Blog Posts in September, 2010
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In North Carolina, police have reported that a three-year-old is a member of a family from the city of Atlanta who survived a fatal auto accident. According to law enforcement officers, 25-year-old ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Clearwater, Florida, news sources report that a police officer from Pinellas County had to shoot a dog after it attacked a woman and acted aggressively towards Animal Control officials. According ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In the city of Minneapolis, reports indicate that a family of a teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in the state will be appealing their wrongful death lawsuit to the Supreme Court. ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Portland, Maine, it was reported that a local nursing home is being fined $10,000. The nursing home received the fine after maggots were found on one of its residents. According to reports, the ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Lexington, North Carolina, the recent death of an 11-year-old girl who was struck by a hit and run driver is serving as an example of the dangers of the roadside mailbox. Believe it or not, this is ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Guilford County, a motorcycle accident led to a Hollinger firefighter and his wife suffering serious injuries while returning home from the Pink Heals Tour. According to Chief Cox, Darren ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In North Carolina, it is reported that more people are dying during motorcycle accidents throughout the entire state. Now, the State Highway Patrol is saying that something must be done to combat the ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In West Palm Beach, Florida, a third civil lawsuit has been filed against Dr. John Christensen. The recent lawsuit accuses the doctor of killing a patient by prescribing lethal doses of very powerful ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Skilled Healthcare Group Inc., a nursing home operator, has agreed to pay out a $50 million settlement for a class action lawsuit. The settlement is much less than the $670 million a jury had ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Mississippi, a jury verdict from the Jasper County Court has resulted in a $131 million verdict for a wrongful death lawsuit against Ford. The recent verdict is the ninth largest against an ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Recently, it has been reported that Botox manufacturer, Allergan, will have to pay out $600 million in monetary fine for illegal marketing practices. Countless women and men in the United States want ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In North Carolina is reported that a man threw a piece of concrete through the passenger-side window of a moving vehicle. Now, he is being charged with murder because the concrete hit a teenage girl ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Sioux City, Iowa, it has been reported that no charges will be filed against individuals involved in a dog bite incident that took place last week. During the incident, a young boy was attacked by ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
On September 1 st , two people suffered serious injuries during a major accident near Candor at 9:20 AM. Police say that a young mother, 19-year-old Amber Phillips, had to be airlifted to UNC Hospital ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
In Jasper, South Carolina, it is reported that a pedestrian was hit and then killed around 5:45 AM on Tuesday. The auto accident took place on Highway 17, which is about 8 miles south of Hardeeville. ...
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