Blog Posts in March, 2010
Posted on Mar 31, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A man who claims he suffered serious burns to his lips after eating an extremely hot fried chicken sandwich at a McDonalds's in Virginia has filed an injury lawsuit against the fast-food giant. ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Included in the healthcare bill recently approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama is the creation of two new acts designed to better protect and serve seniors living in nursing home ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A wrongful death lawsuit is underway in Collier County, Florida against a driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian riding his bicycle. Margaret Caskey claims Lawrence A. Daniels was texting ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
On Sunday, the House passed an extensive-health care bill that will completely overhaul the current health care system in America. Today, the Senate passed a companion bill, sending it back to the ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Beth Hippely died from a medication overdose in January 2007. In August 2007, her family went to trial and won a $33.3 million verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens Pharmacy. Walgreens ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
The family of 7-year-old Kristen Spears filed a lawsuit against Allergan, Inc., the maker Botox, blaming them for their daughter's death. Spears, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at a young age, ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Toyota’s name is being dragged into headlines once again after a motorist in San Diego, California was unable to stop his Prius while driving on the freeway. According to California Highway Patrol ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
The family of a North Carolina teenager who was killed after police tasered him with a stun gun has filed a lawsuit against the gun's manufacturer. Darryl Wayne Turner, 17, died of cardiac arrest ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
The wife, son, and daughter of a Baltimore man who was killed when he was hit by a semi truck while riding his bicycle has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver and the driver's ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
The family of a Texas woman who was killed after she was hit by a drunk off-duty police officer is suing the bar that served the officer the alcohol. Jeff Rasansky, the attorney representing Sonia ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
It's taken 18 years, but a man who suffered a trampoline injury at his elementary school has finally settled his lawsuit with the Chicago Board of Education and a private youth center. Ryan Murray of ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A little more than a year after her son was killed in an explosion at a hotel, a mother has filed a lawsuit against both the hotel and a plumbing company. Michael Walden was killed when the gas ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A woman whose husband died when another man flew his personal aircraft into the Internal Revenue Service building where her husband worked has filed a lawsuit against the pilot’s wife. Valerie Hunter, ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A lawsuit has been filed against four Florida police departments and several individual officers by the family of a man who was fatally shot by a Lee County sheriff's deputy last year. The family of ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
A New York man who claims he permanently lost his sense of smell and taste is suing the maker of Zicam Cold Remedy Spray for $75 million. Paul Buck Jr. worked as the director of operations for an ...
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