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• Personal Injury Law and Recreational Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | June 22, 2007 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  We recently were contacted by someone who was seriously injured on a water tube being towed by a motor boat. According to the injured party he told the operator of the boat to slow down several times but the boat did not slow down. Then, on a sharp turn the tube flipped over and the injured person's armed got tangled in the tow rope and he sustained a serious injury to his arm including ...

• Tort Reform Is an Attempt to Limit a Personal Injury Accident Victim's Chances for Justice

  Rob Curtiss | June 20, 2007 7:57 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The tort reform movement is founded on the notion that our current system, under which a personal injury victim is entitled to a jury trial if he or she can't settle their case, is somehow flawed. Supporters of tort reform believe that the federal Congress or state legislatures should make decisions that were formerly made by juries. For instance, juries in this country have traditionally had...

• Selecting a Personal Injury Lawyer for Your Case

  Rob Curtiss | April 12, 2007 8:22 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  People who have been seriously injured in automobile accidents often have a difficult time choosing the right lawyer to represent them. What makes their choice so difficult is that so many lawyers run ads claiming to be experts in personal injury cases. How is the injured person supposed to figure out which of these attorneys is best suited to represent them in their case? Injury victims...

• Franklin Man Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 5:06 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  According to Vermont State Police, a Franklin man was killed on Wednesday after being involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vermont 236 and Dewing Road.The man was traveling east on Dewing Road at 12:39pm on Tuesday when his truck collided with another truck by another Franklin man. He was traveling south on Vermont 236 when he unsuccessfully tried to swerve out of the way when...

• Broken Bones Not Necessary to Collect Damages for Personal Injuries

  Rob Curtiss | February 16, 2007 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Some people who have been injured in automobile accidents think that unless they have suffered broken bones their claims are not worth much. However, torn, strained or sprained ligaments or tendons, so-called soft tissue injuries, may still entitle a personal injury victim to a substantial settlement. Several years ago I tried a case for a very nice woman with soft tissue injuries. Although her...

• Product Liability Lawsuit Overturned

  Christina Cole | February 08, 2007 4:57 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A Washington appeals court has ruled a manufacturer did indeed bare the responsibility of warning a plaintiff of potential asbestos exposure even when the manufacturer's water evaporator used on Navy ships did not contain asbestos.The ruling stems from a product liability lawsuit brought upon by a man that was diagnosed with lung cancer and asbestos-related disease back in 2000.Simonetta worked...

• Three People Seriously Injured in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | January 27, 2007 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Three Montpelier residents were seriously injured Friday, in a two-vehicle car accident on Ind. 18.Authorities say, Chance E. McCormick was driving his Dodge Caravan eastbound on the highway at 3:30pm when he lost control of the van in the snow that had blow on to the roadway.McCormick's vehicle slid counter-clockwise into a westbound lane, according to Blackford County police Lt. Jeff Sones,...

• Man Escapes Serious Injury after Plummeting off Interstate

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 8:05 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A man escaped serious injury Tuesday when his SUV plummeted off of Interstate 89, down a 40ft embankment and came to rest on its side beneath the busy underpass.David Pelkey, 30, received shoulder and facial injuries and he was treated and released. Pelkey was trapped in his overturned Chevy Tahoe for 20 minutes before rescue crews from Colchester, Winooski and Mallettes Bay were able to free...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...

• 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...