Tag Archive | personal injury
A Tenant’s Rights
The decision to buy versus rent is only the first hurdle in choosing your home, and placing your signature on a baited rental agreement can harm you financially. Whether you’ve spent days, weeks, or months searching for a new home, the most crucial steps begin right before you sign the contract. It is important […]
When the Bite’s Worse Than the Bark
An estimated 2 million attacks occur each year with only 800,000 documented. While some breeds have the tendency for more aggression than others, animal attacks can happen anywhere, anytime. Sadly, many victims are under 10 years of age and dog bites alone make up for most child emergency room visits due to an animal attack. […]
Deputy’s Negligence Leads to Settlement
According to a Rochester, NY ruling, Deputy John DiDomenico was negligent when he rear-ended a car in stop-and-go traffic in 2004 while responding to a burglary call. DiDomenico was driving below the speed limit without engaging his lights or siren, and smashed into the another car when he became distracted by his computer. Yasmin Kabir, […]
Mother Sues Building Management
The mother of a 32-year-old woman killed in a Chicago high-rise apartment blaze earlier this month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit alleges building management’s lack of a sprinkler system is directly to blame for her daughter’s death. JoAnn McCoy, whose daughter Shantel perished in the January 8th fire, also claims building management […]
Georgia Daycares Fail to Meet Safety Standards
According to the Insurance Journal, an estimated 2,500 daycare programs in Georgia have failed to meet the state’s standards for children’s health and safety at least once in the past four years. The Atlanta Journal Constitution also investigated Georgia’s daycare programs. The report found that 220 daycares received a failing score for at least two years in a […]
Water Heater Explosion Leads to $27M Settlement
The case involving the 2004 explosion of a water heater in Indiana has been settled for $27 million. The explosion leveled an apartment that was attached to a Morgan County barn, killing one man and critically burning six of his family members. A year after the incident, the family filed a products liability suit against […]
Dog Bite Victim Bites Back
Trena Wells, an Illinois woman, went on a weekend trip to visit family, but ended up in the hospital with a permanent injury. During the visit, her brother’s dog escaped from the house and was hit by a car. The dog, confused and in a rage, returned to the home and attacked Trena. Trena suffered […]
Grandparents Awarded $3M
The California Courts have awarded a grandmother $3 million in a wrongful death suit stemming from a 2010 car accident. The traumatic accident occurred when an 81-year-old woman driving a Hyundai made an unsafe turn at an estimated 50 mph and collided into the center median, turning head-on into a Mazda holding two grandparents and […]
After-School Program Settles for $400K
In 2008, a five-year-old girl drowned in a pool at her after-school program, Little Bridges. The little girl was autistic and blind, and although Little Bridges was fully aware of this, they failed to provide the proper supervision for her. The father of the California five-year-old filed a wrongful death suit against everyone connected to […]
Man Who Loses Eye Awarded $45K
A South Carolina man got into a fight with a local police officer in 2009. According to reports, the man was hit several times in the eye with the metal baton by the officer and received surgery for his injuries. During the surgery, medical personnel removed the man’s eye. The man filed a law suit […]
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