- Larry Buckfire | July 28, 2007 5:41 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsDue to the significant number of children in Cincinnati diagnosed with lead poisoning every year, the city instituted new rules for providing health education and inspecting high risk properties. The primary source of child lead poisoning is deteriorated paint in older buildings. The city health department will now send a nurse to homes to educate parents when blood lead levels between 5 and 9...
- Larry Buckfire | July 28, 2007 10:50 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAn Oakland County jury last week awarded the estate of a deceased man the amount of $35 million dollars for a MIchigan medical malpractice case. The verdict for the family of Danny Oppenheim Jr. was against Dr. Aeneas Guiney, who was treating the 33-year-old Kansas man at the now closed Project Straight, a Troy-based rapid detoxification center. The clinic had a non board-certified doctor...
- Larry Buckfire | July 26, 2007 6:54 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe EPA recently levied huge fines against a San Diego landlord for failing to provide tenants with the federally mandated lead paint poisoning pamphlet and disclosure form. Under the terms of a settlement ,Sunview Properties must spend $216,664 in lead paint removal and pay a $31,000 fine over alleged violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act in connection with the...
- Larry Buckfire | July 26, 2007 2:46 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOur firm handles a number of serious Michigan car accident cases involving drunk and intoxicated drivers. I read today a story about an underage teenager who was hospitalized with injuries after a Michigan drunk driving accident. The teenager apparently took her parents vehicle without their knowledge and ended up on its rook after hitting a tree.In many drunk driving cases, we file lawsuits...
- Larry Buckfire | July 23, 2007 7:06 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsLast weekend saw two tragic and deadly Detroit Michigan car accidents. The first one occurred when a car carrying three teenagers on Detroit's east side struck a piece of construction equipment on the roadside, causing the vehicle to flip over and catch on fire. All three passengers were burned in the accident and police have been unable to identify their remains. The second accident occurred...
- Larry Buckfire | July 22, 2007 8:27 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI have been blogging recently on the high number of Detroit, Michigan motorcycle accidents this summer. Most of them have been due to other motorists and truck drivers driving carelessly and injuring or killing a motorcyclist. Today a story appeared in the newspaper about 32 year old Harrison Township man who died after his motorcycle struck the rear of a car. Police estimate that the...
- Larry Buckfire | July 20, 2007 8:17 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA very sad story appeared in the local paper yesterday about a Michigan motorcycle accident death. An avid motorcyclist was tragically killed by a motorist trying to flee the police in Canton Township, Michigan. The accident victim, Anthony Salvatore Quasarano, was described as a kind man with a passion for motorcycles, and his friends admired him for his easygoing nature and big smile. He...
- Larry Buckfire | July 19, 2007 6:22 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsMichigan car insurance companies are trying to pull a fast one on consumers by proposing that consumers can save money on their Michigan No-Fault Insurance premiums by choosing to limit their medical payment benefits. Under the current Michigan No-Fault law, persons injured in motor vehicle accidents can receive unlimited medical benefits for their lifetime. In serious and catastrophic injury...
- Larry Buckfire | July 19, 2007 8:15 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTragedy strikes again in a Detroit Michigan car accident. A 55-year-old woman riding in a wheelchair on Detroit's west side is killed by teenage suspects in a stolen vehicle. The suspected car thieves thought they could escape police. However, Detroit police tracked them down and the teens are now under arrest and could now face murder changes. In rare circumstances, the driver of a vehicle...
- Larry Buckfire | July 18, 2007 9:07 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA diagnosis of child lead poisoning is most frequently made through a blood test. The Center for Disease Control classifies a child as being lead poisoned when the blood lead level is greater or equal to 10 miicrograms per deciileter. That number has decreased over the last 30 years as medical research has found that children can suffer permanent brain damage at levels lower than previously...
- Larry Buckfire | July 17, 2007 10:03 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAnother terrible death reported in an Ann Arbor Michigan motorcycle accident last weekend. The 46-year-old motorcyclist from Romulus was killed when he was rear-ended by another vehicle. Incredibly, the other vehicle was being followed by police at the time for a hit and run accident that had occurred shortly before the motorcycle accident. The driver of the car could be facing charges such...
- Larry Buckfire | July 16, 2007 8:50 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe number of children diagnosed with lead poisoning in Detroit, Michigan every year is astounding and exceeds several thousand children on an annual basis. My law firm handles virtually all of the child lead poisoning cases in Detroit and throughout the State of Michigan. The biggest source of child lead poisoning is the lead-based paint in older homes.HUD recently announced a $4,000,000.00...
- Larry Buckfire | July 12, 2007 8:39 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSeems like there have been a great number of hit and run accidents this summer in Detroit car accidents this summer. A 36-year-old Plymouth man suffered a severely broken leg and cuts after being struck by a blue minivan while trying to cross the eastbound Interstate 96 express lanes Monday evening. The man ran out of gas and was trying to cross the highway when he was struck. The minivan...
- Larry Buckfire | July 09, 2007 11:07 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe July 4th holiday is a great day for picnics, family fun, and for fireworks shows. The city sponsored fireworks area always great fun but festivities also often include private fireworks. Many fireworks are sold legally through retail outlets and others are purchased either illegally or in neighboring states. These private displays are entertaining, but also very dangerous.A tragic example...
- Larry Buckfire | July 03, 2007 8:53 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 67 year old man was killed in a Michigan car accident when a hit and run driver struck him as he attempted to cross a Port Huron street in his motorized wheelchair. The man died after being transported to the University of Michigan Hospital. Incredibly, the person responsible for the death fled the scene of the accident. Police believe that they know the identity of the driver and are...