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Norfolk, VA Personal Injury Attorney Reports: $800,000 Settlement Reached Over Wrongful Death of Psychiatric Patient

Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports that an $800,000 settlement was obtained against a psychiatric hospital in a wrongful death lawsuit after one of its patients committed suicide.  As summarized in the magazine, the patient had been voluntarily admitted to the hospital because he was experiencing an overwhelming sense of dread and hearing voices telling him to hurt himself….

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Norfolk, VA Personal Injury Attorney Reports: Fears Over Chinese-Made Lighters Prompt Safety Investigation

The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans an investigation of a brand of Chinese-made cigarette lighters after receiving reports of hundreds of injuries and at least one death among users who have had the lighters explode. According to KHOU.com, a 51-year-old from Texas (TX) died from burns he suffered when one of the MK brand lighters allegedly…

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