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• Electronic Discovery Is A Cutting Edge Issue In Personal Injury Cases

  John Cooper | January 17, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  In the recent past, the federal courts have changed their rules related to discovery to account for electronic information in civil cases such as wrongful death and personal injury files. Discovery is the process by which the injured person can get information and documents from the at fault party who hurt them. Lawyers representing injured people need to focus on these new rules and the...

• Train Disaster In Kentucky Shows Bad CSX Safety

  John Cooper | January 16, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  There was a huge fireball as a CSX freight train crashed south of Louisville, Kentucky today.CSX, as one of the two East coast railroad companies, puts many communities at risk. This freight train derailed with tank cars containing hazardous material forcing the evacuation of residents in Bullitt County. Our firm has represented victims of railroad train wrecks for years. We are currently...

• Labeling Limbs Prevents Medical Malpractice

  John Cooper | January 16, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  It is amazing that something as simple as marking the body part to cut on can prevent surgeons and hospitals from harming patients.However, it works. Hospitals have long needed to modernize and standardize their practices to ensure patient safety. A landmark 2000 article and study showed that a hundred thousand patients die each year from medical mistakes in hospitals. This does not even...

• Structured Settlements

  John Cooper | January 15, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In a big recovery from a wrongful death or injury matter, structured settlements can make a huge difference for the client.Structured settlements are an important thing for a personal injury lawyer to know about and to explain to a client in any significant case. Structured settlements are an option under a special provision of the federal tax law that allows money received from personal...

• Mesothelioma - A Killer With A Specific Cause

  John Cooper | January 03, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Mesothelioma is a cancer, which is always fatal, and has only one known cause, namely, exposure to asbestos dust.Because the cause of asbestos is so clearly linked to this horrible cancer, wrongful death cases associated with the disease are easier to win. When a railroad or other corporation exposes its workers to asbestos dust, they know that a good injury lawyer will be able to prove that...