Blog Posts in August, 2010
Posted on Aug 26, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Last week in the state of North Carolina a construction worker was killed on August 19 th after he was ejected from a piece of machinery and then crushed underneath. 39-year-old Donald Ondra Collins ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In the state of Nevada, doctors are on the edge because the state's cap on medical malpractice damages has been challenged. Recently, there has been a measure introduced which questions limited ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A serious motorcycle accident going to cost taxpayers in Jackson County $270,000. It is reported that Derek Jackson was riding motorcycles with his friends last summer when he plowed into a deep ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
This week, new sources report that a Silverado high school teacher is awaiting trial and stands accused of sexually abusing one of his students. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
This week in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, it is reported that a pedestrian died after being hit early Tuesday morning by a car. The accident occurred on US-17. North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Recently, it was revealed that 33 veterans were overlooked in 2009 when the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in downtown Augusta told its patients about possible exposure to bodily fluids that ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Chapel Hill, regulators announced this week their plans to fine a local nursing home where a nurse stands accused of overmedicating patients with the drug morphine. According to North Carolina ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Police report that a 17 year old died during a trucking accident . According to officers, the Jamestown boy was riding in a pickup truck that crashed into a utility pole. The driver of the truck was ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Sophia, a man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a SUV on Wednesday. The motorcycle accident occurred less than one block from his residence. According to the Highway Patrol, the man was ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Greensboro , police say that they have arrested and charged a woman who was wanted in connection with an auto accident that resulted in the death of a man. This week, police served Laree Johnson ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Charlotte , it is reported that a 19 year old woman was driving under the influence (DUI) when she hit three pedestrians who were leaving a bar in Elizabeth. Officers say that 19 year old Kirstie ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
This week, 60 year old Albert Arnott was killed while pedaling his recumbent machine north on U.S. Highway 601. Arnott was a Plymouth native who couldn't walk, but managed to power a bike all the way ...
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