Fellow InjuryBoard member Jamie G. Goldstein of Gary D. McCallister & Associates LTD., our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer affiliate, recently brought my attention to a great topic and series of specials conducted by CNN in which they investigated how many big insurance companies are handling smaller auto accidents claims. "Delay, Deny, Defend". The 18 month investigation details how at least...
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Jury selection for the latest Vioxx trial is under way for a man whose wife is said to have died as a result of taking Vioxx. Frank Schwaller says his wife, then 52 and now deceased, took the painkiller manufactured by Merck & Company for an extended period to combat her pains and ailments. The attorney for Schwaller asked the prospective juror members a number of questions to determine if they...
Did you or a loved one eat from a contaminated jar of Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter? Do you have questions about this recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak? If so we at InjuryBoard can help you find answers to these questions. Let us put our knowledge and expertise to work for you in order to ensure your rights are protected. And best of all, it is of no charge to you. We provide...
According to federal health officials more than 370 cases of salmonella have been confirmed across more than 42 states as of last week. This news is just the latest update in what has become a nationwide problem for many people and families alike. This new number of 370 is only expected to grow as the investigation and research continues into the peanut butter salmonella outbreak that occurred...
In a complex commercial litigation matter involving employee pension rights, jurors in Butte, Montana ordered Northwestern Corporation to pay $17.4 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages to 15 retired executives who sued after the company terminated their supplemental pensions. This case affirms the rights of executives and employees to the continuation of pension...
The regional planners and chambers of commerce have been trying for a decade to come up with a unified name for Southeastern Virginia having settled on Hampton Roads. When I grew up in Norfolk, Virginia in the 1960's, this area was commonly called Tidewater. Whatever the name, the region containing a million and a half people really is a collection of smaller jurisdictions. A personal injury...
The State Journal of West Virginia reported on a Tuesday fatal trucking accident that involved a tractor-trailer, a logging truck and a car. The story says the car hit the logging truck, which in turn slowed down and was hit by a tractor-trailer. The motor vehicle accident occurred on the West Virginia Turnpike and closed southbound traffic at Mt. Hope for two hours as the accident was...