- Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 12:17 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMirraco LLC is recalling 11,000 BMX bicycles. The front wheel forks on the bikes may have been welded improperly. This defect can pose a risk that the weld can fail and the rider can lose control and fall.So far, the firm has received four reports of steer tube rotation and one report of a fork seperation due to weld failure. No injuries have been reported.The recall included BMX bicycles. The...
- Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 7:22 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA New Hampshire man is being charged with leaving the scene of a car accident, where a teenage girl was seriously hurt and an Elmhurst man was killed.The driver faces up to four years in prison if convicted. According to the charges, the two-vehicle accident happened at midnight on February 7th on the westbound Grand Central Parkway. Melendez, of Elmhurst and a 16-year-old girl passenger were...
- Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 1:01 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIf you have certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter in the cupboard, you should toss it in the garbage immediately. Peanut Butter is being linked to salmonella outbreak and has made nearly 300 people sick all around the world.Jar lids with a product code starting with "2222," manufactured by ConAgra Foods, can be returned to the company for a refund.The salmonella outbreak,...
- Rob Curtiss | February 08, 2007 4:01 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeMany people think that a doctor only commits malpractice if he or she is reckless or deliberately inattentive in their treatment of a patient. Actually malpractice simply means negligence, it is the medical equivalent of failing to stop at a stop sign and causing an accident. Just as drivers have a duty to be reasonably careful when driving, doctors have a duty to be reasonably careful when...
- Ed Van Dorn | February 08, 2007 11:42 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsBroadly speaking personal injury is a term used in the legal profession for those lawyers who represent victims who have been harmed by the wrong doing of another responsible party. The field of representation can be very large, ranging from automobile accidents to civil rights violations. Many personal injury attorneys, especially those with limited experience, limit their practices to...
- Rob Curtiss | February 07, 2007 3:58 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsInsurance Companies Undervalue Personal Injury Claims Of Automobile Accident Victims.We often are contacted by car accident victims who have been offered completely inadequate compensation for their injuries. We point out to them that the insurance company's goal is to pay as little on their claim as it can, in other words to save money. Our goal is completely different, it is to make sure that...
- Ed Van Dorn | February 06, 2007 3:54 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsMost drivers on the road today have motor vehicle liability insurance. In fact the majority of states require it by law. New Hampshire is one of the few exceptions, but nevertheless most New Hampshire drivers also have motor vehicle insurance. This means that if a driver causes an accident their insurance company will pay any resulting claims on the driver's behalf. But most of you know all...
- Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 1:02 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA pregnant woman whose unborn child was killed in a car crash on January 9th died Tuesday at New Hampshire hospital.Christina Ellison, of Haverhill, New Hampshire, was traveling on U.S. 5 in Newbury when a vehicle that was driven by Kristy O'Meara crossed the center line and crashed into Ellison's car.Ellison was taken to Cottage Hospital, where her baby was delivered but pronounced date....
- Ed Van Dorn | February 02, 2007 3:45 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe job of the personal injury attorney does not just include getting the best possible recovery for the victim. In many cases third parties will also have claims against the settlement proceeds. These include medical providers with unpaid bills, health inusrance carriers, medicare, medicaid, social security and worker compensation insurance carriers. Often they can become liens against the...
- Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 3:32 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)A woman has filed suit against owners of a parking lot where she slipped and fell on a pile of ice and snow. On January 18, Connie Taylor, filed a lawsuit against Jim Smith and O.V. Smith and Sons. According to the suit, Taylor slipped and fell on the ice in the parking lot owned by O.V. Smith and Sons.The lawsuit states Taylor sustained injuries of a sacrum/coccygeal fracture, right wrist...