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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Study Warns MP3 Players Can Cause Hearing Damage
Personal MP3 players could be putting youngsters at risk for permanent hearing damage, a study released Monday says. According to the study, produced by scientists for the European Commission, high volume levels from a new…
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Delayed Brain Scan Leads to Damages Award
A New York City hospital must pay $10.7 million for waiting two hours to perform a brain scan on an injured 71-year-old woman, a jury has ruled. Negligence on the part of New York Hospital…
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Wachovia Telemarketing Suit Settled
Wachovia Corp. has agreed to pay $200 million to settle class-action claims that the bank turned a blind eye to unscrupulous telemarketers who preyed on elderly consumers. The settlement covers all class members who lost…
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Sick Leave Details Spark Lawsuits
Asking employees for too much information about why they apply for sick leave can land employers in hot water, as evidenced by a pair of recent lawsuits. According to separate Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuits,…
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Subprime Collapse Triggers Wave of Class Actions
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other financial firms hid their true fiscal health in order to boost stock offerings, a new wave of shareholder class actions claims. According to the lawsuits, the financial firms and…
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Lawsuit Claims Turnpike Overcharged Drivers
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority violated the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution by charging some drivers who use electronic toll paying systems more than others, a class action lawsuit claims. According to an attorney for…
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Advocates say Prepaid Calling Card Industry Rife with Abuse
Certain segments of the $4 billion a year prepaid calling card industry are scamming customers with cards that deliver far fewer minutes than promised and multiple hidden fees, government officials and consumer watchdog groups say.…
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Stadium Ordered to Expand Services for Hearing Impaired
A federal judge has ordered the owner and operator of the Washington Redskin’s FedEx Field to provide deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons audio content within the stadium. In the decision, Judge Alexander Williams Jr. found that…
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Suicide Prompts Lawsuit Against Colorado Hospital
The parents of a gifted Japanese physics student have filed a lawsuit against a Colorado health center after the 30-year-old postdoctoral scholar committed suicide. Kiyoshi and Yasuko Nakata claim the Mapleton Center Behavioral Health Unit…
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USDA Issues Warning on Frozen Chicken Dinners
Salmonella from frozen chicken dinners has sickened 32 people in 12 states, according to a government health warning released last week. In the warning, the USDA said that the majority of the salmonella-related illnesses could…