The Associated Press has reported that 18 children under the age of 15 died in 2007 because of the toys they were playing with or while they were playing with specific toys. The findings were based on data collected by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC reported that in total, 232,900 toy-related injuries sent children…
Most of the attorneys practicing railroad personal injury or wrongful death law have heard of the Geneva Convention, which resulted from efforts of the International Labour Office, based in Geneva, Switzerland. However, many railroad attorneys and even consumers in the United States do not realize that the International Labour office (ILO) continues to set industrial…
My partner, Jim Lewis, has handled numerous personal injury cases involving gall bladder surgery medical malpractice. As experienced personal injury attorneys, we at Shapiro & Appleton& Duffan have assisted our clients in prosecuting claims against doctors who commit medical malpractice as a direct result of their negligence during gall bladder surgery. Click here to learn…
I posted a complete article on Injuryboard about Pennsylvania FELA attorneys Mike Olley and David Lockard, who reported an important 2 million dollar FELA personal injury verdict in favor of railroad engineer that was returned May 2008, in Philadelphia state court in a case called Lockley v. CSX. Lockley sued CSX alleging that the locomotive’s seats…
In 1999, Jeanne Cartwright brought her daughter to Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia, complaining that her four-year-old daughter suffered from weakness in her lower body and incontinence. Pediatrician neurological consultant Dr. Carl McComas suspected diagnosed the girl with Gullain-Barre Syndrome and did not order an MRI. A full month later, the disorder was ruled…