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Mathew & George is a full-service law firm specializing in business litigation and personal injury litigation. Our Legal Blog covers the notable legal cases, trends and personalities of interest to the business community. Contributions from the attorneys Jacob George and Abraham Mathew are included, who specialize in personal injury litigation and business litigation, respectively. Have a comment or tip? Feel free to contact us at http://www.caslipandfall.com & follow us on twitter @ PrsonalInjryLaw

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against a Group of Teens

The family of a man who was run down and killed in a motel parking lot in Jackson, Mississippi, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a group of teenagers, who they claim is responsible for the man's death. The suit also includes charges of battery and negligence. 

The lawsuit, filed in Hinds County Circuit Court in Jackson, portrays the death of James Craig Anderson, who is African American, as a hate crime. The suit claims that the death of Anderson was a result of a group of drunken teenagers who were intent on finding African-Americans to harass. The police say that Anderson was beaten and robbed in a motel parking lot. Then, one of the teenagers backed up their truck, accelerated forward, and ran the man over, instantaneously killing him. Deryl Dedmon, the young man believed to be driving the pickup, is facing capital murder charges, which means that a murder must be committed in connection with another felony.

For more on this story, please check out: NY Times

If you have a loved one who was involved in an accident similar to the story above, please do not hesitate to contact a Los Angeles personal injury attorney immediately: http://www.caslipandfall.com or call [phone]

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Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorneys

If your family is grieving as a result of an injury to mother or child during birth, the pre-natal period, or the neonatal period, due to negligence or preventable medical mistakes made by an obstetrician or other medical personnel, it is important that you contact a Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney today.  With a unique understanding of both medical and legal knowledge, our team is fully prepared to help clients with the most complex of birth injury cases. Birth injuries can be caused by delivery mistakes, premature deliveries, labor problems, or post-term pregnancies.

Los Angeles Birth Injury Practice Areas:

Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

Brain Damage

Failure to Diagnose Down Syndrome

Breech Delivery

Cerebral Palsy

Fetal Distress

Oxyygen Deficiency

Premature Delivery

Head Trauma

Wrongful Death

Contact An Experienced Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney

If you or a loved one are experiencing a birth injury, you may have a valid claim for compensation for your injuries or for the wrongful death of a loved one. We offer free consultations. For an appointment, call our office toll-free at [phone].

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Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorneys

If your family is grieving as a result of an injury to mother or child during birth, the pre-natal period, or the neonatal period, due to negligence or preventable medical mistakes made by an obstetrician or other medical personnel, it is important that you contact a Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney today.  With a unique understanding of both medical and legal knowledge, our team is fully prepared to help clients with the most complex of birth injury cases. Birth injuries can be caused by delivery mistakes, premature deliveries, labor problems, or post-term pregnancies.

Los Angeles Birth Injury Practice Areas:

Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

Brain Damage

Failure to Diagnose Down Syndrome

Breech Delivery

Cerebral Palsy

Fetal Distress

Oxyygen Deficiency

Premature Delivery

Head Trauma

Wrongful Death

Contact An Experienced Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney

If you or a loved one are experiencing a birth injury, you may have a valid claim for compensation for your injuries or for the wrongful death of a loved one. We offer free consultations. For an appointment, call our office toll-free at [phone].

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Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorneys

If your family is grieving as a result of an injury to mother or child during birth, the pre-natal period, or the neonatal period, due to negligence or preventable medical mistakes made by an obstetrician or other medical personnel, it is important that you contact a Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney today.  With a unique understanding of both medical and legal knowledge, our team is fully prepared to help clients with the most complex of birth injury cases. Birth injuries can be caused by delivery mistakes, premature deliveries, labor problems, or post-term pregnancies.

Los Angeles Birth Injury Practice Areas:

Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

Brain Damage

Failure to Diagnose Down Syndrome

Breech Delivery

Cerebral Palsy

Fetal Distress

Oxyygen Deficiency

Premature Delivery

Head Trauma

Wrongful Death

  Contact An Experienced Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney

  If you or a loved one are experiencing a birth injury, you may have a valid claim for compensation for your injuries or for the wrongful death of a loved one. We offer free consultations. For an appointment, call our office toll-free at [phone].

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against VA Doctors by Iraq War Veteran

A woman in Utah has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs over the death of her husband, claiming that he died from an overdose of medications prescribed by the VA's doctors.

The man, who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury he sustained while serving in Iraq, was taking a myriad of prescription medication. The lawsuit claims his doctors should have monitored his prescriptions more closely and that they failed in their duties as medical caretakers to "provide reasonable, necessary, appropriate and timely medical care and treatment." 

For more on this story, please check out:  The Deseret News   

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Class-Action Lawsuit Against Groupon to Proceed in Court

A federal judge in northern California has approved parts of a class-action lawsuit against Groupon, the popular social buying website that was recently valued for over $20 billion, by a tour company that accuses the company of bait-and-switch advertising.

 The lawsuit alleges that  Groupon buys tour-related keywords on Google's AdWords service, but often does not actually offer tour coupons when customers arrive at the site, the lawsuit alleges. Groupon's tactic drives up the cost of keywords for various tour companys in the industry, as well as decreasing the prominence of its ads in Google searches, the lawsuit states. 

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Wrongful Death Suit Against Police Officer Reinstated

A federal appeals court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against a Madera, Calif., police officer who shot a man in the abdomen with a pistol, believing it to be a Taser weapon. The man was handcuffed in the back seat of the officer's patrol car when the incident occurred. The appeals court claimed the officer had acknowledged the man posed no danger to anyone but himself, and that a jury might even question the use of a Taser weapon in the situation, especially a pistol.

For more on this story, check out: San Francisco Chronicle    

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Former Football Players File Lawsuit Against the NFL

Former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon and six other former players have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League over concussions suffered during various games they have played. The suit alleges the league "instructed players to hit with their heads, failed to properly treat them for concussions and concealed links between football and severe brain injuries for decades."

The class-action lawsuit claims that NFL officials had knowledge about the negative affects of concussions on players for decades, but only revealed that information last year. They are seeking undisclosed compensation. 

For more on this story, please visit: New York Daily News    

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Starbucks Settles Lawsuit with Former Employee

Starbucks Coffee has agreed to settle a $75,000 discrimination lawsuit from a former employee with dwarfism who was fired. The lawsuit claimed the El Paso Starbucks she worked in refused to give her "reasonable accommodations" such as a small stool to stand on, and fired her shortly after she was hired. In addition to the payment, the company has promised to provide extra Americans with Disabilities Act training for managers. 

For more on this story, please check out:  United Press International    

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Woman Trapped in Bathtub: Her Worse Nightmare

An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against Premier Care in Bathing, a company that builds bathtubs, after she became trapped in her walk-in bathtub for over 30 hours and ending up in the hospital. According to the suit, the woman slipped and fell in the tub, and when she pulled the chain for the drain, it broke, leaving her soaking in the tub for 30 hours before she was discovered. She suffered significant personal injuries to her skin, according to the suit.

For more on this story, please visit:  American Bar Association Journal  

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Suicide of Russell Armstrong: Wrongful Death?

Thousands of people in the US commit suicide each year. Unfortunately, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Russell Armstrong has committed this act. Is anyone legally liable or responsible when someone commits suicide?

Sometimes no one is. After all, it's an individual's choice to take her own life. However, there may be times when someone other than the victim may be liable for a suicide, such as a parent, spouse, school official, or medical professional.

Lawsuits involving suicide and medical malpractice are filed by someone who survives the person who committed suicide, such as a parent or spouse, or sometimes the suicide victim's estate, especially if he was an adult. These suits are typically called wrongful death lawsuits.

A medical or mental health care professional may face liability for a suicide in cases involving:

Prescribing medications, or an improper dosage of medications, that tend to increase the risk of suicide

In the case of minors or other dependent children, failing to inform parents or guardians of suicide risks identified by the professional

Failing or refusing to take appropriate measures to prevent suicide, up to and including involuntary commitment to a mental health facility

Misdiagnosing or failing to properly identify the risk of suicide

Losing a loved one is extremely traumatic, perhaps even more so when it's a suicide. Please remember that filing a lawsuit against someone can't bring a loved one back. However, if you suspect someone is responsible for the death, especially a medical professional, a lawsuit may help to make sure it doesn't happen again. Please contact the Law Firm of Mathew & George for more information. http://www.caslipandfall.com

Questions for Your Lawyer:

How does someone get a spouse or child involuntarily committed to a health care facility?

If my child's school is not doing enough to stop other students from bullying my chil, Is there anything I can do from a legal perspective?

Should I file a complaint with any agency before I file a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor or health professional?

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Dog Bites: What is the Law?

A Washington jury has awarded $2.2 million to a local woman who was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull several years ago. The dog entered the woman's house and began attacking her two Jack Russell terriers, and she sustained injuries when trying to fighting the animal off.

In an unexpected twist, the jury assigned 42% of the blame to Pierce County because "animal control officials took no action even after getting more than a dozen complaints" about the dog from the neighborhood. The injured woman, Sue Gorman, was assigned 1 percent of the blame. She suffered bites to the face and arms while trying to pull the pit bull off her two Jack Russell terriers.

If you are the victim of a personal injury dog bite, please contact http://www.caslipandfall.com today. 

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/14/County-to-pay-in-Wash-pit-bull-lawsuit/UPI-84531313343826/#ixzz1VDU8Z2sP

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Two Prominent East Coast Law Schools Sued by Own Students

Two lawsuits seeking class action status were filed today against Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan and New York Law School. The plaintiffs, who are all graduates of the accused law schools, seek $250 million from Cooley and $200 million from NYLS, as well as other damages and reformed employment statistic reporting practices. The lawsuits claim that the law schools have repeatedly distorted their post-graduate employment information by advertising the percentage of those who secure any job within nine months of graduation, even ones that don’t have anything to do with the law industry. They also claim that the reported amount for graduates’ average salaries is inflated since it is derived from a narrow, self-selected pool of people who actually provide that information to the school.

For more on this story, check out…http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/08/10/law-grads-sue-alma-maters-for-millions-in-tuition-refunds/

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Hawaii School for Deaf and Blind Accused of Sexual Assault

The Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind has been served with a class-action lawsuit. The suit alleges that school officials were aware that in 2007, over 35 young students were being harassed, beaten and raped by other students and did nothing about it. According to the suit, a group of students calling themselves "the Ringleaders" sexually abused as many as 35 students in the past four years. The suit also states that various group members have admitted to school counselors and officials that they assaulted students, but nothing was done to keep the children safe. 

“At one point, a young girl on a school bus in the presence of other students was coerced into giving oral sex to a member of the Ringleaders who filmed the act on his cell phone” and laer showd the video to others, according to the suit. Police last week said they are investigating the allegations.

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Costco Sued After Fatal Slip and Fall

The parents of a woman who had a fatal slip and fall at Costco, in St. Louis, Missouri, is suing the international warehouse chain for wrongful death. The woman suffered a fatal blood clot after injuring her knee when slipping on a "slippery foreign substance" on the floor, according to the suit. The suit names Costco and the store manager were negligent in leaving the substance on the floor, and not putting a barricade around it. They are seeking unspecified damages.