Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 29, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Avandia finds itself strapped with another lawsuit, this time for wrongful death in the case of James Michael Knight. A year after Knight died, the administrators of his estate filed suit against ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
The Erie County Courthouse has seen the second of two medical malpractice cases won in a span of a few days. Last week a jury awarded $1.8 million to the family of a woman who died of lung cancer back ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Tragedy struck in Catawba County this weekend when a teenage boy lost his life in a car accident . The accident, which happened around 4 a.m. on Mt. Beulah Road, took the life of Jordan Bone, 17, when ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Another slip and fall case goes to court this week, this time against BCI Coca-Cola. Records held at the Pima County Superior Court show that while shopping at a local Fry's Food and Drug, a woman ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A young mother killed herself, along with the rest of her family, when she lost control of her SUV while driving through the Croatan National Forest. According to North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
If you are concerned that a loved one is the victim of nursing home neglect , there are certain signs you can look out for. Although the types of neglect are long and complicated, the following abuses ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After keeping their settlement a secret, the news is out about the figure obtained by the Roe family against the city of Ironton. When the Tribune filed a request to Mayor Rich Blankenship earlier ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Just a day before the introduction of Rep. Dale Folwell's workers' compensation bill was scheduled to be heard, hundreds of protesters showed up to in support of the status quo. The group, which was ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Tragedy struck two women and one girl on their way to a wedding in North Carolina. As a result of one car crossing the center line, hitting the other car head-on, 6-year-old Ava Kendall lost her life. ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Can you guess how many dog bites occur per year in the United States? According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 4.5 million dog bites are reported each year. However, ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Bittersweet victory came to a woman in Burbank this week when she was awarded $4.5 million for the death of her husband. According to the Pasadena Star-News, Suzanne Whatley-Miller was awarded $3.5 ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A North Carolina woman is extremely lucky to be alive after a piece of lumber pierced through her windshield. According to police reports Wendy Cobb was driving about 45 mph when she saw a piece of ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A settlement of $166.1 million has been reached between a clergy organization representing Jesuit priests in Western states for 524 claims of clergy sexual abuse . The settlement with the Oregon ...
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