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• College Dorm Elevator Crash Kills Student

  Scott Smith | October 27, 2006 5:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  An Ohio State University college dormitory elevator did not brake properly causing it to crash resulting in the death of a college student. Andy Polakowski, attempted to exit the disabled open elevator door located in Stradley Hall when it fell crushing him to death between the opening of the door and the next floor. Testing of the elevator October 24 revealed the brake system failed. Further...

• Medical Negligence Deaths Are Preventable Study Finds

  Scott Smith | October 26, 2006 4:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrated a high percent of medical negligence deaths were preventable with better care. Almost one quarter of active care patient deaths were considered at least possibly preventable with optimal care while six percent of medical negligence deaths rated as probably or definitely preventable. The test consisted of 14 Board...

• Would Your Doctor Deny a Mistake to Avoid Medical Malpractice?

  Scott Smith | October 24, 2006 1:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  If your doctor made a mistake, would he or she tell you? A recent study published by the American Medical Association reveals more than one half of all doctors surveyed admitted they would not tell the patient of the harmful mistake. The study found 56% would chose statements that mentioned the adverse event but not the error. Surprisingly, 19% would not volunteer any information about the cause...

• What is an Assured Clear Distance?

  Scott Smith | October 23, 2006 12:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Often car collisions occur when a person operating a motor vehicle crashes into the back of vehicle traveling in the same direction. When the police arrive, a citation is usually written stating the person who struck the vehicle failed to maintain an assured clear distance ahead. What does this mean? Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.21(A), as part of the written laws of Ohio, states "No person...

• $20 Million Verdict Against Allstate for Bad Faith

  Scott Smith | October 06, 2006 12:01 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An Indiana jury determined Allstate Insurance Company committed bad faith in failing to pay a man for losses due to injuries and damage to his car following a car crash and awarded the man $20 Million. The jury decided Ted Fields was in bad hands after applying for property damage and medical benefits under his Allstate policy following a car crash. Fields, age 50, who is now a retired...

• $143 Million Awarded To Nuclear Fuel Reactor Operators

  Scott Smith | October 05, 2006 2:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The US Federal Court of Claims awarded $143 Million to three nuclear fuel reactor operators because the government failed to remove used reactor fuel rods. The award could be the sign of more lawsuits and awards to come for other operators who also claim the federal government failed to follow contractual agreements that nuclear waste was to be taken from the sites by 1998. Consequently, the...

• Ferry Boat Crash Results in $3 Million Settlement

  Scott Smith | October 03, 2006 3:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  New York City agreed to pay $3 Million to the estate of Debra Castro who died from severe injuries when a Staten Island ferry crashed in 2003. Castro died two months after the October 15, 2003 crash suffering from the loss of one leg and massive internal injuries. Ferry pilot Richard Smith passed out at the helm of the boat. The ferry then crashed into a pier where ten other people died and...

• Child Prodigy Killed in Motorcycle Collision

  Scott Smith | October 02, 2006 2:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Derek Jacobs, who at age 12, became certified by Microsoft to engineer systems for corporate computer networks died when he lost control of his motorcycle crashing into a guardrail and pole. Derek was the first national recipient of an identification chip implant that stores medical data. Derek was wearing a helmet at the time of the collison but was catapulted upon impact. Derek was scheduled...