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Spinal Injury During Trampoline-to-Pool Stunt

Report coming out of Chattanooga this morning. WRCBTV.com reveals that a young boy was injured while attempting a fairly common stunt via a backyard pool and trampoline. More now: “An afternoon at the pool went terribly wrong for a Chattanooga teenager. First responders were called to a home on 1777 Sivley Trail in Walden’s Ridge [...]

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6-year old critically injured in hit-and-run

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – A 6-year old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by an SUV in Salt Lake. Police say the boy was walking his bike across the street. His mother was roller blading at his side. That’s when the dark colored SUV hit the boy and knocked [...]

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When Should An Injured Accident Victim Receive A Free Consultation?

There are a number of fatal mistakes that can wreck your Los Angeles personal injury claim. Making just one of these fatal mistakes could jeopardize your settlement and cost you and your loved ones. One of these mistakes is made by victims who believe they can handle their own case when there is significant injury. [...]

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Fatal crash involving bee truck closes I-35 in Lakeville

By Kare11.com   LAKEVILLE, Minn. — At least one person has died in a multi-vehicle accident involving a bee truck on Interstate 35 late Monday morning.   The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday on northbound I-35 near County Road 70 in Lakeville.   St. Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske told KARE 11 one person is confirmed dead, while one [...]

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New Info Regarding Louisiana Oil Spill Lawsuits

We at The Hayes Firm have recently developed a new website which you may find interesting and helpful.   As you no doubt have heard, BP and their network of fellow companies are responsible for one of the biggest oils spills in history. The amount of sludge spilling into the Gulf of Mexico far outweighs [...]

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Building Your Personal Injury Case to Maximize Your Settlement

A personal injury accident can leave you permanently disabled and unable to work. If you have suffered from a serious personal injury accident you want to recover a maximum settlement. A serious injury accident can cause physical damages, medical expenses, loss of work, property destruction, pain, stress, and mental anguish.   After a car accident [...]

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Conair recalls 291,000 hair dryers

By Chavon Sutton, CNNMoney.com staff writer   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Conair Corp. is recalling 291,000 BabylissPro model hair dryers because they pose a laceration risk, a government agency said Friday.   Conair (CNGA) disclosed 16 reports of the fan breaking, causing the plastic shell to shatter, as well as reports of hair dryers sparking [...]

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Jury awards $500M punitive damages in hep C case

By Oskar Garcia (AP)   LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas ordered two drug companies to pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages in the first of hundreds of civil cases stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak two years ago.   The Clark County District Court jury on Friday ordered Teva Parenteral [...]

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Tri-met Bus hits pedestrians, killing two

  PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS) – Two people were killed and three others injured when a city bus ran over a group of pedestrians in Portland, Oregon late Saturday night.   Police say the Tri-Met bus was turning left onto a street when it hit the people crossing the street. Officers found several people trapped beneath [...]

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PennDot Road Worker Crushed to Death in Lawrence County

By Wytv.com   A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worker was killed in an accident in Lawrence County Thursday.   Pulaski Township police said PennDot crews were paving State Route 551 north of State Route 422 when 42-year-old Richard Bentel, a Transportation Equipment Operator, fell off a grading machine and was crushed to death. Bentel was [...]

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