the driver's immediate reaction is to grab the steering wheel and jerk it in the desired direction, which can put the...