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Primarily, this blog will address issues dealing with personal injury and consumer protection. Within these fields we will look at litigation, new and existing legislation, as well as changes in regulations that may affect those within the public. In addition, we will add commentary, perspective, and clarification to some of the most important legal issues facing our community.
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Veteran Medical Malpractice: Unsanitary VA Hospital
Posted by: Matthew Terry
July 17, 2008
Topic: Community News
Augusta, GA: Last December June was admitted to the Augusta VA medical hospital (she was in the military for 10 years) with abdominal pain and a high fever: she had Chrone's disease and it was getting worse. But June checked herself out due to the poor hygiene conditions, so bad that she believes the hospital warrants a Veteran medical malpractice lawsuit.
Verizon to Pay $21 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Early Termination Fees
Posted by: Matthew Terry
July 11, 2008
Topic: National News
Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California customers upset with the company's early termination fees, a lawyer on the case said Wednesday.
Georgia Agency Loses Data on 2.9 Million Residents
Posted by: Matthew Terry
July 02, 2008
Topic: Community News
A contractor working for Georgia's Department of Community Health (DCH) disclosed that it had lost a computer disc containing personally identifying information on as many as 2.9 million Georgia residents enrolled in Medicare and the state's "PeachCare" child health program, state health officials said.
Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths
Posted by: Matthew Terry
June 25, 2008
Topic: National News
Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths
The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first comprehensive national look at the role brain injuries play in fatal elderly falls. It examined 16,000 deaths in 2005 that listed unintentional falls as an underlying cause of death.
Read More at : http://news.findlaw.com/ap/other/1500/06-24-2008/20080624045002_65.html
Worker dies at chemical weapons plant in Alabama
Posted by: Matthew Terry
June 16, 2008
Topic: National News
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Officials say a worker has died at an Army facility where chemical weapons are destroyed in northeastern Alabama. The laboratory worker at the Anniston Army Depot died Wednesday afternoon. The worker was employed by subcontractor Westinghouse Anniston.
Read More at: http://news.findlaw.com/ap/f/1310/06-12-2008/20080612075004_07.html
July 17, 2008
Veteran Medical Malpractice: Unsanitary VA Hospital
July 11, 2008
Verizon to Pay $21 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Early Termination Fees
July 02, 2008
Georgia Agency Loses Data on 2.9 Million Residents
June 25, 2008
Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths
June 16, 2008
Worker dies at chemical weapons plant in Alabama
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