At approximately 1:00 a.m. on Monday, November 21, 2005 George Mosher Jr. was stabbed to death outside of Eli's Pub in Kent. Mr. Mosher was an off-duty pub employee who was trying to break up a fight that had erupted outside the establishment. His assailants stabbed him in the chest, puncturing his lung and severing his aorta. They then fled the scene before police arrived. For more...
On Sunday, November 20, 2005 A Union Pacific freight train traveling from Portland to Seattle struck and killed two young men who were walking near the tracks. The accident occurred between Tacoma and Steilacoom on the BNSF Railroad's double main line. Railroad authorities and police continue to investigate. The names of the deceased victims have not been released.Railroads generally owe a...
As baby boomers look for ways to spend their disposable income, they are buying motorcycles in ever increasing numbers. Americans over 40 constitute the largest group of motorcycle owners in the country. Unfortunately, this increase in motorcycle ownership also corresponds with an increase in fatal motorcycle accidents. Government statistics show that last year motorcyclists over 40 accounted...
Are businesses in Nevada liable when their employees assault others while on the job? The Nevada Supreme Court has never really thought so and still doesn't.The Court recently affirmed its longstanding views in this regard in set of holdings on this issue in Wood v. Safeway, decided on October 20, 2005. There, Jane Doe, a mentally handicapped woman, was working for Safeway Stores when she was...
At least the church social never defrauded its attendees. Now that American singles are willing to pay $245.2 million on online personals and dating services in just the first half of 2005 con games may replace bobbing for apples as a mixer. If you are looking for Mr. Right online be aware that someone may be looking for Miss Gullible.From USA Today:Online daters sue Match.com, Yahoo for...
The Florida Supreme Court has decided that a pit bull is not the proper animal to symbolize the practice of law. I have been trying to think of the animals that would be acceptable to the Court. I naturally arrived at the eagle as the leading candidate. But, there are other less obvious options. A Tampa Bay law firm may consider a Clydesdale or a manatee or a tarpon or a deer or a gopher...
The stability and handling of the Ford Explorer was the focus of the recent trial of a wrongful death case brought by the parents of a teenager who was killed in a vehicle rollover crash. In the eyes of the Ford attorneys a sleepy driver was the cause of the rollover. I go with the tires or the design of the SUV itself as the cause. Nobody has been reporting large numbers of rollovers in...
In a complaint filed June 16, 2004, class action lawyers allege that Shaw Group, Inc. did not accurately represent its financial outlook for the period between October 19th 2000 and June 10, 2004. Shaw Group class action attorneys claim that, during that time, insiders at the company sold shaes of the company's stock at inflated prices, earning over $80M in the process. According to Stanford...
The Louisiana state attorney general is looking into the death of a woman who passed away during an evacuation from Huntington Place Senior Community prior to Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Thelma Wall, a resident of the nursing home, died on an unairconditioned bus used to evacuate occupants from the Chalmette facility, which has been sued for wrongful death four times since the year 2000. Two...
Car accidents are responsible for over $150 billion per year (yes, BILLION) in costs resulting from injuries and property damage. It is important to know what to do in order to protect your legal rights if you are in an Louisiana accident and need a car accident attorney. The consumer legal information resource InjuryBoard.com provides some valuable information:First, call the police (and...