Bodily Injury Blog
Wide-ranging discussion of personal injury law, legal issues and news throughout the country.
Author: Edward "Ted" Bills is a Colorado Springs personal injury lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Trials & Litigation • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Bodily Injury Blog
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FDA to Take on Medication Errors
Federal health regulators have announced that they are undertaking efforts to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries caused by drug dosage errors, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Food and Drug Administration…
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Highway Agency Disputes Toyota Recall Statements
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday slammed Toyota Motor Corp. for asserting that 3.8 million recalled vehicles were without defect, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a statement, the agency said that Toyota…
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Physician Liability at Center of Michigan High Court Case
The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that questions the liability of medical professionals for their patients’ actions. At issue is whether the estate of a doctor killed by a former patient…
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Chimp Attack Victim to Seek Damages from State
The victim of a widely publicized chimpanzee attack earlier this year will seek $150 million in damages from the state of Connecticut. According to an attorney for Charla Nash and her family, state environmental officials…
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Study Finds BPA in Canned Foods
A new study has concluded that a variety of canned foods contain measurable levels of the chemical compound Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA. According to the report by Consumer Union, a variety of goods…
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E. coli Sickens Kids, Families File Suit
The families of two children who were sickened by E. coli poisoning have filed lawsuits against meat producers who allegedly supplied tainted hamburger meat. The lawsuits names New York-based Fairbank Farms and Massachusetts-based South Shore…
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Jury Awards Damages in Lead Paint Case
A jury has ordered a nonprofit organization and its president to pay $2.5 million to siblings who were exposed to lead-based paint while living in a Baltimore rowhouse during the early 1990s. In the verdict,…
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Judge May Consider Loss of Consortium Damages
A federal judge has indicated that he may shift course on a ruling in which he denied punitive damages to the mothers of two women who were allegedly killed by FBI informants, according to the…
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Government Settles Detainee Suit
The U.S. government has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle claims by five immigrants who were detained for months after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the New York Times reports. According to the…
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Families Settle Suit Over Fatal Rafting Trip
The families of three people killed in a 2006 rafting accident have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the company that hosted the trip. An attorney for the families of John and Elizabeth Rizas and…