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• Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Law Which Takes Away Basic Rights Of Citizens

  Brent Adams | January 08, 2008 3:02 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  In a decision issued on Thursday, December 27, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld limits on the verdicts that jurors in Ohio can return for damages in personal injury lawsuits.This Ohio law takes away the basic right to a trial by jury that Ohio citizens have relied on for hundreds of years of years. The legislation was passed when the Ohio legislature caved in to big money interests of big...

• Store Owners Liable For Wrongdoing Of Security Firms Hired As Independent Contractors

  Brent Adams | January 07, 2008 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  As announced in a recent ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals, retailers who hire security firms in to patrol their premises can be held liable for the wrongful conduct of the security firm. This is true even if the security firm is an independent contractor.The judges acknowledged that firms who hire independent contractors for such jobs generally cannot be sued for the activities of the...

• Another Manufacturer of Diabetes Test Strips Recalls Product

  Brent Adams | January 03, 2008 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  In the wake of the recall of diabetes test strips made by Bayer that were defective, here's another warning for those suffering from the disabling condition of diabetes. LifeScan Inc., another manufacturer of blood glucose testing strips, has made an announcement regarding the voluntary recall of its product after complaints from customers of readings that were inaccurate.The recall by LifeScan,...

• Overturned Bus in North Carolina Injures 49 Passengers

  Jenny Albano | January 02, 2008 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A Greyhound bus collided with a tractor-trailer on a highway near Henderson, North Carolina on Wednesday, December 2, injuring almost 50 people. The driver of the bus had to be airlifted to a local hospital with unknown injuries and the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured from the accident.UNC Hospitals spokeswoman Stephanie Crayton said two people in critical condition were airlifted...

• Sears Sued For Defective Radial Arm Saw

  Brent Adams | January 01, 2008 2:24 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A man from Godfrey Illinois who received a personal injury while using a radial arm saw has filed a suit against Sears and Emerson Tool Co. He alleges that the defendants failed to warn of the saw's dangers. According to the claim of Alvin Wellenreiter, while he was using a radial arm saw from Sears at the home of his father on December 19 in 2005, his left fingers were cut by the saw's blade,...

• Jury Returns $ 4.4 million Verdict For Death Of Beloved Coach

  Brent Adams | December 31, 2007 1:56 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The family of a beloved coach Yarmouth, Massachusetts killed in a bus accident outside of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts won a personal injury/wrongful death suit from a Suffolk Superior Court jury worth a minimum of $4.4 million. . The jury returned their verdict late Tuesday December 18, 2007.The accident occurred in the fall of 2003 as a bus shuttled passengers to the parking lot...

• Social Security Disability Cheaters Make It Difficult For Legitimate Claimants

  Brent Adams | December 30, 2007 12:44 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A couple in Rapid City, South Dakota was indicted in federal court on the week beginning with Sunday, December 16 for allegedly lying to the government in order to receive fraudulent Social Security benefits for disability.According to the indictment, Lonnie Holloman has been the recipient of $123,333 in fraudulent Social Security Disability Income since he sustained an injury to his back in...

• Celebrity Sues Drug Manufacturer

  Brent Adams | December 06, 2007 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have sued the manufacturer of the blood-thinning drug heparin after their twin babies nearly died from a massive overdose of the widely distributed drug.The twins were given 10,000 units of heparin rather that the 10 units of heplock, a diluted version of heparin.It was a terrifying time for the Quaids as their newborn twins, a boy and a girl, fought for their...

• Disabled diabetes victims may collect full Social Security disability insurance benefits.

  Brent Adams | December 06, 2007 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. This horrible disease is a leading cause of heart disease, blindness, and nerve damage and kidney failure.Many United Stated citizens are disabled as a result of complications from diabetes.These disabled Americans are entitled to full Social Security disability insurance benefits. If you are unable to earn a substantial...

• Backlog of Social Security Disibility Claims At An All Time High

  Brent Adams | December 04, 2007 11:29 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The backlog of disability cases that are on appeal currently facing the Social Security Administration is at an all time high and still continually rising. In the past six years, the backlog has doubled and by the year 2010, it could reach 1 million, according to Social Security. However, despite these bleak statistics, there are several agencies who offer help to low-income claimants during the...