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"Big Dig" Negligence Ends In Death

Del Valle, husband of the now deceased Milena Del Valle, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Tuesday after his wife suffered fatal injuries in a “Big Dig” accident. Mr. Valle was driving his wife to Logan airport when all of a sudden the multi-ton ceiling panel of a co

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Cipro And Other Antibotics Need Stronger Warning Labels

Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Bob Carroll of Tampa Bay, Florida brought my attention to a rising number of concerns relating to certain antibiotics like Cipro that are in need of stronger warnings on its prescribing labels. Cipro and other similar antibiotics from the fluoroquinolone class have been li

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Cipro And Other Antibotics Need Stronger Warning Labels

Traffic Controller Negligence Found In Comair Flight 5191 Tragedy

Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Lee Coleman of Bowling Green brought my attention to a recent development in the latest news in the Comair Flight 5191 tragedy. In that development, the sole air traffic controller at Blue Grass Airport cleared Comair Flight 5191 for take off just before dawn last Sunday a

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Aug 2006

Traffic Controller Negligence Found In Comair Flight 5191 Tragedy

Comair Investigation Continues: NTSB's To Follow Set Plan

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board has a set procedure in place for dealing with aviation accidents such as the recent Comair Flight 5191. While each case is somewhat different from all the others before it, the NTSB always looks for certain things when investigation a crash

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Aug 2006

Comair Investigation Continues: NTSB's To Follow Set Plan

New Trial On Issues Of Damages Ordered In Latest Vioxx Trial

U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon has declared a new trial is warranted on the issues of damages in a federal case where the jury awarded Gerald Barnett $50 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. In his ruling, Judge Fallon said the award was “grossly excessive”. A new

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Aug 2006

New Trial On Issues Of Damages Ordered In Latest Vioxx Trial

How Much Insurance Do I Really Need?

It is a question that many drivers across the United States ask themselves each and every day. It is also a question there is not exact or perfect answer too either. Each driver should evaluate their own situation to get an assessment of sufficient coverage for their particular situation. When doing

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

What Types Of Auto Insurance Do I Need?

I recently came across a pretty good article that discusses the various types of automobile insurance available to most drivers and what benefits each afford. The Auto Insurance article denotes there are five basic types of insurance coverage: bodily injury liability, property damage liability, medi

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

Over 3 Million Injuries A Year Result From Auto Accidents

The Department of Transportation’s statistics show that there are about 6.5 million auto accidents a year and of those, over 3 million suffer minor to very serous injuries. Of these 3 million injuries 2 million are said to cause permanent injuries and over 40,000 of them end in death each year. Of t

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

Over 3 Million Injuries A Year Result From Auto Accidents

Man Targeting Pedestrians In SUV Injuries 14

In San Francisco, a crazed man used his sport utility vehicle to run down innocent pedestrians killing one man and injuring at least 13 others. The man started his spree in Fremont California where he stuck and killed one man before moving on to San Francisco where he ran down the others including s

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

Man Targeting Pedestrians In SUV Injuries 14

Class Action Granted In Orkin Case

Georgia Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Schuster granted class action status against Orkin’s parent corporation Rollins, Inc., after they allegedly failed to honor their contracts promising to protect homes from termite damage through re-inspections and re-treatments. Ernest Warren and his wife Dolo

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

Second Plane Crash In Kentucky Kills 7 Relatives

Just one day after the Comair Flight 5191 tragedy, a second plane has crashed into the wooded mountains in western Kentucky. The passengers on the twin engine Cessna plane were all from the same family and all were killed in the unfortunate incident. The pilot of the plane, Jason Christie, failed to

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Aug 2006

Second Plane Crash In Kentucky Kills 7 Relatives

Ambien and Driving-Not A Good Mix

Ambien, the United States most popular insomnia medication, has been linked to numerous accidents on the roadway in recent months. The sleeping medication, manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis, has been said to cause “rare adverse events of sleep walking” and can be deadly when taken by an unwary driver.

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Aug 2006