Miscellaneous

• MedOps Lately?

  April Armani | May 16, 2007 3:01 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Denver's very own Channel 7, through the investigative work of Tom Burke, Laney Vilian and Tony Kovaleki, released a sobering story about Medical Ops Management, a local Denver Company. MedOps is a company which issues medical reports based upon Independent Medical Examinations ("IMEs") performed by doctors. It was just released yesterday that MedOps altered medical reports to benefit the...

• Bicycle Deaths

  Will Parker | May 16, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Safe Kids Worldwide recently published a study revealing that an average of 17 children die daily as a result of preventable accidents. Data from the Safe Kids Web site said South Carolina ranked 18th in the nation for accidental injury deathsfor children during the summer. The data determined more than four children per 100,000 died each summer because of preventable injuries. An easy way to...

• Motorcycle Accidents During Spring Rally

  Will Parker | May 16, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Each May, thousands of bikers gather in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Harley Davidson Bike Rally. With so many bikers on the road, there is an influx of accidents involving motorcycles. As of Tuesday, May 15, 2007 the number of motorcyle accidents is follows:Motor vehicle incidents involving motorcycles through TuesdayCrashes | 54Fatalities | 1Citations | 379Source: Horry County Emergency...

• Expert Testimony in Personal Injury Cases

  Ken Margolin | May 16, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA

  Most every serious personal injury case, will have at least one expert witness testifying for the plaintiff - if only a physician, explaining the extent of the plaintiff's injuries. Medical malpractice plaintiffs must have an expert to testify to the defendant's deviation from acceptable standards of medical care. Expert testimony gets really interesting, when the cause of an event is in...

• What Happens if I Was Bit or Attacked by Someone's Dog?

  Geoff Trachtenberg | May 15, 2007 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  You can typically recover if you are injured by someone's dog, and generally their homeowner's insurance policy will provide liability coverage for these accidents. In addition, in Arizona we have a dog bite statute creating strict liability for such situations. Therefore, dog owners are liable for such injuries regardless of fault or alleged provacation of the dog.

• Grandparents in Sandusky can seek visitation, but it's an uphill battle

  Dale Emch | May 15, 2007 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Grandparents have approached our office about seeking visitation with their grandchildren. We tell them it's possible, but it's not a sure thing. Dale Emch addressed the issue Sunday in his Toledo Blade newspaper column.Judges base their decisions on whatever is in the best interest of the child. That said, judges also must give special weight to the wishes of the parents. The U.S. Supreme Court...

• Findlay judges can order visitation for grandparents

  Dale Emch | May 15, 2007 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  It's heart-breaking when grandparents are cut off from visiting their grandchildren just because there's a conflict with the parent. Grandparents can get court-ordered visitation, but it's not easy, as I explained in my Toledo Blade newspaper column on Sunday.Judges base their decisions on whatever is in the best interest of the child. That said, judges also must give special weight to the...

• Toledo grandparents can get visitation rights, but it's not easy

  Dale Emch | May 15, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Dale Emch's newspaper column in the Toledo Blade on Sunday focused on two issues: property rights and grandparents visitation.A reader asked whether she had a right to visit her grandchildren. The quick answer is that in Ohio, grandparents can petition a court for visitation rights, but it may be an uphill battle. Judges base their decisions on whatever is in the best interest of the child.That...

• Dog Attacks

  Beth Janicek | May 15, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  San Antonio authorities have reported two separate incidents in two days wherein a pair of dogs attacked someone. The first incident was Sunday, May 13, 2006, when two pit bulls names Captain and Dookie mauled a 90 year old man. He remained in critical condition at University Hospital on Monday. The second attacked happened on Monday, when another pair of pit bulls, Bonnie and Clyde, attacked...

• Telephone call. Did not settle case.

  Ben Glass | May 15, 2007 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Rockingham County Circuit Court judge has ruled that even though an insurance claims adjuster and a plaintiff reached a verbal agreement by telephone to settle a case for $1,500.00, the cover letter from the insurance adjuster clearly contemplated that the settlement would only be final once the release was signed and the settlement check cashed. Therefore the claimant, who consulted with an...