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• Legal Malpractice Verdict Against Law Firm

  Jason Reese | November 03, 2006 9:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An Indianapolis jury awarded $18 million against a local law firm for commiting legal malpractice. Fillenwarth Dennerline was on the hook because everyone else involved in the collapse of the Indiana Construction Insurance Trust already had settled with the Indiana Department of Insurance.When the state liquidated the trust, it collected $7 million to pay back the medical claims of 8,200...

• Hospital Infections Increasing

  Jason Reese | November 01, 2006 9:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Patient infection is getting worse. Hospitals have a duty to treat their patients and prevent the spread of infection. Hospital malpractice could cause infectiont to occur. Below is story from MSNBC relating to the increase of infections in hospitals throughout the United States. MSNBC.comHospital-acquired infections rising, study findsProblem provides indication of facilities prone to errors...

• Negligent Security Law

  Jason Reese | November 01, 2006 9:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Many states differ on when a landowner may be held liable for negligent or inadequate security. Crime victims may be subjected to rape, sexual assault, murdern, or shooting. Propert owners have a legal duty to provide a reasonable safe premises for customers and the public. Indiana law requires landowners to take steps to prevent reasonably foreseeable acts of third-parties when they know or...

• Man fined in Pit Bull Attack

  Jason Reese | November 01, 2006 9:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Indianapolis - Amaya Hess, the toddler attacked by a pit bull earlier this year, had surgery Monday to fix a feeding tube. It was the latest step in her long road to recovery following the near fatal attack.For the first time since the incident, the owner of the dog that attacked Amaya faced a judge.Mark Hamilton wasn't home when the dog attacked the two-year-old. But as owner of the dog, he's...

• Dog Bites Increasing

  Jason Reese | November 01, 2006 8:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, nearly 2% of the U.S. population is bitten by a dog each year. This translates to nearly 5 million dog bite victims per year, most of whom are children. In a 10-year period, the number of dogs rose by 2%, while the number of bites increased by 33%. About 1,000 dog bite victims arrive in hospital emergency rooms per...