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• Malpractice Verdict for Spinal Cord Injury

  Larry Buckfire | March 27, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An $11.7 million verdict was awarded in a medical malpractice case to a young man whose 2003 back surgery caused him to become paralyzed. The plaintiff and his surgeon had reached an out-of-court settlement in January, but the surgeon decided to take his chances at trial. The jury found both the surgeon and a co-defendant involved in the surgery to be negligent. My firm has significant...

• Wrongful Death Due to Medication Mix-Up

  Larry Buckfire | March 27, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The family of a patient who died because of a drug mix-up during surgery agreed to a $1.775 million settlement of their wrongful death case. The suit claims doctors accidentally gave the patient the wrong drug and failed to tell the patient's family how he died. The original death certificate said the patient died of natural causes, however it was changed after the body was exhumed, according to...

• New Lead Paint Poisoning Renovations Regulations

  Larry Buckfire | March 26, 2007 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  EPA is in the eleventh year of determining whether and how to regulate renovation, remodeling, and painting (RRP) activities conducted on the interior and exterior of pre-1978 housing. A protective RRP rule is one ofthe key ways to prevent the completely preventable disease of lead poisoning. The Agency has re-opened its rulemaking to receive comments on its recent research. Our firm recently...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Drunk Driver

  Larry Buckfire | March 26, 2007 6:48 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An unusal and tragic wrongful death car accident case was filed in Illinios. Back on December 13, 2006 a 54 year old tow truck driver was assisting his son in attempting to tow his stalled vehicle off of the roadway. A drunk driver crashed into the truck and then hit the son, killing him. The son's family filed suit against the father allegening that the father did not call police before...

• Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | March 25, 2007 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The State of North Carolina recognizes the month of March as Brain Injury month. The number of brain injuries being diagnosed by physicians increases every year as awareness in the medical community on this injury continues to rise. The war in Iraq has led to countless soldiers being diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries and the injury suffered by reporter Bob Woodruff has attracted...

• Pet Food Recall Expanded

  Larry Buckfire | March 25, 2007 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The Pet Food recall has expanded to sixty million cans of wet food. Pet deaths from kidney failure have been reported throughout the United States. It has been determined that rat poison was in the food. The recall involves brands including Procter & Gamble Co.'s Iams, Nestle SA's Mighty Dog and retailers' own labels. Our firm has received numerous calls and e-mails from clients whose pets...

• Man Found Guilty of Murder in Auto Accident Case

  Larry Buckfire | March 24, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A Lansing, Michigan jury has found a thirty-six year old woman guilty of manslaughter for causing the wrongful death of a forty-six year old Delta Township man in a car accident on December 2, 2005. The convicted woman was driving an SUV and ran numerous red lights before striking the decedent's vehicle. She faces up to 15 years on prison. His family has the right to file a civil lawsuit...

• Lead Paint Case Goes to High Court

  Larry Buckfire | March 20, 2007 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The lawsuit filed by the Attorney General in Rhode Island on behalf of its citizens has been appealed to the highest court in that state. The suit alleged that the state incurred significant expenses from the lead poisoning of children and clean-up costs. Sherwin-Williams Co. and NL Industries Inc. were among three companies accused by Rhode Island of covering up the health risks of lead paint...

• Lead Paint Case Goes to High Court(2)

  Larry Buckfire | March 20, 2007 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The lawsuit filed by the Attorney General in Rhode Island on behalf of its citizens has been appealed to the highest court in that state. The suit alleged that the state incurred significant expenses from the lead poisoning of children and clean-up costs. Sherwin-Williams Co. and NL Industries Inc. were among three companies accused by Rhode Island of covering up the health risks of lead paint...

• Cars Hit By Falling Concrete on I-96

  Larry Buckfire | March 20, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Several cars and trucks were damaged today by falling concrete on I-96 today. The concrete fell from the overpass at Groesbeck Road and struck the moving vehicles. Defective roadways and bridges can cause significant personal injuries to drivers. The road commissions are responsible under Michigan law for maintaining roadways safe for vehicular travel. We have settled numerous cases in which...