Legal News Articles - Accidents

Lawsuits Filed Against Costa Concordia Cruise Liner

January 28, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Miami, FL: One day before divers found the 17th body in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, at Giglio island, Italy two US law firms and a consumer group filed a maritime class-action lawsuit in the US demanding at least $160,000 for each passenger.

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Honda Expands Defective Airbag Recall

January 21, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

Cleveland, OH: As anyone who has suffered from airbag injuries can tell you, having properly working side impact airbags and steering wheel airbags is vital to safety. People with defective airbags can suffer serious injury, both in cases when the airbag fails to deploy and in situations where the airbag deploys without reason. A recent airbag recall highlights the dangers of defective airbags.

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Ski Accident Highlights Dangers

January 21, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

Park City, UT: The recent death of Sarah Burke following a skiing accident during a freestyle skiing training run serves as a reminder that winter sports can be dangerous. Although Burke, like many other people, took all the necessary precautions, catastrophic ski injuries can occur, putting participants at risk. And, following a ski hill accident, overwhelming medical bills can pile up.

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29 Missing, 6 Dead in Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Accident

January 17, 2012. By Lucy Campbell.

Giglio, Italy: Twenty-five passengers and four crew on board the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia are still missing according to the Italian Coast Guard, and at least 6 people have died in the maritime accident.

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Three Dead in Cruise Ship Accident

January 14, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

At least three people are dead and as many as 70 more are unaccounted for following a cruise ship accident in Italy. It is not known what caused the cruise ship crash on Saturday, although officials have said that the cruise ship suffered a 160-foot gash along the hull. Among those who died in the boating accident were two French passengers and a Peruvian crewman.

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Car Accident Victim Awarded $1.4 Million Settlement

January 2, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Medford, OR: It was anything but a Merry Christmas in 2010 for William Geary, as he lay in the hospital recovering from a horrific car crash that left him trapped in his vehicle for 90 minutes, severely injured, with the remains of a heavy transport-truck trailer on top of his flattened pickup truck.

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Back and Neck Injury: Win, Loss and "Wild Card"

November 4, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

St Louis, MO: According to a recent personal injury verdict (October 2011), chances are slim you'll receive a substantial back and neck injury settlement if the defense proves you already had existing back and neck problems. A St. Louis family, however, recently settled for more than $1 million after they suffered back and neck injuries in a tractor-trailer crash. Then there's Rosie Perez suing Law & Order…

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New Generation of "Advanced" Airbags—Better or Worse?

November 2, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Detroit, MI: As vehicle manufacturers are adding "new and improved" airbags—including side airbags and curtain airbags—to their vehicles (the NHTSA gave automobile manufacturers until 2012 to provide advanced airbags), these airbags are also causing accidents. While some airbags do not deploy in a collision, others deploy without the vehicle being involved in an accident.

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Death Toll Rises in Reno Plane Crash

September 18, 2011. By Heidi Turner.

Reno, NV: The death toll in a Reno plane crash has reportedly risen to nine, with more than 50 people injured, some of them seriously. Initial reports said that three people died in the plane accident, in which a plane involved in a race plunged into the spectator stands. Killed in the airplane crash were the pilot, Jimmy Leeward, and eight spectators.

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California Car Crash Driver Sent to Prison

September 17, 2011. By Heidi Turner.

Los Angeles, CA: The driver of a big rig involved in a deadly California car crash has been sent to prison. Although many California car accidents do not result in time in prison, in this case, the driver of a semi-truck was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in an accident that took the lives of two people. Victims who survive California auto accidents can suffer devastating injury, including traumatic brain injury and paralysis.

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