Families of West Virginia Truck Accident Victims Awarded $2.69 Million
May 24, 2011
By LAS Newswire Wayne, WV: The families of four people who were killed in a fatal 2008 truck accident in West Virginia were recently awarded $2.69 million by a jury, reports The Associated Press.The
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Slip and Fall Claim Filed by Kmart Shopper Seeks $900,000
May 19, 2011
New Orleans, LA: Louisiana resident Celestine Burrell recently filed a aslip and fall claimagainst Kmart Corporation after she allegedly slipped in water while shopping, causing her to fall down.TheLou...
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On ‘Dooring’ of Bicyclists, and Experts’ Fees
May 17, 2011
AL BAKER Cyclists sometimes call it the door prize, or simply being doored.
And in a city where the tension between two- and four-wheeled
transportation devices can sometimes seem as shrill as the s...
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Wall Collapse at Queens Construction Site Kills One Worker and Injures Three
May 17, 2011
LIZ ROBBINS and MICK MEENAN
A cinder-block wall collapsed at a construction site in Queens on Monday
morning, killing a 26-year-old worker and seriously injuring one of his
brothers and two other ...
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Queens Construction Accident Demonstrates New York’s Safety Shortcomings
May 12, 2011
A recent tragedy in Queens is one of the latest construction accidents in the tri-state area to highlight the dangers of construction work and
hints at possible shortcomings in New Yorks construction ...
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Surgical Errors Continue Despite Protocols
May 12, 2011
RONI CARYN RABINThe New York TimesPublished: October 15, 2010
Despite a requirement that hospitals
abide by a standard set of procedures to prevent surgical mistakes like
operating on the wrong pa...
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The Elements of a Medical Malpractice Claim
May 12, 2011
Luc Marseille- 2011: Medical malpractice is a kind of professional negligence when a health care provider deviates from accepted amounts of care within the medical community and injures or kills a pati...
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Man injured in construction accident dies
May 12, 2011
Conner Hammett - A truck driver hospitalized after being crushed by five
2,100 pound pipes at an Allen construction site Tuesday morning died
several hours later at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Aar...
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Many Propose Ways to Make Construction Sites Safer
May 10, 2011
By CHARLES V. BAGLI and ANNIE CORREAL
Published: May 7, 2008
Proposals for improving safety at construction sites in New York
City after a rash of fatal accidents stacked up like high-rise
scaff...
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Dorel Asia Recalls 445,000 Bunk Beds in US and Canada
May 10, 2011
Lucy Campbell Washington, DC: Dorel Asia SRL, is recalling about 445,000 wooden bunk beds in the United States and a further
21,700 in Canada because the wooden side rails that run from the
headbo...
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