Able Forensic Investigations, Inc. Awarded Bernard Freeman Community Service Award Aug 16, 2008
"Our law degreed senior investigators regularly handle family law investigations and personal injury investigations; and support clients' litigation needs by locating and interviewing witnesses; surveillance activities; historical and transactional research; performing forensic accounting analysis; collecting and reviewing evidence; preparing thorough, accurate and professionally written investigative reports; and presenting expert testimony," said Howard Eisemann. "Our licensed investigators... (PR Newswire)
Ally explains $14,000 payment to mistress... Aug 16, 2008
Edwards, who made millions as a personal injury lawyer, has relied heavily on fellow lawyers to finance his political career. And no single law firm has been more generous than Baron's. (The Drudge Report)
Gay teen's family blames school for death Aug 16, 2008
The parents and brother of 15-year-old Larry King of Oxnard filed a personal injury claim against the Hueneme school district seeking unspecified damages for not enforcing the dress code. King, an eighth-grader at E.O. Green Junior High School, was shot in February. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Judge denies another motion (39) Aug 16, 2008
Petersen faces one count of negligent vehicular homicide while under the influence in the death of Mariah McCarthy, and two counts of negligent vehicular assault for injuring Kaitlyn Okrusch and Valarie Kilmer, and a hit-and-run charge involving death or personal injury. On Aug. 8, Newman ruled against the defense s motion that police disturbed evidence at the scene of the hit-and-run. (Montana Standard, MT)
Police log: August 4-11 Aug 16, 2008
5:01 p.m. Washington St., accident personal injury. 5:24 p.m. Washington St., motor vehicle stop. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Lawyers' ties hint at extent of hiding Edwards's affair Aug 16, 2008
Gordon has worked with Baron on class-action personal injury cases, and Marple helped defend a lawsuit brought against both men and their law firms. After initially saying that he did not know how lawyers were chosen to represent Hunter and Young, Baron acknowledged that he might have played a role. (International Herald Tribune)
Saudi Arabia, Princes Immune From 9/11 Suit, 2nd Circuit Rules Aug 15, 2008
The plaintiffs had tried to fit their case into two other exceptions to immunity in the act: the exception for personal injury or death caused by a foreign sovereign's tortious act, 1605(a)(5), and the exception for a foreign sovereign's commercial activity, 1605(a)(2). On the former, Jacobs said the panel declined "to characterize plaintiffs' claims -- expressly predicated on a state-sponsored terrorist act -- as sounding in tort.". (Law.com)
Rare collection of Lennon art on display Aug 15, 2008
Personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability. www. (Yahoo News)
Expatriates' registration Aug 15, 2008
Surely your editorial staff knows what is happening here -- but if reporters in Indonesia try and report the truth they expose themselves to personal injury and harassment. Indonesia is better off having tabloids for entertainment and no news, as only negative news about people who have no power can be reported. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Canton Police Log Aug 15, 2008
1:31 p.m.- Motor vehicle accident with personal injury on Washington/Sassamon Street. Report to be filed. (Canton Journal, MA)
Brothers arrested for DWI, leaving the scene Aug 14, 2008
Both brothers, driving separate vehicles, were arrested for DWI. Stephen was also arrested for leaving the scene of Personal Injury Auto Accident. Kenneth Bastian was taken to St. Francis Hospital to be treated for possible broken ribs. (MIllbrook Voice Ledger, NY)
Maryland law firm to buy Abrahams Loewenstein of Phila. Aug 12, 2008
In addition to plaintiffs personal injury and insurance defense litigaiton, Abrahams Loewenstein offers commercial litigation, business transactions, real estate and trusts and estates. Offit said both firms are represent middle-market business clients in the mid-Atlantic region. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Records: Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 Aug 12, 2008
Great Northern Corporation vs. Visual Packaging Corp, personal injury automobile, July 30. James Allen Schabell vs. Mary Beth Turner-Schabell, domestic abuse temporary restraining order granted July 31. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
OCEANSIDE: City arborist recommends removing Tiki trees Aug 12, 2008
Take the removal deal wrote on Aug 11, 2008 10:18 PM:Pay the $2,500 now and remove them, or pay millions later when they crash down on a row of houses, smash their roofs in and cause someone costly personal injury. And next time do a little research before you carve up a living organism. (North County Times)
Police log: July 30 to Aug. 5 Aug 12, 2008
8:42 a.m. Cross St., 2-car motor vehicle accident/unknown personal injury ... 12:11 p.m. Broadway BW., and Cross St., 2-car motor vehicle accident/unknown personal injury ... 2:22 p.m. Hanover St., and Plain St., 3-car motor vehicle accident with personal injury. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
She leads N.C. lawyers toward new image Aug 10, 2008
Advertisements Jay Price, Staff Writer Even while working as a full-time personal injury lawyer, raising four boys, serving as a PTSA president, owning part of a thriving music shop, training court-appointed mediators, raising money for the local public radio station and serving -- energetically, by all accounts -- on boards for various political and professional groups, Margaret "Peggy" Abrams somehow manages to make her own clothes. Abrams is bringing an uncanny ability to juggle many tasks... (News & Observer)
Edwards' trajectory: rapid rise, then the fall Aug 10, 2008
He was a gifted trial lawyer who had just won North Carolina's largest personal injury verdict: a $25 million settlement for a 9-year-old girl injured in a swimming pool accident. But he was new to politics. (News & Observer)
Death Toll Rises To 17 In Bus Crash Aug 10, 2008
Personal injury attorney, Robert Ammons, of Houston, said a company's record is an indication of more. Ammons said, "There are going to be folks who are rule breakers and don't comply. And when you have a company that doesn't comply with the licensing statutes, then you have to wonder about other issues.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Politics: Edwards' affair his most costly political risk Aug 10, 2008
In doing so, Edwards admitted he was seduced by his own success and the lavish attention and praise that came with his meteoric rise from his roots in Raleigh as a successful but relatively unknown personal injury attorney. Just two years after his Senate victory, he was on Al Gore's short list for vice president. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Judge denies motion (51) Aug 9, 2008
Petersen, 21, faces one count of negligent vehicular homicide while under the influence in connection with the death of Mariah McCarthy, 14, and two counts of negligent vehicular assault for injuring Kaitlyn Okrusch, and Valarie Kilmer, both 14, and a hit-and-run charge involving death or personal injury. During a hearing last month on the defense s motions, defense attorneys Brad Belke and Greg Jackson argued that people at the scene of the crash flagrantly disturbed evidence. (Montana Standard, MT)
Norwell Police Log: July 28 - Aug. 3, 2008 Aug 9, 2008
2:40 p.m. Summer St., accident personal injury ... 3:57 p.m. Tiffany Rd., accident personal injury. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Jailed Attorney Ordered to Pay Malpractice Award Aug 8, 2008
But before the suit could make any meaningful progress, Holder ran into new problems at the offices of Campbell Holder & Associates at 401 Broadway, where his practice focused on estates and trusts, divorce, personal injury and real estate transactions. Holder, a native of Barbados, was that were held in escrow and trust accounts, with prosecutors charging he used the money to pay for luxury cars and make numerous payments to friends and family members in both Barbados and the United States. (Law.com)
Olympia lawyer argues people don't have to show ID on demand Aug 8, 2008
Former Res wrote on Aug 7, 2008 1:12 PM:" To DW - I support you. The military men and women have a tough job. They choose to fight for our continued freedoms. To Thought - You are funny! For all here: Jones is a Civil Rights, Human Rights, Criminal, and Personal Injury lawyer. http://www.evergreenlawgrp.com/pages/LegrandJones.htm Surprise - he went to Evergreen! ". Adolph Oliver-Bush wrote on Aug 7, 2008 1:20 PM:" The real problem in this country is TOO MANY LAWYERS!!!! ". (Longview Daily News, WA)
Taser stories differ widely Aug 8, 2008
"We're anxious to get as much information as we can from as many people as we can," said Mr. Messer, a career personal injury attorney who represented eight of the men rescued from the Quecreek mine in Somerset County in 2002. Mr. Zappala said a friend dropped Mr. Thomas off on Camp Street in Braddock -- what he called a "high crime" area -- around 9 p.m. Tuesday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
AT&T Gives Back Aug 8, 2008
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Judge Rejects 4 Sept. 11 Settlements As Excessive Aug 7, 2008
He said settlements had been reached in all but a dozen of the 95 wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits he oversees stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks. The judge also is responsible for thousands of lawsuits brought by workers involved in the search, rescue and clean-up efforts at the World Trade Center after the attacks. (CBS News -- US)
Smith Gambrell Entangled in Hedge Fund Scandal Aug 6, 2008
in the mid-1990s, using money he got from a personal injury suit when he was hurt in a car wreck at age 19, according to a 2006 Wall Street Journal story. He eventually moved the company to Atlanta after joining forces with two anesthesiologists here who connected him with wealthy African-American doctors and with pro football players, all willing to invest heavily in the hedge funds IMA's marketing materials said to have produced a 27 percent average annual gain between 1998 and 2004. (Law.com)
WA field hockey clinic starts Aug. 13 Aug 6, 2008
By signing, I agree that Westford Academy and the supervisors of this event are not responsible for any personal injury or loss or destruction of property. Loading commenting interface. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Montgomery's death leaves void Aug 6, 2008
It was filled with poster-board reproductions of newspaper stories that trumpeted his courtroom victories as a personal injury lawyer. The headlines screamed, "Brain damaged girl awarded $7 million," "Comatose man awarded $11.9 million" and "Crippled in fall, girl wins $3 million.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Critics want sharper teeth in rules on supplements Aug 5, 2008
The popular diet pill raked in billions over the years, but reports linking its use to deaths and serious injuries were emerging in the mid-1990s through customer complaints to the FDA, state poison control centers and health departments and in personal injury lawsuits. Critics say the danger to consumers is indicated by the many years it took to get ephedra off the market and by the burden on the FDA to deal with potentially risky nonprescription pills and potions one ingredient at a time. (Yahoo News -- Ephedra)
Sleep Apnea Is An Independent Risk Factor For Mortality, Australian Study Shows Aug 5, 2008
(May 22, 2007) People with obstructive sleep apnea have a markedly increased risk of severe motor vehicle crashes involving personal injury, according to a new study. The study of 800 people with sleep apnea and. (Science Daily)
Quincy lawyer, Medford associate indicted for fraud, larceny, embezzlement Aug 5, 2008
Namenson was also indicted in connection with allegedly stealing $100,000 from a minor he represented in a personal injury settlement ... Namenson brought a personal injury claim on his client s behalf. (Medford Transcript, MA)
One dead, four injured near Lakeview in accident Aug 5, 2008
The 21-year-old driver was arrested and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated causing death, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and operating without a license. He is being held at the Montcalm County Jail pending arraignment. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Advertising pros go independent, escape from corporate grind Aug 2, 2008
an Internet marketing firm with offices in Boca Raton and Philadelphia, has added seven new clients: , a snack maker; Blac Label Premium, an urban apparel maker; King of Prussia Mall, a Pennsylvania shopping mall; , a floral retailer; Praktika Health; Lundy Law, a personal injury law firm; and US NetCare, a health care and medical insurance plan provider. a Hollywood-based PR and marketing firm, has added Sips & Dips Martini Bar & Bistro in Davie for special events and marketing. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Tysabri Lawyers Pulaski & Middleman Launch Web Resource Center for Patients Suffering from Tysabri Side Effects Aug 2, 2008
They pride themselves in a personal approach to even the most complicated cases, including medical malpractice, product liability, and other areas of personal injury law. If you or someone you love is suffering from the side effects of Tysabri, contact Pulaski eman at and discuss your case with a Tysabri attorney today. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Von Briesen attorney launches own firm Aug 2, 2008
John Cabaniss, a trial attorney for the Milwaukee law firm , is leaving the firm to launch his own practice in Mequon focusing on personal injury cases. The move will alleviate some of the conflicts of interest that arose while he worked for von Briesen & Roper, said Randall Crocker, president and CEO of the law firm. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Tainted Peanut Butter Cases Can't Proceed as Class Action Aug 1, 2008
Moreover, he said, "Under the plaintiffs' trial plan, at least 6,000 individual trials on exposure, injury, causation, damages and other individual issues will have to be prosecuted whether or not a class is certified, presumably by the lawyers already retained by the personal injury claimants. This is not a case where class certification avoids clogging the federal courts with innumerable individual suits litigating the same issues repeatedly. ... If class certification is denied, these cases... (Law.com)
Police log: July 17 - 26 Aug 1, 2008
Charges: Leaving scene of personal injury, leaving scene of property damage, operating to endanger, operating motor vehicle with suspended license. 11:35 a.m. Bedford St., officer investigation. (Abington Mariner, MA)
Records: Thursday, July 31 Aug 1, 2008
Tyler Slabey vs. American Family Mutual Insurance Company et al, personal injury automobile, July 22. Brittany Plaster et al vs. Robert Vanremmen et al, personal injury, July 22. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Smith could face prison if probation revoked Aug 1, 2008
As part of a plea bargain, a second felony charge of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident was dropped. Smith was ordered to abstain from drinking alcohol during the length of the two-year probation. (Pekin Times, IL)
Sterlite to Pay $2.6 Billion for Asarco Assets Under Reorganization Plan Aug 1, 2008
Two groups of creditors, those with unsecured asbestos personal injury claims and residual environmental claims, will be paid as much as $750 million each, according to court papers filed yesterday. Those claims will also receive a supplemental distribution of as much as $102 million each, if funds are available. (Bloomberg -- US)
Suit on light and low-tar cigarettes heads to SJC Jul 31, 2008
Since 1954, when Eva Cooper filed the first product liability lawsuit against a cigarette maker -- she blamed R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for the lung cancer death of her husband, a Camel smoker -- most legal challenges against Big Tobacco have been personal injury suits alleging that smoking made people sick and that tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of their products ... Stephen A. Sheller, a Philadelphia lawyer who helped bring several of the class-action fraud suits, including the... (Yahoo News -- Tobacco Lawsuits)
Connected Judges Dodge Consequences Jul 31, 2008
There was little in Cramer's background as a New Hampshire-based commercial and personal injury lawyer that exposed him to immigration law. But Cramer had something better: political connections. (ABC News)
Peer pressure, indeed: Jury foreman laments grueling mistrial Jul 30, 2008
Suffice it to say it was an exceptionally minor traffic accident and personal injury claim. To endure three days of the driest, most boring testimony from doctors on recorded video and a few living, breathing witnesses is tougher than I can relay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Jury foreman laments a grueling mistrial Jul 30, 2008
A Cobb County resident writes about his experience with jury duty as foreman on a traffic accident and personal injury case. The state court judge indicated that the trial would likely last three days, but that became longer because the deliberations deadlocked as members remained entrenched in their positions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Suppression of evidence sought (78) Jul 30, 2008
Petersen, 21, faces one count of negligent vehicular homicide while under the influence in the death of Mariah McCarthy, and two counts of negligent vehicular assault for injuring Kaitlyn Okrusch and Valarie Kilmer, and a hit-and-run charge involving death or personal injury. Petersen, of Butte, pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this year and remains free on bond. (Montana Standard, MT)
More prison time for Reyes Jul 30, 2008
Due to his actions, Reyes Sr. was found guilty of leaving the scene of a personal injury and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Assault and battery with a deadly weapon charges, i.e. the car, were dismissed. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Merck faces Canadian class-action Vioxx case Jul 30, 2008
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a case involving Vioxx users outside the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan, where judges have already certified class-action personal injury cases. Vioxx was developed at a Merck research facility in Quebec. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
U.S. Steel's Fischer takes delight in brainstorming on cases Jul 29, 2008
As part of 's litigation department, Ronald Fischer works on personal injury and product liability cases. The assignment, he said, gives him opportunities for innovation and exploration of "esoteric issues.". (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Liquid natural gas terminal planned off Ventura County coast (1) Jul 29, 2008
" The terminal would be anchored to a 22.2-mile pipeline, located at a depth of 2,800 feet, according to a BHP Billiton representative.LNG is natural gas that has been refrigerated to minus 259 degrees Fahrenheit "at which point it becomes a clear, colorless, and odorless liquid," according to a July 2003 staff white paper from the California Energy Commission. LNG can be compressed to one six-hundredth of its volume, which allows it to be economically transferred overseas by tanker. The LNG, in... (Malibu Times, CA)
Be prepared before heading out on the water Jul 28, 2008
Rau said the results of driver inattention can be disastrous, including vessel collisions, property damage, personal injury, or worse fatalities. Rau said one of the most preventable accidents that takes place on waterways is a prop strike, which occurs most often because of driver distraction or confusion. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
N.Y. trust sues Cintas directors for faulty oversight Jul 28, 2008
According to the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's July 17 lawsuit, Cintas formed the joint venture with minority-owned , an Alabama uniform service, to gain uniform contracts with McDonald's restaurants. The bankruptcy trustee later alleged that Cintas conspired with management to drain money from Terry, eventually driving it into bankruptcy. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Pitt County Superior Court Jul 27, 2008
Timothy Scott Cunningham, 41, 1045 Cody Drive, Grimesland, felony hit and run fail to stop for personal injury, pleaded guilty, 30 days Pitt County Detention Center, suspended, pay cost and fine. Brandond Colby Yaw, 86, 4413 Buttercup Lane, Ayden, felony hit and run fail to stop for personal injury, pleaded not guilty, verdict guilty misdemeanor hit and run, 120 days Department of Correction, pay cost, lawyer and restitution; reckless driving, pleaded not guilty, verdict not guilty ... Timothy... (The Daily Reflector)
Glad You Asked: We will no longer be running a GYA column on Sunday. We had a nice run. The first Sunday GYA appeared back in the spring of 2004. Jul 26, 2008
This section shall not apply to fires set for training or instruction in firefighting, for testing of fire equipment, for cooking, unless such cooking is done in a manner which imposes a risk of personal injury or property damage or for events of community interest where written permission has been granted by the fire chief. Mount Pleasant and Caledonia residents, and those in other municipalities, should call their village halls for burning rules. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
N.J. High Court Puts Lawyers on Probation for Fee-Sharing With Lay Firm Employees Jul 25, 2008
The investigation of the firm's practice of paying an administrator and other employees a percentage of fees on personal injury matters began in 2000 and was not completed until December 2007, when the discipline board recommended the punishments ... According to evidence in the case, the 65-lawyer firm had a tradition of paying employees for bringing in personal injury cases ... Kaplan, now at Jarve Kaplan Granato in Marlton, N.J., is just about to try a personal injury matter for a plaintiff... (Law.com)
* [REEL NEWS] Jul 25, 2008
The film is about a personal injury lawyer who becomes a hero among Los Angeles Hispanics for successfully defending a worker against a wealthy employer, but who in the process becomes the enemy of the city's elite. Cohen, 36, last appeared on the big screen alongside Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fugitive former resident arrested on 11 warrants Jul 25, 2008
In Newburyport, for instance, he was wanted on charges that include causing serious injury while operating under the influence and leaving the scene of personal injury, stemming from a 2006 incident. In this case alone, he is being held on $25,000 cash bail. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Brookline bicyclists, motorists learn to share the road Jul 25, 2008
This morning, I saw 30 bikes on my way in, said Fisher, a personal injury lawyer who works in downtown Boston. That s typical of what I see these days. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Attorney General's Role in Tobacco Settlement Precludes Punitive Damages Suit, Panel Rules Jul 23, 2008
In a unanimous opinion, the Appellate Division, 1st Department, held that the previous litigation that culminated in a 1998 settlement and the personal injury action were predicated on "materially indistinguishable" transactions ... Punitive damages claims "do not, even when asserted in the context of a personal injury action, essentially relate to individual injury," he wrote ... "While it is undoubtedly true that plaintiffs' private claims seeking compensation for personal injury could not... (Law.com)
Franklin mayor to state board Jul 23, 2008
The funds are intended to assist victims of violent crime with unrecovered costs associated with personal injury, death and catastrophic property loss, according to a press release. Advertisement. (New Iberia, LA)
Reyes gets a year in prison Jul 23, 2008
Edwin Reyes Sr. was sentenced last Friday at the West Roxbury District Court after a jury found him guilty of leaving the scene of personal injury and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The district attorney s office asked for two years, the maximum sentence. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Lister named new Jackson County judge Jul 23, 2008
Lister opened his own law firm in 1983, specializing in personal injury cases and contractual disputes. He was Jackson County District Attorney from 1975 to 1980 and also served as the county s corporation counsel from 1975 to 1980. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Police log: July 7-14 Jul 22, 2008
7:43 p.m. Mount Hope St., accident personal injury ... 4:27 p.m. River St., accident personal injury. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Second arrest made in Easton hit-and-run death Jul 22, 2008
Michael Faria, who marked his 33rd birthday on Monday, was arraigned Wednesday in Taunton District Court on charges of motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of an accident after causing personal injury or death, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle so as to endanger. Loading commenting interface. (Easton Journal, MA)
Police log: July 9 to July 15 Jul 22, 2008
10:27 a.m. Webster St., and Norwell Line, minor motor vehicle accident, no personal injury. 12:52 p.m. Washington St., shoplifter. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
