Brown Recluse Bite Causes Injury A 21 year old Texas Christian University female student was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider in September of 2011 which resulted in an infection that caused the girl to nearly go blind and lose her ear. Nikki Perez’s story begins at the Amarillo airport. She and her boyfriend, Eric, were waiting along with his mother, when Perez felt a stinging pain on the back of her neck. The spider proceeded to begin crawling over the girl’s face. Perez stated, “Next, I felt something crawling over my face and over my … [Read more...]
Ex-Couple Settles Suit Over Dog In Civil Court
January 26, 2012 By
A Manhattan Civil Court settled a custody dispute, but not just any custody dispute, one regarding a dog. On Thursday, the court issued a ruling regarding the former couple’s dispute over a dog. The Court held that leaving a pet with an ex for a couple of months does not amount to giving up the animal. The couple, Adam Le Conte and Kyungmi Lee, were arguing over a 2-year-old Maltese named Bubkas and whether he belonged in a crate. The exact settlement wasn’t revealed, but Lee’s lawyer, Ronny Buni, said the case was “amicably settled” … [Read more...]
Research Needed for Link between Breast Cancer and Common Household Items
January 18, 2012 By
South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers A preservative commonly seen in deodorants, cosmetics, food products, and pharmaceuticals has also been found in the cancerous tissue of 40 female breast cancer patients. This preservative, called parabens, has been raising eyebrows since 1998 concerning its link to breast cancer. Researchers have been investigating oestrogenic properties of the parabens in breast cancer. It is widely known that oestrogen plays a crucial role in the development, growth, and progression of breast cancer. Parabens … [Read more...]
Fake Doctor Boosted Woman’s Implant with Cement and Super Glue
December 12, 2011 By
South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers A fake physician suspected of injecting a woman's bottom with cement, super glue and tyre sealant to give her a more curved figure has been arrested. The 30-year-old trans-gendered woman Oneal Ron Morris is accused of administering the potentially lethal shots to at least one person. Click here to see the pictures. Miami Gardens Police Department Sgt William Bamford said the suspect first met with the unidentified victim to discuss the procedure. He claimed the two agreed on the price of … [Read more...]
New Study: Earthquakes Are The Deadliest Disaster
November 7, 2011 By
Reducing Your Risk of Injury in an Earthquake You may remember, or have even felt, the rumbling that occurred up and down the east coast this summer as a 5.8 magnitude quake hit Virginia and surrounding areas. In fact, the effects of this quake were felt so far South that some reported feeling the effects in local Columbia, South Carolina. A new study reported by USA Today says we can stop worrying about hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, tornados, fires, and asteroids crashing into Earth. So, you ask, what do we need to worry … [Read more...]
Product Liability Update: Collapsed Roofs
September 22, 2011 By
South Carolina Personal Injury Attorneys To protect individuals in a rollover, maintaining survival space is extremely important. It is the free space around an individual that is free of intrusion during an accident. This is where a victim would be able to survive the accident. A roof is the main part of the structural support of an automobile or SUV. IT is a critical aspect in keeping people safe. Catastrophic and severe injuries can occur can occur if a roof collapses during an accident, either from a failure of the side rails, or … [Read more...]
