Fieldfisher influence Parliamentary debate on massive rise in court fees
Last week, Fieldfisher set out it’s response to Government proposals to increase court fees by as much as 600{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872}. A written statement made by the Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid on the 16th January made it clear that it was the Government’s intention to introduce a fee to commence proceedings for the recovery of money at 5{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872} of the claim value for claims worth more than £10,000, subject to a maximum fee capped at £10,000. This statement has been met with widespread condemnation from the legal sector. The Civil Justice Council has calculated that that a claim worth £200,000 would cost at 6 times more in court fees under the new proposals than it would under the current regime. Fieldfisher responded last week with …
Man Killed In Quincy Bar Fight
According to a recent news report from Boston.com, a 42-year-old man died after he was allegedly attacked at a bar in Quincy, Massachusetts. Authorities say defendant attacked victim in the bar, for reasons which have not yet been released, and left him there to die with serious bodily injuries, which is how first responders found him when they arrived at the scene of the alleged attack. Norfolk County prosecutors say they have charged defendant with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. Prosecutors also say this alleged assault was entirely without provocation, and defendant is being held without bond in the Norfolk County jail to await trial. Victim was survived by his two boys, ages 18 and 15. …
Daycare Employer Arrested for Allegedly Tying Up Children
According to a recent story from KYTX News, a woman in Spring, TX was arrested for allegedly tying up two children in the classroom in which she worked. Authorities are reporting defendant was charged with unlawful restraining and injury to a child following the conclusion of their investigation. The authorities first became aware of a problem when two witnesses allegedly told police officers that they saw defendant tying up and injuring children while in her classroom at the daycare facility. It should be noted, these two witnesses were said to be referring to two separate incidents they apparently observed. During one of these occasions, a witness told police she heard defendant screaming at a child who was not a student of defendant. The child was sitting in …
Non-Profit Camp for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors
Head injures are among the most serious types of personal injuries suffered. Those who are fortunate to survive a traumatic brain injury may be left dealing with physical and mental disabilities, which may affect them for the rest of their lives. These victims will require years of treatment and rehabilitation. According to a recent article from the Washington Times Reporter, a non-profit group is working to raise funds to send head injury victims to a camp where they can have a more enjoyable time during the rehabilitation process. At noted in the article, head injuries are caused by a variety of different types of accident and injuries. At around 40 percent, the vast majority of head injury, including traumatic brain injury, is a result of a fall …
Burlington, Mass. Daycare Provider Charged in Murder of Child
In yet another recent example of a tragic injury occurring to child by a daycare provider, Wicked Local Burlington reports the operator of an unlicensed daycare facility near Woburn was recently charged in connection with the death of a child in her care, which occurred last year. Authorities say approximately one year ago, a mother left her six-month-old daughter with a neighbor who regularly provided daycare services for families in the area at her home. Later that afternoon, defendant called mother and informed her that her daughter had stopped breathing. When mother arrived, she saw defendant performing CPR on the child, who was still lying still and non-responsive. Mother quickly called 911. Defendant told first responders baby was unresponsive after she vomited following being fed.
Brady v. Urbas: Informed Consent in Medical Malpractice Cases
Brady v. Urbas, a case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, involved plaintiff who suffered from long-term foot problems. Her foot issues were due to toe deformities. Plaintiff had been going to the same podiatrist for years, and he was successfully able to perform surgical procedures to treat the problems with her left foot. At this point, he continued to treat the deformed toes on her right foot. Plaintiff’s primary problem on her right foot was a medical condition known by doctors and patients as hammertoe. Hammertoe in her second toe caused her middle toe to rise, so it was sitting above the natural plane of the sole of her foot. This made it extremely painful when wearing shoes.
ABI Pain Conference – Foreword
In advance of the Fieldfisher Pain Conference this coming Thursday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our distinguished speakers for being so willing to share their knowledge with us, and ABI solutions for masterminding the day. I would also like apologise to those delegates that might have been accused of sneaking off to the cinema instead of to a serious Conference. What is pain? A familiar but deceptively simple term. It is a symptom; an experience; an emotion; a sensation; a disease. It is associated with physical, psychological, social and even economic factors but no definition can encapsulate the many nuances of this complex phenomenon. The impact of pain or chronic pain on people’s lives is an intensely subjective experience. It can range …
Your spine. The overlooked, the under-appreciated and the forgotten.
It’s without doubt one of the most fragile areas of our bodies, but non-the-less we often take it for granted. Our spine is invaluable and irreplaceable. Without it, we couldn’t keep ourselves upright, walk or even stand up. Your spine gives your body structure and support. It allows you to move and bend whilst at the same time protecting your spinal cord. The spinal cord is the column of nerves that connects your brain with the rest of your body and organs, allowing you to control your movements. Without a spinal cord, you wouldn’t be able to move any part of your body and your organs wouldn’t function, that’s why keeping your spine healthy, is vital if you want to live an active …
May is Bicycle Safety Month
May is Bicycle Safety Month The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is getting ready to focus on bicycle safety. Since May is Bicycle Safety Month, they’re encouraging riders and drivers to be “Roll Models.” Anybody can be a “Roll Model,” and all it means is that you’re focused on being a safe rider or driver and you’re setting an example for others. Officials with the NHTSA are hoping that the “Roll Model” program will help to decrease the risks of traffic crashes and preventable injuries and deaths associated with bicycles each year, and although May is Bicycle Safety Month, cyclists and drivers are encouraged to practice bicycle safety every day of the year. Bicycle Injury and Death Facts • In 2012, 726 people were killed in…
Daycare Operator Charged in Shaken Baby Case
According to a recent news article from the Washington Post, the operator of a daycare facility has been arrested and charged in connection with what is believed to be a shaken baby injury to a nine-month-old child. Witnesses say victim dropped her daughter off at the daycare center before going to work. Later that afternoon, daycare owner called 911. When first responders arrived, daycare owner allegedly told EMTs she gave the baby her bottle and placed her in a swing. She said the baby started to cry, but quickly stopped, so she assumed infant had fallen asleep. She went to answer a knock at the front door, and when she returned a few minutes later, the child wasn’t breathing. At this point, she told EMTs she …
Hodson v. Taylor: Premises Liability Claims
Hodson v. Taylor, a case from the Supreme Court of Nebraska, involved plaintiff who was injured in a lake accident. Plaintiff and group of friends were invited to lake house owned by the parents of a member of group. All members of the group were around 18 at the time of the accident. The family owned a pontoon boat, which the teens took out on the lake. The teens had each consumed several beers and would drive the boat to a location where they would jump into the water several times and swim around. After going to a few locations in the lake and engaging in these activities, the boat made a stop at the group’s final location. At this point, members of the group jumped off the …
Mother and Son Killed in Separate Wrecks
Mother and Son Killed in Separate Wrecks Over the weekend, a mother and son died in separate wrecks in northern San Luis Obispo County. According to the San Luis Obispo Tribune, 56-year-old Donna Dean Magee of Templeton died on Saturday afternoon following a one-vehicle truck crash on Highway 58 in Creston. Just 16 hours later, her son, 35-year-old Zackariah Lopez, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Atascadero. A passenger in Magee’s truck was also hospitalized in the crash. The motorcycle crash happened on the 6800 block of Sycamore. At this time, there’s no word on how or why either of these wrecks occurred. Both of the apparent one-vehicle wrecks are likely still under investigation with law enforcement authorities. The team at Harris Personal Injury Lawyers…