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• Preventing Hunting Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | October 26, 2007 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Most hunting accidents can be avoided. Hunters moving into the line of fire of other hunters, and mistaking other hunters for game are among the most common causes of hunting accidents. Wearing flourescent orange greatly reduces the risk of accident. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is urging hunters to include some fluorescent hunter orange clothing with their other essential gear....

• Insurance Companies Only Respect a Law Firm That is Prepared to do Battle

  Rob Curtiss | January 04, 2008 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Did you ever see the movie "Bravehart?" Early in the film the English and Scots armies are squared off against each other in battle formation. Just when a fight seems inevitable, small negotiating teams from both sides ride out to meet each other. At this tense point, with the hostile armies on the verge of confrontation, the negotiators work out a settlement between the Scots and English...

• Vermont Judge Awards 21 Million Dollars to Injury Victim(2)

  Rob Curtiss | September 07, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Last week, Vermont Superior Court Judge, Teresa DiMauro, awarded almost 21 million dollars to a young man who was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of an automobile accident. Ralph Currier, now 21 was awarded 1 million dollars for past medical care, fifteen million dollars for future medical care, 1 million dollars for lost wages and five million dollars for pain and suffering.Obviously, no...

• Wal-Mart Removed Toxic Doggie Treats From Shelves

  Courtney Mills | August 21, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  The Associated Press reported that amidst venting of complaints from consumers about dog treats that made their pets ill, the retail chain has tidily pulled the doggie treats from shelves without announcing a formal recall.Wal Mart removed Chicken Jerky Strips and Chicken Jerky, both imports of China, from shelves, on July 26, according to reports. As a further safeguard to the public, Wal Mart...

• Speeding on Route 9 and Car Accident Injury Law

  Ed Van Dorn | July 05, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Every one knows that the faster you drive, the better the chances of having a car accident, right? Nevertheless time and time again we see articles like the one in the Brattleboro Reformer on July 4th. Here's a short quote. "The cars zip down the road, pushing the pedal down, going 60, 70, 80, 90 mph. No, it's not the Autobahn, it's Route 9 in Vermont. The twisting road, with its short...

• 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...

• Steroids are a Danger to the Players as Well as to the Game

  Rob Curtiss | December 14, 2007 8:47 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  With the long awaited release of the Mitchell Report, many baseball fans are weighing in on the way illegal steroid use has changed our national game. One intense area of focus is whether record setting steroid users (most homeruns, etc.) should be considered in a separate category from ballplayers who set records without resorting to performance enhancers.One issue that seems to get passed...

• Who Is Bashing Trial Lawyers

  Rob Curtiss | October 05, 2007 9:59 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  I'm the first to admit that I sometimes laugh at lawyer jokes. Like the one about the attorney who fell out of the ocean liner only to be thrown back aboard by sharks out of "professional courtesy." But I think that the lawyer bashing that has taken place over the past several years has been driven by something more than humor. Many in the business and insurance communities have an agenda that...

• Car Accidents on Rural Roads

  Ed Van Dorn | July 20, 2007 6:54 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  I just saw an article on line about car accidents on rural highways. Not suprisingly the article sites studies that show that driving on rural highways can be more dangerous than driving on urban roads. University of Minnesota research by the Center of Excellence on Rural Safety found rural roads deadlier when it comes to car crashes than urban roads in 2005. The study states 72 percent of...

• Malpractice Involving Back Surgery

  Rob Curtiss | July 13, 2007 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Anyone who has undergone back surgery knows it is a serious operation with major risks even if it is performed properly. When back surgery is performed improperly or negligently it can have devastating consequences including irreversible nerve damage. I have represented clients who have been permanently injured as a result of negligently preformed back surgery and have witnessed firsthand the...