Thirty six cars were involved in a multi-car pile up that happened on February 10, at 12:40 P.M., that killed one and injured almost two dozen more. The accident occurred on 390 South near Scottsville Road in Vermont.More than 20 people were taken to local hospitals. One woman who was a passenger in one of the cars was killed. She has been identified as Lee Gno, 19. Several other people...
Travel Hammock Inc (dba Grand Trunk) announced a voluntary recall of Single and Double "Parachute" Hammocks because the supporting hooks can fail, posing a fall hazard to users. To...
Driving during the Christmas season can be rough. Roads are congested with shoppers. Motorists heading home after holiday parties may have had an eggnog or two. The season itself seems to add to some people's stress level.That is why it is important to drive extra cautiously at Christmas time. Having represented several people who were seriously injured in Christmas time car collisions, I can...
Once again the holiday season is upon us. Many of us will be traveling to spend Thanksgiving with our families and loved ones. Unfortunately, the roads are very crowded during Thanksgiving rush. In many parts of the country this holiday also coincides with the first wintry weather of the season. This morning, for instance, I drove from Boston to Orford, New Hampshire and saw at least a dozen...
Despite our best efforts to educate the public about the economics of contingent fee law practice, a great many people still believe that lawyer's fees are outrageous. Folks of this ilk will have a field day with the fee being sought by the San Diego law firm that represented the defrauded Enron stockholders. That firm, Coughlin Stoia, Geller, Rudman and Robbins just put in a request a...
After drinking in a tavern a drunk driver caused the death of a teenager in Vermont. Vermont law may hold the tavern responsible.Shawn R. Burritt, 32 from Jericho Vermont appeared in Vermont District Court in Burlington to answer to charges that he drove the wrong way on Interstate 89 in Colchester on Saturday and collided with a vehicle, killing one of its passengers, Nicolas Fournier, 18, of...
Contrary to what the insurance industry, the medical industry and the Bush Administration would have you believe about so-called :"frivolous lawsuits" , a study by the Harvard School of Public Health found just the opposite. This prestigious institution dedicated to improving the pubic health through learning, investigation and communication studied a random sampling of 1,452 closed medical...
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...
Vermont Labor Department has delayed plans to change the way injured workers are evaluated for workers' comp claims.Stephen Monahan, director of the Workers Compensation and Safety Division, on Wednesday asked the Legislature's Administrative Rules Committee to delay the consideration of new rules which were on the panel's agenda that afternoon. The section of the new rules that need to be...
Many people are aware that if they bring a claim for personal injury they will eventually have to give a deposition. This means that the lawyer from the insurance company gets to question them and a court reporter records the questions and answers. The idea of giving a deposition is so intimidating to some people that it makes them shy away from bringing a personal injury claim. At Van Dorn...
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