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North Carolina's dog bite laws are not sufficient to protect citizens from dangerous dogs in an increasingly urban environment.In a recent editorial, the Raleigh, North Carolina News and Observer, urged state and municipal lawmakers to enact tougher law to protect urban dog bite victims. When dog bites man, it may not always make the news; however, the personal injuries received by the victim...

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According to United States Attorney Catherine Hanaway and the Police Chief of Macon, Missouri, Steve Olinger, a Macon couple, Donald and Mary Hicks, have been indicted on charges of stealing a total of $86,534 in benefits from Social Security Disability from another couple that was in their care. In the September of 1998, Donald Hicks was chosen by the Social Security Administration as a...

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Manufacturer of tree stands have been fined by the U. S. Consumer Products Safety Commission for failure to report defects in a timely manner.In North Carolina these potentially dangerous devises are commonly called "deer stands" because they are used by deer hunters to hunt deer. The hunter uses these deer stands as a seat in a tree high up it the tree. When an unsuspecting deer walks by near...

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As a result of two recent dog attacks, one of which resulted in a personal injury, the other resulting in a fatality, Ivan Harmon, a County Commissioner of Knox County in Tennessee, has proposed an ordinance which would allow for the control of dangerous animals in the county.Under the proposed ordinance, if an officer from either animal control or law enforcement finds that an immediate threat...

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According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), cable network Home Shopping Network (HSN) has agreed to pay $875,000 as a settlement for charges that it failed to report serious personal injuries from pressure cookers sold on its shopping channel in a timely manner. From September of 2001 until approximately October of 2004, at least 25 incidents were reported to HSN by...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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When listening to the false propaganda generated by insurance companies concerning the alleged "medical malpractice crisis", you should consider the huge salaries paid to the four top executives of Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina. These four executives collected over $2 million paid for their services in 2006. When you hear numbers like that, you need to ask yourself the...

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