City and Construction Company Liable for Substantial Injuries in Car Crash Caused by Unsafe Highway Lane Closures
On May 20, 2006 at about 3 a.m., a five-car pile-up occurred on the West Side Highway near 79th Street in Manhattan. Initially, a taxi was rear-ended and caused to strike the car in front of him. While those three cars were disabled in the roadway, James Gregware, coming over a blind hill in the road, rear-ended the car that had rear-ended the taxi. Uninjured, Mr. Gregware got out of his car to exchange insurance information and he was then struck and knocked to the ground by another driver who rear-ended his vehicle. Another 5 car pile-up Mr. Gregware, then a 41 year old self-employed film editor, sustained extensive injuries and sued the driver who rear-ended his car, Burtis Construction Company and …
Musculoskeletal Injuries: How Severely Impaired Must I Be?
Intentionally or not, the Social Security Administration has done a good job selling the idea that winning disability benefits is extremely hard. Bloggers (including me) write about the long delays and the arbitrary nature of decisions and the possibility of drawing a judge who would not approve a deathbed claimant. Clearly, claimants without compelling medical evidence are having an increasingly difficult time winning. Ten years ago, judges were much more likely to accept your testimony about your work activity limitations – now, judges are looking for extensive medical evidence. I often hear from, or end up representing disability claimants who have been denied at the administrative (initial application or reconsideration) and who are about ready to give up. Ironically, many of these claimants have cases that are…
Girl Hit By Pickup Truck In Gages Lake
There was a pedestrian accident Friday afternoon (May 27, 2016) in Gages Lake (unincorporated Lake County) in which a 12-year-old girl was critically injured. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened at 2:43 p.m. at Gages Lake and Almond Roads. According to the results of a preliminary investigation, at that time a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Gages Lake Road with a green light and struck the 12-year-old girl who was walking southbound and attempting to cross Gages Lake Road. The driver of the pickup truck was unable to avoid hitting the girl. The girl was taken to Condell Hospital in Libertyville for treatment of her accident injuries, and then flown to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Her …
How you can remove a Mugshot from Google
Submitted by Reputation Stars. Google is very good about serving accurate information to users. Too good, it seems. Mugshots can be a very thorny issue for some people. A minor offense might not jeopardize your career, but it can lead to public embarrassment among friends and colleagues. We were all young once, and all of us made mistakes. Most of us learned from those mistakes and there is no reason you need to continue suffering for something done years ago. If your mugshot has been posted to Google, there may be a way to help you. Talk to the Source The first step is to go directly to the website in question. Look for a contact form, an email address or anything else you can use to …
How to Request a Traffic Ticket Trial By Remote Video
Want to have a traffic ticket trial by video? CA Courts are now authorized by law to have remote video proceedings and there is a simple, free form to request a trial and arraignment by video. Continue reading →
Asbsetos could be prioritized in TSCA reform legislation, Sen. Boxer says
With nearly 15,000 Americans dying from asbestos-related diseases annually, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 has been responsible for damaging the lives of U.S. families for decades. However, thanks to the unyielding efforts of Sen. Barbara Boxer, the reformation of the TSCA is finally in sight. According to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization SOURCE: myMeso › Asbsetos could be… Copyright 2008-2018 myMeso.org This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact web@beasleyallen.com so we can take legal action immediately.
Canada’s plans to legalize marijuana contravene UN’s international conventions
The Canadian government’s plan to legalize marijuana contravenes its current legal obligations to the United Nation’s international drug-control conventions, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian…
European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
It seems that big changes to data protection as we know it are on their way to the UK as after several years of preparation and lobbying, the European Parliament has finally adopted the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) [Directive 95/46/EC]. So what is the GDPR you ask? Well it will officially replace the basis behind the Data Protection Act 1998 and will become law in all EU member states from May 2018. The GDPR will also affect any businesses who process the personal data of EU citizens, even if they are based outside of the EU. The document lays out compliance measures that each member state will need to meet before they take over for good in the summer of 2018 but what are the main changes…
If Tracked Accurately Medical Errors Would Be The 3rd Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
Change is hard. At some point in time everyone has had to try to change a habit in order to improve at something. That kind of change is hard because people get comfortable in their routines. That kind of change is difficult because people have to act deliberately to avoid slipping into their old habits. That kind of change is difficult because sometimes it begins to change the way people interact with other elements of their lives. It is that kind of change that researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine would like to see at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These researchers are calling on the CDC to add medical errors to its annual list of the top causes of death in the United States…
New Spoliation Opinion
I have always had an interest in spoliation of evidence. Spoliation is the negligent or intentional destruction or alteration of evidence or the failure to preserve evidence for relevant to future, and sometimes even pending, litigation. This is not an issue we see often in car accident cases but we do see it in truck accident and product liability cases and, to a less extent in medical malpractice claims. The Maryland Court of Appeals took a look at this issue in Cumberland Insurance Group v. Delmarva Power. This case involved the treatment of spoliation of evidence when the physical object destroyed is itself the subject of the case. The context is a little boring. This is a battle between an insurance company and a utility company so, …
CHP on Motorcycle Rider Safety
CHP on Motorcycle Rider Safety The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has recently issued a press release about Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the shared responsibility for motorcycle rider safety. Throughout the month of May, the CHP, along with other public safety agencies, will be trying to raise awareness about safety issues facing motorcyclists on California and U.S. roadways. This year, the CHP’s message is that motorcycle safety is just as important to vehicle drivers as it is to motorcyclists. Joe Farrow, CHP Commissioner, wants motorists to know that motorcycle rider safety is truly a shared responsibility. Drivers and riders are both responsible for safe driving and riding practices to improve overall safety for motorcycle riders and other roadway users. Motorcycles in California by the Numbers There…
Woman Killed after Semi Slams into Parked SUV on Side of Road
Via Simon Howden/FreeDigitalPhotos.net According to troopers in Mississippi, over the weekend a woman was killed as she sat between two vehicles parked on the side of the road. The victim has since been identified as 26-year-old Ashley Danzer. Another person, Jamia Ransome, age 28, suffered serious injuries in the crash, troopers said. Authorities say Danzer passed away on scene after an 18 wheeler slammed into the vehicles, a parked GMC Yukon and a For Explorer. The accident happened on Interstate 20 during the early morning of April 30th. Prior to the deadly crash, Mississippi Highway Patrol say the Yukon pulled over have the driver realized it had a flat tire. The Explorer was parked with the GMC and the driver stopped to help. Meanwhile, the semi was …