Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Miscellaneous

Yesterday two people were killed in Indianapolis when a van being followed by an IMPD officer ran a red light, struck an SUV, and then slammed into an Indygo bus. Initial reports from the police...

A Kanawha County man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the national fast food chain, Taco Bell, for a slip and fall accident that occurred on February 1, 2006, when he fell on a wet floor.The lawsuit was filed on January 30, in Kanawha Circuit Court against Taco Bell.The man suffered severe injuries when he slipped and fell. The suit alleges, Taco Bell was negligent and should have...

High levels of staphylococcus aureus, or known as "staph", were found in several raw milk cheeses which were manufactured by Grassy Meadows dairy in Howe, Indiana. The products that were found to contain "staph" include Colby (lot no. 210317 and 19177), Jalapeno natural cheese (lot no. 2617, 21017 and 11017), "Homemade" cheese (lot no. 19267 and 19227), Monterey Jack (lot no. 18207 and 2937),...

Modine Manufacturing Co. settled a personal injury lawsuit, Friday that accused the company of environmental contamination at a manufacturing plant that the company operates in McCullom Lake Village, Illinois.The company has not admitted liability by agreeing to the settlement. Specific terms of the settlement were not disclosed.Modine Manufacturing said they would propose a class settlement to...

Merck & Co. has agreed to pay out a record breaking settlement of $4.85 million to settle over 26,000 state and federal lawsuits involving patients who used Vioxx, a popular pain reliever.While this is one of the largest civil settlements in history, it represents only a fraction of the company's potential liability, which experts believe is between $10 billion and $25 billion.Vioxx was...

A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against a local grocery store after a woman suffered injuries when she slipped and fell in one of the aisles.The lawsuit was filed in Berkeley Circuit Court, on July 11, against Giant Food Stores, doing business as Martin's Food Market.While walking down the pet food aisle on July 15, 2005, she slipped and fell on a clear substance. She suffered serious...

We are receiving reports that a deli worker who was infected with salmonella poisoning from eating tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter continued to work for months after the worker became sick. The worker was employed at a Brownsburg, IN Wal-Mart and was informed by the Indiana State Department of Health that working near food or in the deli was a health-code violation.If you live in or around...

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...

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...

Stephen M. Wagner grew up in Indianapolis and attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School where he graduated as co-valedictorian in 1987. Mr. Wagner graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and received his law degree with honors from the Indiana School of Law in 1994. After being accepted to the Attorney General's Honors Program, Mr. Wagner worked for the Department of...

At Wagner Reese & Crossen, LLP, we believe that the right lawyer can make the difference in your case. Every lawyer is obligated to provide vigorous, knowledgeable representation for their clients. At the personal injury law offices of Wagner, Reese & Crossen, LLP, we think that's a good start, but it doesn't go far enough. Our attorneys are aggressive, energetic, and committed to recovering the...

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