Blog Posts in February, 2011
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Woodchips left scattered at a Wal-Mart store caused one man to slip and fall , and now he wants the big store to pay. George Rawlings of Texas filed a lawsuit on Feb. 18 stating that while shopping in ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
When tragedy struck a family in Warren County in 2007, they decided to strike back against the people they believe to be responsible for causing it. The family of 10-year-old Ellie Sand is suing ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Another semi-truck went off the road this week, this time on Interstate 70. The driver, Kenneth D. Cooker, 58, only suffered minor injuries when his rig went off the right side of the westbound lanes ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A hospital faces a serious medical malpractice suit after one family blames them for the loss of their daughter's feet and hands. The parents of 2-year-old Malyia Jeffers state that doctors were ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Sad news surfaces regarding the piano sensations from Utah, the 5 Brown siblings. Their father, Keith Scott Brown, could soon be charged with sexual abuse against his daughters after allegations of ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Tragedy struck a few miles south of Rocky Mount when two women were killed in a single-vehicle accident last weekend. The two women, Bridgette Teasley Russell, 49, and Sheila Maye Dozier, 50, were ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
In a strange turn of events a husband is suing his wife for the wrongful death of their son. Lloyd Rochester, 29, is suing wife Stephanie Rochester, 34, after she killed their infant son because she ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After finding him guilty of medical malpractice a court has determined that Dr. Stephen Serlin pay $3 million to a woman who suffered injuries during childbirth eighteen years ago. The Supreme Court ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Famous race car driver Michael Annett has been charged with driving under the influence leading to a two- car accident . Annett, of NASCAR Nationwide Series driver fame, is just entering his first ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Charges have been brought against the son of a former Assembly speaker and three other men in the fatal stabbing that happened near San Diego State University. Fred and Kathy Santos state in their ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A fatal accident at a South Austin construction site is being investigated by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). The accident occurred at the Retreat at North Bluff Apartments ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
The carelessness of a hit and run driver not only injured two people but killed their horse last week in Cherryville, North Carolina. James Cody Burke, 24, and Carlee Jones, 22, were riding the horse ...
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