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• Defective Wal-Mart Footstools Recalled

  Staff Writer | October 26, 2006 2:27 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Wal-Mart, in cooperation with the CPSC, is voluntarily recalling 165,000 footstools sold exclusively at their stores between December 2005 and September 2006. The footstools pose a collapse hazard, and Wal-Mart has received reports of seven injuries associated with nine breaking stools.Name of Product: Home Trends Wood FootstoolsDescription: The footstool is a natural-colored wood footstool. The...

• Good Advice For Dog Bite Victims

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 2:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  I ran across a column written by an attorney in a small Illinois newspaper. Basically, it talks about residents of that state being entitled to compensation when attacked by a vicious dog. While laws in every state differ, the author did offer up some good steps to take if you ever find yourself the victim of a dog bite.* Obtain immediate emergency treatment, giving the medical provider a...

• $4M Medical Malpractice Award in NY

  Staff Writer | October 19, 2006 2:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A jury has awarded nearly $4 million to a man whose condition was only made worse by supposed corrective surgery. Brian Baslin, a former exterminator whose career has more than likely ended due to his injuries, underwent surgery at Maimonides Medical Center to correct a problem with blood flow to many vital organs, but the surgery didn't work, and a second procedure required a bypass because...

• Boat Accident Lawsuit Filed in Florida

  Staff Writer | October 16, 2006 2:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A new Jersey Couple was renting a condominium in Clearwater, Florida last January when they commissioned a charter boat to fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, the trip turned to tragedy when their 31-foot charter boat was rammed by a 54-foot yacht emerging from the fog. Theresa Mazzola suffered internal injuries in the boat accident and later died at the hospital. Her husband recently...