Youth Hockey Hit: Part of the Game or Criminal Assault? by Lawyers.com on 5/18/2012 A vicious check in a youth hockey game in Massachusetts had the family of an injured player pushing for a criminal trial, although ultimately prosecutors decided not to press charges against the teen who delivered the...more
Disclosing Pre-Existing Conditions and Injuries in a Personal Injury Case by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 5/18/2012 In New Mexico, if you suffer an injury in an accident that is due to someone else's negligence, you can recover damages for your injuries from the defendant or the defendant's insurance company. ...more
Football practice meant real-life trauma for Alabama teen player by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 5/18/2012 For many high school students, joining the football team is part of the thrill of growing up. They get to make friends, develop sportsmanship and maybe even get popular in school for being a star player. Unfortunately, for at...more
The Michigan Supreme Court Comes Full Circle On The Effect Of The No Fault Act’s Minor/Insanity Tolling Provisions On The Act’s... by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/17/2012 In the 2006 decision in Cameron v Auto Club Ins Ass’n, a narrow majority of the Michigan Supreme Court found that the provisions of the No Fault Act that tolled the statute of limitations for minors/insanity did not prevent...more
Oregon Dog Bite Laws by Sean DuBois on 5/17/2012 Dogs can be man's best friend, and they can also be dangerous. Dangerous dogs should be kept away from people, especially children, and if they aren't, their owners can be held responsible and financially accountable. In...more
Oregon Laws for Pedestrian Right of Way by Sean DuBois on 5/17/2012 The laws surrounding pedestrian right of way can be complicated. You need to know 1) when to cross as a pedestrian and 2) when to yield as a motor vehicle driver. Violating any of these laws can cost you big - in both...more
Washington Appellate Court Limits Liability for Personal Injury Claims Brought by Contractor’s Employee Against Landowners by Sedgwick LLP on 5/16/2012 The Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a landowner’s contractor’s employee for personal injuries that the plaintiff allegedly sustained while working on a...more
Church Members Prohibited From Soliciting Donations In Front Of Grocery Store by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/16/2012 Church members can be permanently barred from soliciting donations outside a stand-alone grocery store, under a recent court of appeal ruling (Ralphs Grocery Company v. Missionary Church of the Disciples of Christ (---...more
$78.5 Million for Woman with Baby that ‘Came Back to Life’ by Lawyers.com on 5/16/2012 A Pennsylvania woman was awarded $78.5 million after a doctor waited over an hour to deliver a baby in critical danger, resulting in brain damage and severe cerebral palsy that will demand medical assistance for the rest of...more
Psychiatric Patients Get the Short End of the ER Stick by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 5/16/2012 The hospital’s emergency room is filled with patients representing a range of urgent problems. The kid with a broken ankle, courtesy a bumpy slide at second base. The woman wearing dark sunglasses and cradling her migrained...more
Tampa Personal Injury Attorney: Check Recall List Before Buying a Used Car by Catherine Rinaldo on 5/16/2012 The Rinaldo Law Group is dedicated to protecting and preserving the dignity of all people, and obtaining justice for you is our first priority in every case. If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of a...more
Distracted Driving Causes Almost Half a Million Car Accident Personal Injuries a Year and Could Hurt Your Personal Injury Case by Drake Shunneson on 5/15/2012 Distracted Driving Causes Almost Half a Million Car Accident Personal Injuries a Year and Could Hurt Your Personal Injury Case...more
Eighth Circuit Addresses Personal Injury Offense of Malicious Prosecution by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/15/2012 In its recent decision in Genesis Ins. Co. v. City of Council Bluffs, et al., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9577 (8th Cir. May 11, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in a matter of first impression under...more
Glitches on the Path Toward a High Quality Electronic Medical Record System by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 5/15/2012 Early in 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Commonly known as the Stimulus, or Recovery Act, it was intended to juice the sluggish economy, and it reached into all corners of our...more
Could the NFL Use an “Exclusive Remedy” Defense to Block Concussion Lawsuits by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 5/15/2012 Recently, a number of retired football players have sued the NFL for damages arising from concussion injuries associated with the head trauma regularly incurred in professional football games. Does the NFL have an argument...more