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How to Negotiate Negligence After Suffering a Personal Injury
August 17, 2023. By LAS Staff Writer.
Islip, NY Living on Long Island in New York, your everyday actions are backed by the lapping surf of the Atlantic and iconic landmarks such as Jones Beach or Montauk Lighthouse. But you may have to defend your rights when a personal injury casts a shadow over this idyllic setting. These injuries often result from someone else's negligence, like an irresponsible driver in Sag Harbor, perhaps, or an unsafe construction site in Smithtown.
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Uber Driver Rape Victim’s Lawsuit Demands Overhaul of Uber Safety Measures
November 19, 2017. By Brenda Craig.
Long Beach, CA: A California woman, known as ‘Jane Doe’ has filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., the well-known ride share program, alleging the company practices negligent hiring practices that caused her to be the victim of rape by an Uber driver with a history of violent crimes.
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Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Lawsuit Filed
July 5, 2017. By Lucy Campbell.
Santa Clara, CA: Smith & Nephew is the latest hip replacement maker to face a lawsuit over defective design resulting in personal injury. The complaint was filed by a woman who alleges she developed metallosis, or metal blood poisoning, after having a Smith and Nephew 50mm Birmingham Resurfacing femoral head, and a 56mm Birmingham Resurfacing acetabular cup surgically implanted.
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Zip-Line Injuries On the Rise
March 29, 2017. By Lucy Campbell.
Santa Clara, CA: According to a study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, zip-line injuries are on the increase with 17,000 people treated for zip-line-related injuries between 1997 and 2012, the period of the study. The data also show a 70 percent increase in zip-line injuries during 2009-2012, which works out to an average of 10 injuries every day.
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CT Nephew Wins: Verdict for Defendant in Aunt’s Broken Wrist Case
October 13, 2015. By Abi Kistler.
BRIDGEPORT, CT It's the personal injury lawsuit that has taken the media by storm over the past day or so. A 54-year-old woman from New York City had sued her young nephew for $127,000 in damages alleging the boy was careless and negligent and caused her to break her wrist when he bounded to greet her. A jury delivered its verdict today in favor of the defendant - the nephew.
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Thousands of Patients at Risk for Hepatitis C in New Hampshire
August 13, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.
Stratham, NH A former medical technician currently being held in a county jail in Strafford, New Hampshire is suspected of infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis C while working at several hospitals. Critics of the lack of reporting inherent with his activities cite that the potential for a hepatitis C outbreak may have been avoided.
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For Memorial Day Safety, Statistics Aren't on Your Side
May 21, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.
Santa Cruz, CA The approach of Memorial Day heralds the start of the busy summer season, when families do most of their leisure time and other activity together (as opposed to separately). And yet, as welcome as the onset of Memorial Day is, there is an underlying current of caution…
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Chemical Plant Explosion Rocks Neighborhood, Sends 4 to Hospital
June 14, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.
New Orleans, LA: An industrial accident has sent four people to hospital and forced evacuations as much as a mile from the factory, MSNBC.com is reporting today. The explosion occured at a chemical factory in an industrial park near the outskirts of New Orleans. The four injured workers were flown to burn units.
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Two-Year Old's Death Linked to Bacteria in Triad Medical Wipes
February 15, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.
Houston, TX The parents of two-year old Harrison Kothari, who died as a result of contracting a rare infection, are suing the makers of Triad Alcohol Prep Pads, having determined that their child's infection acute bacterial meningitis caused by Bacillus cereus, was likely contracted through exposure to product tainted with the same bacteria.
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Dozens Trapped, Some Injured at Sugarloaf Mountain
December 28, 2010. By Lucy Campbell.
Carrabassett Valley, Maine Officials at Sugarloaf Mountain ski resort are reporting that a ski lift accident has resulted in several people requiring hospitalization for injuries, while others remain trapped on the 100 chairs that make up the lift.
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- Eight Dead in Cairo Bus Crash By Lucy Campbell (Dec-27-10)
- Toronto Doctor Faces Medical Negligence Lawsuits By Gordon Gibb (Dec-20-10)
- Stabbing Victim Sues Cops for Negligence By Charles Benson (Aug-10-10)
- Sleeping Passenger Left on Plane Sues United By Lucy Campbell (May-27-10)
- Maritime Workers Pursuing Negligence Lawsuit Against Texas Oil Company By Charles Benson (May-11-10)
- AirTran Airways Ruins Christmas Vacation By Brenda Craig (Apr-9-10)
- Massachusetts Doctor Found Guilty of Negligence in College Basketball Player's Death By Charles Benson (Mar-31-10)
- James Woods Settles Negligence Suit over Brother's Death By Charles Benson (Jan-4-10)
- Hero Freighter Captain, Maersk Line Cited for Negligence By Gordon Gibb (Dec-6-09)
- Lawsuit Alleges Negligence Over Excessive Radiation By Gordon Gibb (Nov-5-09)
- San Francisco Lawyer Sues over Bad Practices at Fertility Clinics By Brenda Craig (Sep-25-09)
- Washington state court rules in favor of medical negligence victims By Charles Benson (Sep-24-09)
- Faulty Transmission Fluid Basis for Michigan Negligence Lawsuit By Gordon Gibb (Sep-7-09)
- New Dog Attack Law in Louisiana Carries Bigger Negligence Bite By Gordon Gibb (Aug-16-09)
- No Flood of Praise for Sears in Negligence Suit By Gordon Gibb (Jul-21-09)
- Personal Injury: Lights Out in Wisconsin By Gordon Gibb (May-16-09)
- No Patience for Medical Negligence: Patients By Gordon Gibb (Apr-6-09)
- Medical Negligence a Case of Knowing Right, from Left By Gordon Gibb (Nov-30-08)
- Negligence Takes on Many Forms By Gordon Gibb (Sep-13-08)
- Slip-and-fall case: Negligence costs store owners more than $12.2 million By Brenda Frohloff (May-17-07)