On Sunday at approximately 2 a.m., an SUV crossed the center line on a British Columbia highway and collided with an oncoming car. The driver of the car died at the scene. The passenger in the car suffered injuries and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. The SUV's driver and passenger also suffered injuries and were taken to St. Joseph Hospital. Authorities believe alcohol was a...
It is reasonable for the law to impose upon the innkeeper, and on the common carrier, a duty to take reasonable precautions to protect his guests against injury caused by the criminal conduct on the part of other guests or strangers if the danger of injury by such conduct is known to the innkeeper or reasonably foreseeable...." In March, 2006, the Virginia Supreme Court announced a...
On June 7, a new law in Washington will become effective which will redefine an "accident" to be an "event that was not intended or foreseen by a person who was injured during the event." The movement to change the definition arose from an accident where a driver intentionally rammed into another car because of a domestic violence dispute. That car then collided into Ethel Adams. Adams'...
At approximately 7 a.m. on March 25, a young man left a house party, obtained a sawed off shotgun from his car, returned to the house and shot and killed 6 people. As he was chasing a shooting victim outside, police confronted the shooter. He then turned the gun on himself and killed himself. Two others were wounded in the shooting.The families of the victims, and those injured, should...
Companies often hire mystery or secret shoppers to observe their employees, product offerings and general level of service. Cruise ships may also want to employ this strategy as well. A mystery shopper on a cruise ship can observe fire drills and report the level of maintenance and service on the ship. This feedback could then help a cruise line improve their ships for safety.For more...
A bus accident in Chile killed 10 and injured 2 residents of Monroe, Washington. Authorities now report the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel before he swerved to avoid an oncoming truck. The bus then tumbled 300 feet into a ravine.The families of the victims should contact a personal injury lawyer right away. An attorney can help maneuver within the international law issues to ensure...
On March 23 at approximately 3 a.m., a fire started on a cruise ship. The cause of the fire was apparently a cigarette. Eleven passengers were injured and one died from a heart attack.Those injured should contact a personal injury attorney to discuss their options and preserve any claims they may have. For more information, please see: 11 injured in cruise ship fire.
The Piper Report has a slant on how health care professionals preserve their self-esteem to the detriment of patients.Medical Errors and Medical NarcissismMedical errors are rampant in American health care, particularly in physician and hospitals services. The human and economic costs are extraordinary. And because these mistakes are virtually 100 percent avoidable, so are the deaths, injuries,...
Stuart E. Scott joined the Spangenberg firm in 1995 and was named as a partner in 2005. Stuart has successfully settled and tried a variety of cases involving medical malpractice, car accidents, trucking accidents, cases involving dangerous products including defective automobiles, household products and drugs, boating accidents, dangerous property, accounting malpractice, and insurance coverage...
Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP is a firm of trial lawyers that handles cases involving wrongful death, personal injury, malpractice, negligence, defective products, business disputes, and insurance disputes. For more than 50 years, the Spangenberg Law Firm has devoted itself to representing injured and aggrieved persons.