Beaumont, TX Employee Struck by Company Vehicle, Files Suit

An employee from Bulldog Excavators has filed a lawsuit against the company and against another employee after he was struck by one of the roll off trucks the company owns. Joseph Rosemond Jr. is accusing Bulldog Excavator employee Bobby Armstrong was negligent in operating a roll off truck and struck Rosemond who was acting as a spotter.

The incident occurred in June, according to the South East Texas Record. Rosemond states in the lawsuit that the company was also negligent in hiring and training Armstrong to use the equipment. Rosemond argues that as a result of the incident, he now suffers from a head injury that causes him severe dizziness and pain in his neck. The city of Beaumont is also suing to assist Rosemond in recovering benefits paid to him. Rosemond is suing for an undisclosed amount which includes medical expenses, pain and mental anguish, disfigurement, and lost wages.

Employees working with construction equipment of any sort face inherent dangers from the start. The possibility for injury to an employee increases depending on the type of equipment the employee is operating. When an employee attempts to operate a piece of construction equipment and either lacks the required training or acts negligently in operating the equipment it could easily lead to serious injuries to other employees on the job. Many people have tragically lost their lives because of the high risk of injury working with dangerous equipment while on the job. Incidents like this one can easily be avoided if the company took steps to ensure that all of its employees are well-trained in maintaining and operating necessary equipment or vehicles on the job.

 

Baby Burned By Drano in Diaper at Day Care

In McKees Rocks, PN a 7-month-old-girl was badly burned by a chemical soaked diaper while she was being cared for at a day care on Tuesday January 3rd. The manager of Butterfly Garden early Learning Center claims that the worker at the daycare was unaware the diaper was soaked in any chemicals and is unsure how the chemicals came into contact with the diapers.

 

The attorney representing the family has stated that the mother of the child supplies the diapers for the day care and that the other diapers in the bag were soaked in the chemical Drano as well. The baby is currently being treated in a Pittsburgh hospital and will be getting multiple skin grafts and is on numerous antibiotics. The Department of Public Welfare is currently investigating the matter. No charges have been filed yet and the Butterfly Garden Early Learning Center has cooperated with officials and taken precautions to ensure that the incident does not happen to anyone else. 

No parent ever wants to see his or her child go through such a devastating injury. Childcare providers should be taking all the safety precautions in order to ensure that such a traumatic accident does not occur. Parents trust that their childcare providers are giving their children a safe and happy environment. When their safety is compromised, then those parties responsible should be held accountable for their actions. If your child was seriously injured at a daycare then pursuing compensation for your child’s injuries is important for their well being and security. 

 

Pack of Dogs Attacks 5-year-old

A five-year-old boy in Alabama tragically dies after being attacked by a pack of dogs. Police are currently investigating the death that occurred in the boy’s yard.

 

On Monday, November 15th the child was at home with a babysitter in Phenix City, Alabama when he ran outside into the front yard and was brutally attacked by a dozen dogs. It is not clear how man of the dogs bit the boy. One of the dogs involved belonged to the boy’s family and the other eleven dogs were from the neighbors who had slipped under the fence. Both families were acquainted with each other. All the dogs were apparently mixed breeds but not pit bulls. The autopsy results will be available this week and the charges are pending. 

These accidents can happen in an instant and change you and your family’s life forever. When you lose your child due to a dog bite injury it can be difficult to know what course of action to take. Your child is the most important person in your life, the people who are responsible for negligence and the death of your child should be held responsible for the loss your family now has to endure. Hospital bills, funeral costs and emotional damage should not burden a grieving family especially when another party is responsible for the death. If you and your family lost a child due to a dog attack, then contacting an Arizona personal injury attorney is your best option for compensation.

 

State Trooper's Family Files Sues State Following Fatal Accident

The family of a state trooper that was killed when his motorcycle collided with the handrails in the Big Dig tunnel in Boston has received a $9 million settlement from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Including State Trooper Vincent Cila, six other people have been killed as a result of colliding with the handrails in the tunnel.

These seven incidents including Cila’s have occurred between 2005 and 2008. The attorney representing Cila’s family argued that the company did not take the public’s safety into account when they designed and created the tunnel’s handrail system. The US Department of Transportation reportedly admonished the project’s director about the safety hazard.

Since the president of the project and the company in charge were warned numerous times about the safety hazard the handrails presented, they should be held responsible for all seven cases against them. The warnings were given to allow the company to fix the problem with the handrails but in every instance, the company disregarded the warnings and even denied an opportunity to crash test the rails. The information suggests that the company acted negligently despite knowing the issues of safety with the handrails.
 

Two Phoenix Teenagers Impaled in Car Accident

In Phoenix, Arizona, two teenagers are suffering life-threatening injuries following an automobile accident. A 14-year-old boy was driving a 1999 Chrysler LHS at a high rate of speed and collided with a fence. One of the metal poles from the fence pierced through the front of the car and impaled the driver and a passenger in the backseat.

The 14-year-old’s mother allowed her son to take the car along with four of his friends. Authorities stated that the mother will be facing charges as a result of this accident for allowing her son to operate the vehicle.

This incident demonstrates a blatant act of negligence on the part of the boy’s mother for simply handing him the keys and allowing him to operate a vehicle. In Arizona, the minimum age to obtain a permit is 15 years and 6 months and between 16-18 years old to obtain a license for teenagers. Most people believe that since their child is a year or less away from the legal age, it doesn’t make much of a difference if they allow their child to drive. However, even when a person is of legal age to drive, the chances of getting in a car accident are no different. It is a matter of clear negligence for a person to allow their child to operate a vehicle without a license or permit and without proper experience and knowledge of operating a vehicle.

 

Tylenol Recall Issued After Complaints of Illness

Tylenol caplets by the company Johnson and Johnson are now faced with another recall after receiving complaints from consumers. The caplets have been stated to cause sickness after ingesting the pills and there is a prominent musty or moldy odor coming from the bottles according to reports. Johnson and Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit was receiving complaints from people who reported nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea after consuming the pills.

 

 

The caplets have been stated to cause sickness after ingesting the pills and there is a prominent musty or moldy odor coming from the bottles according to reports. Johnson and Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit was receiving complaints from people who reported nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea after consuming the pills. It is the fifth time that Johnson and Johnson have issued a recall on one of their nonprescription medicine such as Tylenol, Benadryl and Motrin because of complaints about an unpleasant odor. The product was identified as the Tylenol eight-hour caplets sold in the 50-count bottles in the United States and Puerto Rico. According to Johnson and Johnson, the odor was caused by a chemical called 2, 4, 6-tribromoanisole. The affected Tylenol bottles are labeled lot number BCM155, UPC code 30045-0297-518, according to the Tylenol website.


If you or a family member has used to caplets involved in the recall and are feeling the adverse affects, you should contact a doctor immediately. It was not stated in the article whether or not the affected consumers have faced any serious long-term health impairments. Elderly individuals or those who have suffered other serious health problems are especially vulnerable to these types of illnesses caused by defective over the counter medicine.

 

Baby Falls To His Death from SUV

In Rio Rancho, NM a family is grieving over an accident that killed their 10-month-old son, Nico Ortega. The mother, Nicole Ortega had just placed their son in the back seat of their SUV while his father went to get his car seat out of the garage. The mother apparently did not realize her son was leaning against the door and when her husband opened the door and Nico fell out.

 

The mother reached back and tried to grab Nico and her foot came off the brake and the door knocked the father out of the way and the baby fell out of the car. At that moment police have stated that is when the car may have ran over the baby. The boy died at the hospital on Thursday August 26th 2010. After the accident the police immediately took the family to the police department for questioning, where the Ortega family claims they kept them so long that they were unable to see their son before he passed away. Nico’s family have not currently charged, but police are still investigating the incident. 

This type of accident could have been prevented by following simple safety rules. By putting the child in a vehicle and without a child safety seat it compromised the baby’s safety. This is a very tragic accident that has to be very difficult for any family to deal with. While there was some negligence on the parent’s part there could be many other factors that caused the accident like a possible vehicle malfunction. An Arizona personal injury attorney has the resources and skill to handle a case like this so your family receives the compensation they deserve.

 

North Carolina Woman Left in Hearse For Nine Days

There is a high standard of expectations to the type of handling a deceased individual receives. When a family member passes away you expect that their remains to be handled with respect and care no matter the circumstances of their death. In Graham, NC a woman’s unclaimed body was left in a hearse for nine days, leading to a foul odor that caused police to investigate the source.

 

Police found the body of Linda Walton, a 37-year-old woman who had died alone in her apartment. Police were unable to locate her next of kin, so they called a funeral home to take care of the woman’s remains. They called David B. Lawson mortuary to pick up the body, which eventually led to the body being left in the hearse for nine days. Lawson has been in the funeral business for over 30 years and is part of a rotation of funeral homes that are used by police. Lawson refused to discuss the incident on Wednesday. The funeral service’s disciplinary committee meets this week to discuss the complaint brought against them. 

When a family finds out that a loved one has passed, it can be an extremely delicate and emotional situation to deal with. No family should ever have to  deal with negligence from a funeral home. The thought of a loved one’s remains being treated with so little regard can be overwhelming and frustrating. If your loved one’s remains was improperly handled by a funeral home, it can be difficult to know what course of action to take against the negligent party. Contacting an Arizona personal injury attorney can help your family through this sensitive time while fighting for your family to receive the compensation they deserve.

 

5-Year-Old Girl is Nearly Strangled in Kindergarten Playground

A five-year-old girl is currently suffering swelling around her trachea due to almost chocking from playing with a rope and slide. Koreylee Raika was playing in the playground on Tuesday afternoon when the incident occurred

 

Her mother was called immediately and informed that Koreylee was being taken to Wellington Hospital. The incident has surfaced many questions from Koreylee’s mother, who wonders why there was a rope attached to the slide in the first place, and wonders why the playground was not better supervised. Wellington Kindergarten’s general manager is looking into the incident but assures that the people who were looking after the children were highly trained and capable. When Koreylee was untangled from the rope she collapsed, and a teacher immediately began performing CPR before the ambulance arrived. Some of the other children were taking part in some type of reverse abseiling activity involving the rope and the slide. The Kindergarten is now looking into the placement of the rope in order to prevent this type of incident from ever occurring again. 

Playgrounds are usually home to the typical scrapes and bruises, but no parent ever imagines that a serious injury can occur from playing on a playground. When you entrust your child to a school system, you trust that they are going to be properly monitored and that no unforeseen dangers are in proximity to where they play. In a sensitive situation like this, it can be difficult to know who to blame and who to hold accountable for the physical injuries your child has endured. Contacting an Arizona personal injury attorney when your child has been injured is your family’s best option for compensation and for finding the responsible party.

 

Nebraska Family Files Wrongful Death Suit

A Nebraska family is suing the Omaha Housing Authority due to the death of their 7-year-old son. The boy died when a tree limb fell on him. The family is suing for $3 million arguing that the Housing Authority failed to make the area safe for children.

 

Williams was playing outside his home when a tree limb fell on top of him and killed him. The family argues that the Housing Authority failed to warn them of any potentially dangerous conditions in the area. According to a previous report on the website, the tree branch fell from a 75-foot tree and caused critical injuries. Reports stated that the tree was supposed to be removed on Sunday.

The housing authority may be liable because they are responsible for maintaining safe conditions. The fact that crews were waiting until the end of the week to remove the tree could potentially be viewed as a factor that caused the accident. However, this incident could also be looked at as a complete accident that nobody is at fault for simply because nobody directly caused the break in the tree branch causing it to fall. There is no way to control a situation like this except if the housing authority was well aware of the condition of the tree. If they were aware that the tree branch could have fallen, the housing authority could have been held at fault for the accident.

 

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled in Fargo, ND

According to KFGO.com, a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a man who died in a snow avalanche came to an out-of-court settlement. The report states 19-year-old Christopher Volk was killed in an avalanche while cleaning snow from the roof of a building. Volk was cleaning snow away when the snow slid off the roof and Volk jumped off the roof at that time. Volk was subsequently buried in the snow and was killed. Volk’s family filed a wrongful death suit against the company. According to the report, the settlement terms have not been released.

A wrongful death suit is a lawsuit that friends or family of the deceased file against a person or entity when they believe negligence on the part of that entity caused the death of their loved ones. In this case, Volk’s family argued that negligence on the part of the company that owned the building caused Volk’s death. Despite the element of negligence, a wrongful death suit differs from a standard negligence suit in that a negligence suit is filed by the injured party, not family or friends. Often the terms of the suit vary in regard to the monetary damages that the beneficiaries of the deceased party seek.

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