Personal Injury Lawyers
Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Insurance Company for Negligent Doctors Tries To Reduce Solace For Widower
A Spotsylvania, Virginia jury selected for its impartiality agreed with a victim’s widower that a doctor should have ordered further tests to determine the nature of a lump on the victim’s breast. The jury also determined that, had the victim been tested further, she would not have died at age 57 from breast cancer. This was a terrible loss of life, due to Virginia medical malpractice.
The Virginia medical doctor tested the lump and thought that the lump was non-cancerous in nature. Over the next seven months, the lump then grew from the size of a peach pit to the size of a lemon, and spread to her stomach, pancreas, and brain.
After five and one-half hours of deliberation, the Virginia jury awarded the victim’s widower $6.5 million for solace and the loss of his wife of 27 years. Testimony showed that the victim and the widower were not only spouses but best friends who did everything together.
Attorneys for the defense will argue in post-trial hearings that the jurors awarded too much money pursuant to a medical malpractice cap on damages promoted heavily by doctors, insurance companies, and their lobbyists. Which goes to show you that a medical malpractice cap only hurts the people who are most injured.
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Punitive Damages of $200K To Compensate Drunk-Driving Victim
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
A Virginia personal injury lawyer has worked hard to help his client keep the $200.000 in punitive damages compensation as a result of a crash caused by a Virginia drunk driver.
The amount of the verdict was decided by a jury in Rockingham County, Virginia. Rockingham County is typically considered one of Virginia’s least friendly jurisdictions when it comes to victims of others’ recklessness.
The drunk driver crashed head-on into the victim’s car after traveling across a median strip, and reportedly said, “Oh, hell yeah!” when the police officer asked him if he had been drinking before the crash. The drunk driver had two previous DUI convictions, and his BAC was measured at 0.32 percent.
Lawyers paid by the that the verdict is too much, and have tried to reduce the amount the insurance companies must pay as a result of the drunk driver’s conduct.
North Carolina Insurers Required to Give Consumers Clearer Information
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill into law, effective January 1, 2009, that may help consumers of automobile insurance. The new law requires insurers who provide motorist coverage to give “reasonable notice” to consumers of their right to purchase up to $1 million of such coverage.
Before this law came into effect, insurance companies commonly provided rejection/selection forms to consumers that addressed this possibility. Many complications arose as a result of the use of these forms. The new requirement of “reasonable notice” may help consumers to better understand what it is they are buying, and what range of coverage is potentially available to help them in their time of need.
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Denture Creams May Cause Neurologic Damage
According to a recently-published study, the use of denture creams may be linked with neuropathy, a condition in which nerves are damaged, leading to numbness, pain, and dysfunction in the limbs and, eventually, the central nervous system.
Because they contain high levels of zinc, denture creams may cause hyperzincuria, or zinc poisoning. Zinc poisoning can lead to neurological damage, which in many cases is irreversible and results in permanent disability.
Early symptoms of hyperzincuria include:
* Anemia, often first identified as chronic fatigue
* Poor healing
* Decreased immune system response
If you use denture cream and are experiencing any of these symptoms or have unexplained numbness, pain, or dysfunction in your limbs, you should contact your doctor to determine whether you have elevated zinc levels.
Denture cream manufacturers never published warnings of the potentially deadly effects of zinc in their products, putting you at risk. If you have been diagnosed with hyperzincuria that may be related to denture cream use, a dangerous product lawsuit can help you recover compensation for your:
* Past, present, and future medical bills
* Diminished earning potential
* Pain and suffering
* Diminished quality of life
To learn whether you may be eligible for compensation, schedule a denture cream injury consultation with the product liability lawyers at Kalfus & Nachman, Attorneys at Law today.
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Yamaha Rhino ATV Recall
On March 31, 2024 the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in cooperation with Yamaha Motor Corp U.S.A. announced a free repair program to address all safety issues associated with all Rhino 450, 660, and 700 model off-highway recreational vehicles. The Yamaha Rhino ATV has been an extremely popular off-road vehicle that is used for recreational, sport, and utility driving on rugged terrain, and in terms of size and ability, the Rhino falls somewhere between a regular-sized ATV and a Jeep Wrangler.
The defective products attorneys at Kalfus & Nachman, Attorneys at Law, serving Norfolk, Newport News, and surrounding areas of Virginia are currently investigating claims for clients who have been injured on these ATVs.
Yamaha Motor Corp. has agreed to suspend sales of these models immediately until the problems are repaired. Consumers should stop using these models of Rhino ATV immediately until the repair is installed by the dealer. More than 50 incidents have already been investigated; 46 deaths associated with Rhino ATV accidents have been reported. Approximately 120,000 Rhino ATV models 450, 660 and 700 have been distributed nationwide in the last six years.
The Yamaha Rhino ATV has been incredibly popular in recent years, but it has become infamous for causing serious injuries and deaths due to defects manufacturing and design that lead to rollover accidents.
If you or someone you love has been injured or killed in a Rhino ATV accident in Virginia, please contact Norfolk personal injury law firm of Kalfus & Nachman today to schedule a confidential consultation.
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