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• Firms Cleared in Legal Malpractice Suit

  Steve Wagner | October 26, 2006 10:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Two firms that sued a funding group for selling fraudulent securities were found not liable for failing to sue the accounting firm Arthur Andersen as well. The firms found themselves facing a legal malpractice suit nearly four years after the funding group's insurance company settled for $125 million.A federal appeals court ruled the firms had sufficient reason for not suing Arthur Andersen in...

• Truck Accident Slows Rush-Hour Traffic

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 2:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A tractor-trailer flipped onto its side this morning around 7:45 and caused major headaches for rush-hour travelers. The truck accident occurred on northbound I-65 around mile marker 135 and authorities checked the rig's driver for minor injuries. Luckily none of the interstate's lanes were blocked by the overturned 18-wheeler involved in the wreck.

• Soldiers' Brain Injury Recoveries To Be Helped By Woodruff

  Staff Writer | October 20, 2006 4:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  ABC anchor Bob Woodruff has signed a deal with Random House to write a book with his wife about their experiences during his recovery from severe head trauma suffered when Woodruff was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. A portion of the book's proceeds has been earmarked for organizations that help members of the armed forces recovering from traumatic brain injuries, according to Random House....

• Worksite Injury Victim Passes Away

  Staff Writer | October 17, 2006 5:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A man injured in an electrical accident in August died at the hospital last week. Scott Shelton was working at a construction site for a Super Wal-Mart in Bloomington IN, when he was injured.Shelton, an employee of Electromation Inc., in Muncie, was injured Aug. 26 after an electrical panel he and two other men were working on was charged with 12,000 volts of electricity and shorted. The...