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• Indiana Man Could Face Up to 8 Years in Prison for Deadly Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 29, 2008 1:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An Indiana man is facing up to eight years in prison for a deadly head-on collision two years ago that claimed a mother and two children and left two others permanently disabled.On Friday, the driver of the car responsible for the accident admitted he was speeding when his car left the center lane and caused the crash."It's a case where three people were killed and two additional [victims] have...

• Indiana Doctors and Hospitals to get Payment Break for Malpractice Fund

  Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2008 11:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Starting next month, Indiana hospitals and doctors will receive a break on the rates they pay out to support a medical malpractice payout fund. It is unlikely that patient bills will decrease due to the reduction.On March 1st, Patient's Compensation Fund rates will be reduced by 19 percent for doctors and 1 percent for hospitals, according to the State Department of Insurance. The fund was...

• Indiana Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Pit Bull Attack

  Chrissie Cole | February 16, 2008 1:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A woman who allegedly unleashed her pit bull to attack a man missed her sentencing hearing, Friday. But, the Lake Superior Court Judge still handed down a six-year prison term.In January she and her co-defendant pleaded guilty to battery, a class C felony that carries a maximum eight year jail term.The incident occurred when a man came to the home to purchase Xanax. An argument ensued and the...

• Fishers Couple Killed in Car Accident with Semi-Trailer

  Chrissie Cole | February 06, 2008 11:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Fishers couple died in a fatal car accident while visiting Warren County on business. The accident occurred when a semi-trailer struck their vehicle in dense fog, according to authorities."You couldn't see 50 feet," a Warren County Sheriff said of the conditions at the time of the accident on Ind. 63. "We didn't even reconstruct the crash because we had to get the vehicles off the road to...