New Legal News

U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show figures that approximately 37,000 people are injured by nailguns annually. The CDC figures show that since 1990 these injuries have increase significantly(200%)

When they investigated the demographic of the injured, it was discovered wrokers being injured were about the same value, but the layman was getting hurt much much more. We can attribute the number of nailgun injuries by home users to the fact that nowadays this tool is widely availble and affordable for the non professional builder.  During 2001-2005 time period, about 37000 were treated nationwide in the emergency rooms annually, and 40% of those treated were laymen. More needs to be done to make consumers aware of the dangers of nailguns.

Is there a way to increase the safety of this device? A guard or a safety lock akin to that of a firearm perhaps. Could be we need to give it more attention as a society. Whatever the case, I fear that the avergae consumer is careless in its purchase and its use, i cant help but wonder how often alcohol was a factor.

A Florida jury has awarded several million dollars to a man who received brain injuries in a two car collision. 6,500,000 to be precise.

According to the local newspaper, the victim did not seek medical treatment immediately for his brain injuries simply because he did not realize the depth of them at that time. The brain injury changed the mans capability to earn income and his personal behavior.Also, the man recieved a back injury that will require many operations and physical therapy for life.

Things like this break my heart, I wonder how a person with diminished capability finds a way to carry on, and some even do so in a happy and cheerful way. My hats off to them.

A man was cut from his destroyed pickup truck with the “jaws of life” after colliding with a bus. Authorities say he is in critical condition. Passengers of the bus and the driver were all taken to hospital for minor injuries in the incident.

The man was taken by helicopter to the nearby surgical center for life threatening bodily damage.

Witnesses say the man in critical condition ran the red light at an intersection and plowed into the bus. The truck he was driving is totaled and there is substantial damage to the bus. The man failed to wear a seat belt.

Its people like this that scare me, people who are reckless and drive like complete morons, if only we had a way to know where they will pop up and perhaps avoid that area…

A Federal Jury  has given  a man $10 million dollars by deciding his employer’s insurance carrier acted in bad faith when they turned down his claim for benefits from a  back injury.

The jury is debating  to also award the man with  compensation for punitive damages in additional to the 10 million.

The worker was a computer tech at Norwest Financial at the time he injured his back while  picking up papers that had dropped to the floor. He was diagnosed in severe pain, but his workers compensation claim had been rejected.

The adjusters say he had  two prior surgeries on his back. They claim the injury worsened an existing condition.

The 10 million dollar verdict was to assuage his mental and emotional pain after being denied medical assistance based on a bad faith ruling.

 Knepper chose a doctor out of the yellow pages to do her liposuction, and then did   the procedure. teh doctor wasnt even a surgeon he was a simple dermatologist.

Of course she had some complications. SHe claims she wouldnt have chosen him if she knew he was not board certified. WELL CONSIDER LOOKING FOR MORE THAN A PHONE BOOK ADVERT?! Perhaps a certificate on the office wall? i dont know!

Of course, does she sue the doctor? Naw, she sues the phone book she found the doctor in! She wins 1.2 million for her and 375,000 for her husband’s (loss of spousal services) . What the ^@$@#!!