| December 23, 2010 |
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Woman Goes After Big Tobacco Company for Son's Death
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| Big tobacco is at the center of another wrongful death lawsuit this month, this time targeting the Lorillard Tobacco Co. Marie Evans took the stand to say that ever since she was a child, she could remember the company handing out free samples in her ... |
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| December 15, 2010 |
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No Charges Filed Yet in Truck Accident Case
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| So far charges have not been filed in a truck accident that took the life of a man in Forsyth County this Monday. John Franklin Bergner, 80, was killed when his wife, Eria Bergner, 79, turned into the intersection of Old Atlanta Road and Mathis ... |
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| December 01, 2010 |
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Two Pedestrians Hurt After Local Football Game
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| Traffic leaving a football game at Grady High School in Atlanta became worse after two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle last week. The man and woman were crossing 10th street just west of Monroe around 10:30 PM when a Zifty delivery car hit them. ... |
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| November 24, 2010 |
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Family of Firefighter File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In the city of Boston, it has been reported that a family of a firefighter who was killed when a ladder truck traveled down a steep hill and crashed into a building has moved forward with filing a wrongful death claim against six companies who worked ... |
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| November 12, 2010 |
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State Senator Involved in Slip and Fall Accident
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In Milledgeville, Georgia, local news sources are saying that a state senator is currently in an Atlanta hospital after a slip and fall accident. According to an aide, Representative Rusty Kidd suffered injuries outside of his office on Thursday as ... |
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| November 03, 2010 |
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Jury Continues to Deliberate in Easter Car Crash
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In Atlanta, a jury in Fulton County has begun its fourth day of deliberations after presiding over a car accident case. The case involves a 24-year-old woman who has been charged with starting a crash that killed five people in 2009 on Easter Sunday. ... |
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| October 26, 2010 |
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Driver Hits Motorcyclist and Becomes Combative Toward Officers
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In Georgia, police say that they had to zap a driver who attempted to leave the scene of an accident in Sandy Springs. According to police reports, the driver became combative with officers as well as witnesses. The car accident took place at 8:00 PM ... |
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| October 13, 2010 |
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Drunk Driving May Have Caused Atlanta Teenager's Death
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In Indiana, The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office recently received a report of a single vehicle accident that occurred on the 11800 block of 266 th Street. The collision took place over the weekend during early morning hours. When an officer arrived ... |
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| October 05, 2010 |
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100 Patients Expected to File Malpractice Claims Against Hospital
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| It has been reported that St. Joseph Medical Center, which is located in Towson, MD, will be hit with over 100 medical malpractice claims from patients who are saying they received unnecessary heart stents from physician, Mark G. Midei, MD. Dr. Midei ... |
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| September 23, 2010 |
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Drunk Driving Accident Offender Denied Bond in Atlanta
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| Posted By Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney |
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| In Atlanta, a man who was charged for a deadly drunk driving accident was denied bond this month. WBSTV reports that Angel Rivers' mother cried as she left the bond hearing for the defendant, Donis Hodges. 21-year-old Rivers died during a four car ... |
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| September 16, 2010 |
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People Faking Slip and Falls Get Arrested
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| Posted By Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney |
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| In Brevard County, investigators say that staged slip and fall accidents are an alarming and growing trend. In fact, in the past two months, six people have been arrested for faking slip and falls at gas stations and grocery stores in Orlando. WFTV ... |
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| September 09, 2010 |
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Misdiagnosis More Common Than Medication Errors
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| Posted By Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney |
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| Recently, the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority reported that diagnostic errors in medicine range from 4-50%, dependant on the area of medical practice. This means that misdiagnoses causes twice as many "adverse effects" as medication errors . ... |
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| August 18, 2010 |
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Study Shows Prismatic Glasses May Alleviate Some Brain Injury Symptoms
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| New studies have revealed that prismatic eyeglasses should be included in the therapy of those who are being treated for certain traumatic brain injuries . Aside from physical and occupational therapy, these injuries are also treated with medication. ... |
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| August 11, 2010 |
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Man in Handcuffs Hit and Killed by Truck
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In Louisiana, state police say that a 39 year old man from the state of Georgia was killed during a truck accident . Allegedly, Walter Ellison Jr. was trying to run across Interstate 10 in handcuffs when a truck hit and killed him. State Trooper ... |
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| August 04, 2010 |
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Landscaping Worker Killed By Motor Vehicle
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| Posted By Law Offices of Andrew H. Speaker |
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| In Atlanta, it is reported that a landscaping worker was struck by a vehicle and killed on Freedom Parkway. Slimar Constantino, an employee of Bromell Manicured Lawns, Inc., was a contractor that had been hired by the Georgia Department of ... |
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