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• Tort Reform Is an Attempt to Limit a Personal Injury Accident Victim's Chances for Justice

  Rob Curtiss | June 20, 2007 7:57 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The tort reform movement is founded on the notion that our current system, under which a personal injury victim is entitled to a jury trial if he or she can't settle their case, is somehow flawed. Supporters of tort reform believe that the federal Congress or state legislatures should make decisions that were formerly made by juries. For instance, juries in this country have traditionally had...

• Selecting a Personal Injury Lawyer for Your Case

  Rob Curtiss | April 12, 2007 8:22 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  People who have been seriously injured in automobile accidents often have a difficult time choosing the right lawyer to represent them. What makes their choice so difficult is that so many lawyers run ads claiming to be experts in personal injury cases. How is the injured person supposed to figure out which of these attorneys is best suited to represent them in their case? Injury victims...

• Man Killed in Thruway Accident

  Christina Cole | March 16, 2007 5:37 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A 57-year-old man was killed in a fatal car accident yesterday when he crashed into the back of an illegally parked tractor trailer on a Thruway rest area exit ramp, said state police.The man's car drifted over from the southbound lane onto the ramp shoulder and slammed into the truck, just before 5am. His Chevy was wedged beneath the tractor trailer. Due to the fatality, the Thruway Authority...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Bar & Driver

  Christina Cole | March 09, 2007 1:54 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A man that was convicted of drunk driving in a fatal car crash is now facing a wrongful death lawsuit. The bar he was drinking at prior to the crash is also facing many lawsuits.In August, he was sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison by a Bennington District Court Judge. He pled guilty in May to driving while intoxicated on the night his car crashed into a bakery. His passenger driving along side...

• Our Firm Represents Veterans With Medical Malpractice or Serious Personal Injury Claims

  Rob Curtiss | March 07, 2007 8:08 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  At Van Dorn and Curtiss we have always considered it a privilege to represent veterans. My dad served in the Navy during the Korean War and my partner Ed's father was in the Army during WWII. At Van Dorn and Curtiss we have always considered it a privilege to represent veterans. My dad served in the Navy during the Korean War and my partner Ed's father was in the Army during WWII. Another...

• Franklin Man Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 5:06 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  According to Vermont State Police, a Franklin man was killed on Wednesday after being involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vermont 236 and Dewing Road.The man was traveling east on Dewing Road at 12:39pm on Tuesday when his truck collided with another truck by another Franklin man. He was traveling south on Vermont 236 when he unsuccessfully tried to swerve out of the way when...

• Doctor Loses $1.1M Malpractice Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | February 23, 2007 10:22 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A jury in U.S. District Court granted a $1,160,000 judgment against a doctor in a medical malpractice case on Monday.Bookwalter, a Brattleboro surgeon, was proved to be negligent in the treatment of a patient in 2001.According to the original complaint filed, Bookwalter began treating the man in 1987 after he was injured in a lawnmower rollover. He was under Bookwalter's care until 2001.In June...

• Broken Bones Not Necessary to Collect Damages for Personal Injuries

  Rob Curtiss | February 16, 2007 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Some people who have been injured in automobile accidents think that unless they have suffered broken bones their claims are not worth much. However, torn, strained or sprained ligaments or tendons, so-called soft tissue injuries, may still entitle a personal injury victim to a substantial settlement. Several years ago I tried a case for a very nice woman with soft tissue injuries. Although her...

• Former Guardsman Killed In Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | February 12, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A former Vermont National Guardsman, who recently served in Iraq, was killed in a car accident.The 29-year-old died on Wednesday in a head-on collision that involved another vehicle. The accident occurred when the driver of the other vehicle hit a guardrail, which sent him across the road and into his car.Sadly, he leaves behind three sons and a wife.

• Product Liability Lawsuit Overturned

  Christina Cole | February 08, 2007 4:57 AM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  A Washington appeals court has ruled a manufacturer did indeed bare the responsibility of warning a plaintiff of potential asbestos exposure even when the manufacturer's water evaporator used on Navy ships did not contain asbestos.The ruling stems from a product liability lawsuit brought upon by a man that was diagnosed with lung cancer and asbestos-related disease back in 2000.Simonetta worked...