Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) May 8, 2012 – Virtually every U.S. family has, or will have, a family member in a nursing home. Be aware of what goes on in them. “Not ‘all’ nursing homes are bad, neglectful or negligent when caring for their patients. However, there is enough of this kind of [...]
Philadelphia, PA (Law Firm Newswire) May 7, 2012 – Can Doctors Be Silenced? Philadelphia Jury Verdict Says No. Philadelphia-based lawyer Clifford E. Haines, president of the litigation firm, Haines & Associates, won an important victory in federal court on Friday, April 27th. The jury awarded $380,000 to Dr. Stephen Graboff, a board certified orthopedic surgeon [...]
Keene, NH (Law Firm Newswire) May 7, 2012 – Drunk drivers never seem to get that drunk means drunk and unable to drive. And yet, hundreds still do the unthinkable; drink, drive and kill. “This case really bothered me when I read it,” explained Charlie Donahue, a Manchester injury and medical malpractice lawyer with offices [...]
Cleveland, OH (Law Firm Newswire) May 4, 2012 – A patient with migraines gets a cerebral angiogram. She was not told about the risks, or why she had to have the procedure. “In this case, a 43-year-old woman agreed to have a medical procedure done to attempt to determine the cause of her life-long migraines. [...]
Brunswick, GA (Law Firm Newswire) May 4, 2012 – An investigation into Georgia Highway Patrol wrecks showed that troopers were at fault in 99 automobile crashes involving their cruisers across the Peach State from January of 2011 to March of 2012. Some of the at-fault troopers were in multiple crashes and one trooper killed a [...]
Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 4, 2012 – Traumatic brain injury may play a much larger role than we realize in the troops that come back for Afghanistan. “While the name of Robert Bales has more of less faded out of the spotlight, the issue behind what caused him to snap and kill multiple [...]
Brunswick, GA (Law Firm Newswire) April 30, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Transportation changed its rule on hours-of-service for commercial truck drivers in an attempt to prevent highway crashes related to fatigue. The new rule cuts the maximum number of hours a driver can work by 12 hours a week from 82 hours in [...]
Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) April 30, 2012 – A gas leak causing an explosion killed one and injured another in North Austin, Texas. Who is culpable for the gas leak? “The house involved in this catastrophic explosion was completely demolished, and a neighboring home was shoved off its foundation by two and a half [...]
Boston, MA (Law Firm Newswire) April 30, 2012 – Attorney Kara McLoy has joined the Hamill Law firm as a senior litigation associate. Kara graduated cum laude from Suffolk Law School and was the Law Review Editor-in-Chief. She was awarded the law faculty outstanding student award, as well as the Judge Frank J. Donahue achievement [...]
Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) April 27, 2012 – Two women served a mere 42 days for abusing nursing home residents. This is not right. “This case just made me see red,” indicated Michael Smith, an Arkansas injury lawyer and Arkansas accident lawyer, practicing personal injury law in Arkansas. “Residents in nursing homes are [...]