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A decision was made a couple of weeks ago in the case of a cheerleader from New Jersey who died in 2004 while she was in Hawaii to perform for the Hula Bowl.
According to court testimony, the teenager had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the state’s legal limit for driving when she fell to her death from a hotel balcony in Hawaii. The chaperone of the cheerleader has been ordered by an arbitrator to pay the family and estate of 18-year-old Lauren Crossan nearly $700,000.
With summer here, teenagers will be heading to beaches and vacation spots to party. The Law offices of Michael L. Neff ask you to please counsel your teens on the tragic circumstances we see all to often when kids drink alcohol. And as always, if someone you love is injured due to someone else’s negligence, call a personal injury lawyer right away. For more information call us at 404-531-9700 or email us now.
According to court testimony, the teenager had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the state’s legal limit for driving when she fell to her death from a hotel balcony in Hawaii. The chaperone of the cheerleader has been ordered by an arbitrator to pay the family and estate of 18-year-old Lauren Crossan nearly $700,000.
With summer here, teenagers will be heading to beaches and vacation spots to party. The Law offices of Michael L. Neff ask you to please counsel your teens on the tragic circumstances we see all to often when kids drink alcohol. And as always, if someone you love is injured due to someone else’s negligence, call a personal injury lawyer right away. For more information call us at 404-531-9700 or email us now.
Thomas McAndrew, 36, an ironworker, worked at an outdoor construction site at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in Queens. In August of 2006, he walked to an area that housed safety equipment. Amid cluttered boxes, he slipped on paint overspray, fell and sustained injuries to his back and one finger.
He sued American Airlines; the construction project's manager, VRH/Torcon; and a subcontractor, Newport Painting & Decorating Company, alleging they violated the labor law, created and then negligently failed to address a dangerous condition.
Because the area of overspray was open to the elements and became slippery when wet. McAndrew contended that rain the night before the accident had made the area especially slippery, and no tarp had been installed. He further claimed that the overspray and cluttered boxes had been the subject of several complaints by him and other contractors. It is important to be aware that a product is sold that can be added to outdoor paint that makes the paint slip resistant.
Although Judge Martin Shulman directed a verdict that established that American Airlines was not liable for the accident, the case proceeded against the remaining defendants. The jury found that VRH/Torcon and Newport Painting & Decorating were liable for the accident, and that McAndrew's damages totaled $4,913,231.30.
Are you working under unsafe conditions? No amount of money can replace your health; injuries at work such as the painful back injury suffered by Mr. McAndrew cause years of pain and suffering, and astronomical medical bills. If you’ve suffered an injury at work through someone else’s negligence, you are entitled to help with those bills. Call or email the Law Offices of Michael L. Neff today.
He sued American Airlines; the construction project's manager, VRH/Torcon; and a subcontractor, Newport Painting & Decorating Company, alleging they violated the labor law, created and then negligently failed to address a dangerous condition.
Because the area of overspray was open to the elements and became slippery when wet. McAndrew contended that rain the night before the accident had made the area especially slippery, and no tarp had been installed. He further claimed that the overspray and cluttered boxes had been the subject of several complaints by him and other contractors. It is important to be aware that a product is sold that can be added to outdoor paint that makes the paint slip resistant.
Although Judge Martin Shulman directed a verdict that established that American Airlines was not liable for the accident, the case proceeded against the remaining defendants. The jury found that VRH/Torcon and Newport Painting & Decorating were liable for the accident, and that McAndrew's damages totaled $4,913,231.30.
Are you working under unsafe conditions? No amount of money can replace your health; injuries at work such as the painful back injury suffered by Mr. McAndrew cause years of pain and suffering, and astronomical medical bills. If you’ve suffered an injury at work through someone else’s negligence, you are entitled to help with those bills. Call or email the Law Offices of Michael L. Neff today.
Labels: back injury, fall, finger injury, hand injury, medical bills, negligence, slip and fall
Humpty Dumpty Sues Owner Of Wall
OMAHA, Neb. -- Humpty Dumpty sued the owner of the wall where he had his "great fall" in an Omaha courtroom on Wednesday.
It was a personal injury case in which Dumpty was trying to recover the cost of "putting himself back together again."
The jury was a group of fourth-grade students. The goal of the trial was to educate the students about the legal system and courtroom procedure. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff, so now Dumpty can pay all the king's horses and all the king's men.
http://www.ketv.com/education/15971659/detail.html?rss=oma&psp=news
OMAHA, Neb. -- Humpty Dumpty sued the owner of the wall where he had his "great fall" in an Omaha courtroom on Wednesday.
It was a personal injury case in which Dumpty was trying to recover the cost of "putting himself back together again."
The jury was a group of fourth-grade students. The goal of the trial was to educate the students about the legal system and courtroom procedure. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff, so now Dumpty can pay all the king's horses and all the king's men.
http://www.ketv.com/education/15971659/detail.html?rss=oma&psp=news
Labels: fall, injury, lawsuit, trial
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