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• Indiana Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | December 26, 2007 12:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled, on Wednesday, that the estate of an Allen County woman can proceed with a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Fort Wayne nursing home.In August, Martha, fractured her hip. After surgery, she was transported to Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. In the days following the surgery, her incision was torn due to the wheelchair, provided by the...

• Elizabeth Man Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | December 20, 2007 12:49 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A car accident, on Tuesday, claimed the life of an Elizabeth man, 44, according to police.He was traveling northbound in his 1996 Toyota pickup truck, on Indiana 62, when he veered off the roadway north of the Indiana 11 intersection. The truck went over an embankment and crashed into a tree, said a news release by Floyd County Police. Police believe his death may have been prevented if he had...

• Indiana Department of Insurance Announces Lower Medical Malpractice Rates in 2008

  Chrissie Cole | December 15, 2007 12:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The Indiana Department of Justice (IDOI) recently announced, effective March 1, 2008, the Patient's Compensation Fund (PCF) surcharge rates will be lowered by 19.1 percent for doctors and 1.3 percent for hospitals.This is the first medical malpractice insurance reduction for hospitals and doctors since the PCF's launch in 1976. The recent reductions are attributed to an increase in efficiencies...

• Trucking Accident Closes Down Highway for Tanker Spill Clean Up

  Chrissie Cole | December 11, 2007 2:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A trucking accident, Monday, forced U.S. 31 to close while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tested for the after-effects of liquid petroleum gas released in the accident.The accident occurred when the gas truck slowed to a stop for a train and a second truck crashed into the tanker. One of the semi-trucks was hauling liquid natural gas (cryogenic liquid), according to reports by Indiana...

• Brookville Man Killed in Accident with Semi-Truck

  Chrissie Cole | December 07, 2007 1:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Brookville man, 69, lost his life in a car accident on Wednesday morning, when his vehicle was struck by a semi-truck.The passenger of the vehicle, 49, was transported to Fayette Regional Health Systems and then transferred to Methodist Hospital, in Indianapolis. His current condition is unknown.The driver of the semi-truck told officers that his truck began to slide on the snow filled roads...