Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 30, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A young girl who suffered a dog bite to her face is still recovering from her painful injuries. According to Omaha police, 5-year-old Shayleigh Leeper-Martinez was bitten on the face by a pit bull ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
North Carolina could see some of its medical malpractice laws amended this month if a measure is passed in the state Senate. However, state lawmakers made a few key amendments before it was approved ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A car accident took the life of a Greenville man last weekend outside of Easley. According to Lance Cpl. Bryan McDougald, 61-year-old James Rhodes was driving on S.C. 183, about ten miles away from ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
If you believe that a product you purchased could be dangerous, there are three ways, under product liability law, that you can be compensated for your injuries. If the product has a defect or design ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Back in December 2009 a nursing home in Brooklyn was found guilty of negligence in the case of a patient who developed multiple bedsores under their care. At that time the patient's family was awarded ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A young man from Canyon Country lost his life this week in a fatal car accident. According to Los Angeles police Lt. Orlando Morino of the Valley Traffic Division, the 24-year-old driver lost control ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A McDonald's Restaurant franchise finds itself being sued by a customer for a slip and fall accident. According to Eva Boudreaux, who filed suit against R.E.E. Inc. and manager Elise Batiste this ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Even though an intersection in Raleigh has had four pedestrian accidents - two of them fatal - since 2000, a city transportation engineer still doubts changes will ever be made. Another accident on ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A single car accident in Raleigh took the life of a 16-year-old boy. Police reports show that Saleh Jamal Abdullah was driving between Hickory Grove Church and Liana Lane when he lost control of the ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Even though there have been warnings issued by financial planners, even relatives and the media; two-thirds of Baby Boomers are "very" or "extremely" likely to rely on social security for their ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Authorities believe that it will take time to uncover what exactly happened in a boating accident in West Virginia last weekend. According to police reports two men are dead and another is missing ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Tragedy struck a Michigan family when they learned that their daughter had died in a car accident. Haley Baldinger, a senior athlete in high school, was traveling with her younger sister Hannah and ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A young man lost his life in a motorcycle accident when he collided with another vehicle in Las Vegas. According to police reports the 24-year-old man was riding a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle on Decatur ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Three people are being treated in local hospitals after a drunk driver took to the road in Essex County. According to court reports Mateusz Chruscicki, 34, was charged with causing the four-car ...
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