Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Atlanta Personal Injury Attorneys File Tylenol Liver Failure Lawsuits

Tylenol/Acetaminophen was approved as a pain medication in the United States in 1950. A Food and Drug Administration panel tried in June 2009 to eliminate prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen with other painkilling ingredients, recommending they be pulled off the market. These drugs include Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most heavily prescribed painkillers. Both combine acetaminophen with a habit-forming opiate.

Sypmpthomos of acute liver failure due to tylenol/acetaminophen include the following conditions:

  • Vomiting, diarrhea, or upset stomach
  • Bleeding
  • Hives or rash
  • Pain in the upper right abdomen
  • Lack of energy or extreme tiredness
  • Loss of appetite
  • Sweating
  • Jaundice (yellow skin) or icterus (yellow eyes)
  • Confusion or irritability
  • Coma
  • Convulsions
The law firm of Henry Spiegel Milling LLP represents Acetaminophen/Tylenol failure lawsuits. If you are a loved one has experienced acute liver failure due to Tylenol/Acetamniophen then contact an Atlanta personal injury attorney at the law firm of Henry Spiegel Milling. Sphere: Related Content

Friday, March 4, 2011

NJ Can Ticket You If You Don't Remove Snow From a Car

You never know what kind of winter March can bring. We can still have one more snow storm left for the season. I read a post on that's profound where Tom Shebell who is a NJ personal injury attorney reminds people of the NJ snow removal law. I thought it would be a good think to pass along. Police can ticket drivers of vehicles if snow is not removed from a vehicle after a snow storm in New Jersey. As of October 20, 2010 an amended law that went into effect requires motorists to make an effort to remove snow and ice from vehicles on New Jersey roads.

In previous years drivers in New Jersey only received tickets if there was damage or injuries as a result of snow debris from a car. The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety produced a card stating “ice and snow, remove it before you go. Pam Fisher is the State Highway Traffic Safety director says “ The few moments it takes to clear ice and snow from your vehicle could prevent a crash or save a life”. ”.

The fines for drivers can be from $25.00 - $75.00. Commercial motor vehicle drives face fines ranging from $500.00 to $1500.00 for each offense.


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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Wins $490,000 Settlement

On May 7, 2008,a Florida college student, was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that was transporting him back to his college campus. While traveling on I-95, just outside of Yemassee, S.C., the driver, lost control of the vehicle causing it to roll several times. The driver was charged with exceeding the posted speed limit. The accident caused the victim to sustain a fractured right clavicle, right hand, right wrist and a partial amputation of his right second toe. He underwent two operations on his wrist and hand which involved the internal fixation of hardware (screws and plate) to secure the fractures.

A $490,000 personal injury settlement was achieved pre lawsuit by Auger & Auger with three different insurance companies. The matter did not enter into litigation, so the names of the parties and insurers are kept confidential. According to a study published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies in September of 2008, 80 to 92 percent of cases do settle.

“I’m pleased that we were able to secure a fair cash settlement for our client, who suffered a number of painful injuries that will likely remain with him for years to come,” said Herb Auger, a Charlotte personal injury attorney founding partner of Auger & Auger. Auger & Auger is a personal injury law firm based in Charlotte NC. Sphere: Related Content

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Illinois Divorce Laws

The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act states that you have to establish at-fault or no-fault reasons for the divorce and fulfill pre-defined separation periods for a divorce to be finalized.

If both parties agree to an uncontested divorce, the divorce can be finalized under Illinois law if the spouses have lived separately for as little as six months.

Couples who file for a no-fault divorce do not have to declare any wrongdoing for the marriage to be dissolved. They can cite irreconcilable differences as the grounds for divorce.

However, a contested divorce—one in which you and your spouse cannot agree on the terms—cannot be finalized until you have lived apart for at least two years.

In most cases, the length of separation is easy to establish. There are times, nevertheless, when divorcing spouses cannot afford to live in two separate households, but they still desire to function as separated individuals. Although same-household separation is more difficult to prove in a contested divorce, there are some indicators accepted by the courts:
• You must each live your own lives—doing your own cooking, cleaning, laundry, home maintenance, and so on.
• You must each maintain separate banking accounts.
• You must not share the same bed.

At-fault Chicago divorce

In the case of wrongdoing in your marriage, you may have specific grounds upon which to file for a divorce. If you are unsure of what you should be filing under, consult with a Chicago divorce lawyer. Illinois family law lists eight grounds for divorce:
• Adultery
• Desertion
• Impotency
• Conviction of a felony crime
• Infection with a sexually transmitted disease
• A preexisting marriage
• Habitual drunkenness or drug abuse for at least two years
• Physical or mental abuse, or attempted murder

Proceeding with a divorce in Chicago

In order to begin work, your Chicago divorce attorney will need personal and financial information from you, including:
• The addresses and phone numbers of both spouses
• Full names, birth dates, and addresses of children of the marriage, the name and address of their school, and their grades in school
• Copies of any legal proceedings or domestic contracts related to your case—prenuptial agreement, separation agreement, marriage counseling records, divorce decree from a former marriage, etc.
• Income tax returns from the most recent two years
• A month’s worth of current pay stubs
• List of major assets and liabilities of you and your spouse
• Copies of loans, account statements, stock certificates, and insurance policies
• Most recent statements of all credit card accounts

Common areas of dispute in a Chicago divorce

Mediation is a meeting facilitated by an impartial third party mediator. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and resolve the issues on which you and your spouse cannot agree. A Chicago divorce mediator listens to both sides and helps you communicate with each other in an effective way. The objective of mediation is to come up with mutually acceptable terms to complete your divorce.

Family and divorce law cases are among the most volatile in Chicago courtrooms. Common areas of disagreement include division of joint property, debt allocation, determination of spousal or child support, child custody, and visitation. If you and your spouse cannot agree, you may need to consider entering divorce mediation. Sphere: Related Content

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Rememorable TV Criminal Defense Lawyers

Truth or Consequences

What do these characters have in common?
  • Perry Mason
  • Lennie Briscoe
  • Della Street
  • Jack McCoy
  • Paul Drake
  • Joe Friday
Depending on your age, you may recognize all, or just two, of these well-known players in long-running, well-loved television crime and courtroom dramas. Jack McCoy and Lennie Briscoe are just two of an outstanding ensemble cast of characters of the New York police drama, Law and Order, created by Dick Wolf.

Joe Friday is the terse, chain-smoking LAPD sergeant played by Jack Webb, who created and produced Dragnet, a well-known police drama televised in the 1950s and 60s.

Perry Mason is the famous criminal defense attorney penned by Erle Stanley Gardner. Della Street is his secretary, and stalwart Paul Drake is the indefatigable private investigator. In the 1960s, when Perry Mason originally aired on CBS, District Attorney Hamilton Burger routinely lost cases, usually due to surprise evidence or last-minute revelation provided by the quicker-witted criminal defense attorney, Perry Mason.

Times have changed. Owing to the popularity of crime dramas and reality television, most people understand Miranda warnings and a host of other police and courtroom procedures. Perry Mason would be hard-pressed to present surprise evidence in the television courtrooms of today.

Real life versus television fantasy

Television crime series dramatize the everyday occurrence of crime through the eyes of law enforcement—New York police, prosecutor, and criminal defense attorney. Using Law and Order as an example, what are some of the liberties television dramas take when the pursuit of justice turns into pursuit of television ratings?
  • All gore all the time: The camera pans in on a dead body or other gruesome discovery. Sure-fire attention grabbers, blood and brutal crime feature prominently in television shows, but offenses such as burglary, theft, and traffic violations are a much bigger mainstay of American crime.
  • Fruits of the poisonous tree: Good criminal defense lawyers allow only evidence gathered legally to be admitted in a court of law. Although considered the fruit of the poisonous tree, evidence seized illegally in television dramas is often not excluded from presentation at court or as cause for criminal arrest.
  • 60 Minutes: Police and prosecutors on television persuasively and dramatically solve criminal cases in 60 minutes (even less when taking commercials into account). Detectives rarely work on only one case or solve complicated crimes so quickly.
Television drama set in New York, Long Island, or elsewhere is compelling. Enjoy the show - but do not believe everything you see.

Experienced criminal defense lawyer in Long Island

Serving clients in Long Island and New York City, Kenneth S. Feraru, Esq. is a Long Island criminal defense attorney and traffic lawyer with more than 15 years of experience in criminal law, traffic violations, and accident litigation. Use our online form or call us in Mineola at (516) 535-3333 to set up a free consultation. Sphere: Related Content

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

How a New York Construction Accident Attorney Can Help

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 15 percent of incidental workplace deaths are caused by slips, trips and falls, second only to traffic accident fatalities.

Construction injuries are often serious and can have repercussions that last the rest of your life. Amidst the pain, stress, and confusion caused by a New York construction accident, knowing what to do or who to turn to can be difficult. Fortunately, the New York construction accident attorneys at Hach & Rose, L.L.P. are here to help you. Skilled litigators and negotiators, we look forward to aiding you in your search for justice.

Second to seeking medical attention, hiring a lawyer is the most important decision you can make if you are injured. Without New York construction accident attorneys, you may have tremendous difficulty in winning a settlement. An experienced construction accident lawyer in New York has handled cases like yours before and can offer you sound legal advice on how you should move forward.

Contact a New York Construction accident attorney at the personal injury law firm of Hach & Rose can represent you if you have been injured at work on a construction site.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

NC car accident attorney

In 2006, there were 220,224 reported crashes throughout the state of North Carolina. These collisions resulted in 119,955 automobile accident injuries and 1,555 fatalities. These accidents cost individuals and insurance companies millions of dollars every year.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles documents and reports on motor vehicle accidents every year. According to the NCDOT, a motor vehicle crash is any event that results in death, injury, or property damage attributable directly to a motor vehicle or its load in transport but not involving aircraft or watercraft.

Herbert W. Auger, Esq., started as an attorney with a large law firm that represented personal injury victims of auto, bus and trucking accidents. He left that practice—an aggressive role in New York City—to focus on his own law firm. Mr. Auger started his private practice in 1990. Attorney Arlene P. Auger joined the firm in 1995.

The Law Firm of Auger & Auger has 3 locations throughout Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Auger a Charlotte auto accident lawyer believes in aggressive, high-impact representation for auto accident victims and manages his law firm so that he can get the highest awards for his clients possible. Contact Auger & Auger to obtain proper compensation for all personal injury cases.

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