Posts tagged injury

• Re-labeled “Prescott” Cribs Recalled Due to Suffocation Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazard.

  Anne McGinness Kearse | September 20, 2010 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for Sorelle brand “Prescott” cribs following the death of a one-year-old toddler from...

• Secrets of car insurance adjustors

  Tad McLeod | September 28, 2011 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After an accident, expect a claims adjuster to try to settle the case as inexpensively as possible. That's good for the insurer, but you'll need to look out for your own interests. The light...

• Charleston, SC Jury Awards Charleston Lawyers $3.95 Million Dollars for Personal Injuries Arising Out of Defamation Lawsuit

  Amy Rothschild | September 17, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On September 14, 2007, after an eight day trial, a Charleston County jury consisting of 9 women and 3 men, ordered WSCS-TV (Cahnnel 5) and Jefferson-Pilot Communications, it's former owner, to pay $3.95 million dollars to Charleston attorneys Elizabeth and Christopher Murphy to compensate them for a smear campaign initiated by Don Feldman, the station's former news director. $3.7 million was...

• NAPA Home & Garden Honey Firelite Candle: Is It Safe?

  Pete Strom | June 01, 2011 3:13 PM | 6 CommentsColumbia, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As summer rolls on, many of us are forced to deal with pesty mosquitoes. Citronella has been used as an insect repellant for over fifty years to help keep the bugs away. If you've been in your local...

• Consumer Groups Push for Bumbo Seat Recall

  Kevin Dean | March 15, 2012 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the last decade Bumbo® seats have become wildly popular for parents of infants. Priced between $30 and $50, nearly 4 million Bumbo seats have been sold in the United States since 2003 when...

• New England School Mistakenly Administers Shock Therapy to Students

  Courtney Mills | 2007-12-20T11:12:44 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A New England school for the emotionally and mentally handicapped mistakenly administered electric shock therapy (EST) to two students earlier this year, according to admissions by school officials. A single prank caller to the school initiated the mistaken shock therapy to the affected students.According to officials at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, allegedly a former student at the...

• 3-D Alert - Danger May Outweigh Entertainment Value

  Gray Ervin | 2011-01-04T08:46:32 | 0 Comments Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  3D is the hot new media trend as of late -- but is it safe? Not for children under 6, warns Nintendo. In anticipation of the impending Nintendo World 2011 and the launch of its upcoming portable...

• How to Save a Life....New CPR Guidelines Released by the American Heart Association

  Will Parker | 2010-11-29T12:18:44 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Imagine you are entertaining friends at your house. Suddenly, someone grabs their chest and collapses. There is not a doctor in the house. What do you do? These critical seconds before...

• Allstate Insurance Company Driven by Greed

  Ric Davis | 2007-06-30T15:56:12 | 2 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Allstate Insurance Co.'s phenomenal growth in profits is directly tied to its drastic reduction in claims payments: The insurer offers paltry sums for legitimate claims, counting on its customers' unwillingness to slog through drawn-out litigation. That's no dark secret or allegation. It's a company policy called "Claims Core Process Redesign," devised by powerhouse corporate consultants...

• The Effect of Failing to Wear a Seatbelt in South Carolina Automobile Accidents

  Will Parker | 2010-04-01T12:56:43 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As a member of Injuryboard, the Mike Kelly Law Group, along with all Injuryboard members, strive to promote safety. Accordingly, the topic of this blog may be surprising at first. According to...