Miscellaneous

• Liability for Dog Bites in Vermont

  Ed Van Dorn | August 01, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  According to a recent article in the Burlington Free Press over 4.7 million people are attacked by dogs each year. Of these 800,000 are injured and about a dozen die. The article goes on to say the Vermont is a "one bite" state.Vermont's laws provide an owner limited protection after a dog attack. Vermont is one of 17 "one bite" states that do not hold an owner responsible for damages when it's...

• 13 Year-Old Dies in Car Accident

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Shawna Linn Brown, 13, died in a car accident that took place on Monday, July 30 on Route 100 in Hancock. The driver of the car was driving southbound on Route 100 when the car crossed the line and ran into a vehicle in the northbound lane.The driver, Sammy Jo Wood, is 18 years old, but only has her learner's permit. Wood received non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the other...

• Fairness in Arbitration and Personal Injury

  Ed Van Dorn | July 25, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The focus of our firm is personal injury law and the protection of citizen's rights over the careless and sometimes reckless conduct of others. We are especially interested in large corporations and the medical industry that think they can use their clout to pass laws that disadvantage the average person from seeking legal recourse against them. The newly proposed federal legislation entitled...

• Botulism and Product Liability

  Ed Van Dorn | July 24, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Recently there has been a recall of 10 seperate items manufactured by Castleberry Foods that may contain botulism. Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are three main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulism toxinSince the food products have been...

• Motor Vehicle Accidents and Back Injuries

  Rob Curtiss | July 10, 2007 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Many people who are rear-ended or otherwise hit by negligent drivers end up with chronic back injuries. Chronic back pain affects virtually every aspect of an injury victim's life including work, recreation and family relations. Because I have suffered with chronic back pain in the past I am particularly sensitive to the impact it has on my client's lives. I also bear in mind that many of my...

• Neck Injuries and Motor Vehicle Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | July 03, 2007 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Anyone who has been unfortunate enough to have been in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a serious neck injury knows that insurance companies will most often assume that the victim is exaggerating the extent of the injury and try to down play the case. This is so even though study after study has demonstrated that serious neck injuries can occur in motor vehicle accidents even at lower...

• Personal Injury Law, Insurance and the movie "Sicko"

  Ed Van Dorn | July 03, 2007 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  We have written on this topic before. If you have a personal injury claim it is a mistake to think that the insurance company responsible for paying the claim will treat you fairly. The objective of the insurance company is to make a profit. Profit is made by collecting premiums and paying out as little as the company can get away with in claims.Michael Moore's new movie "Sicko" has a very good...

• 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...