Posts tagged general personal injury

• More False Information from the Chamber of Commerce

  Ric Davis | June 08, 2007 3:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There is an interesting story about a misleading commercial the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running about lawsuit abuse. According to a report released by FactCheck.org, the ad claims lawsuit abuse is forcing families to spend an extra $3,500 a year for goods and services. The problem is that the ad describes a study that estimated the cost of all lawsuits, not just abusive ones. Of course, they...

• Contact Lens Care Products cause Eye Injury / Recall

  Ric Davis | June 02, 2007 3:15 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Advanced Medical Optics announced a voluntary recall of its Complete Moisture Plus TM contact lens solution products. The recall was initiated because of concerns that the product was contaminated and could cause serious eye injury. If you use this product, discontinue use immediately and if you are experiencing problems see your eye doctor immediately. Adverse reactions should be reported...

• Law Suit Filed for Defective Asbestos Products

  Josh Christian | May 30, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Gregory James Hunter has filed a products liability lawsuit against A.W. Chesterton as a result of exposure to asbestos. A. W. Chesterton has been manufacturing material which is used in insulation of homes and fire protection and these products have been exposing people to asbestos. Many times companies who make defective products or harmful products set out to make money over integrity and...

• Safety of Children in Daycares

  Josh Christian | May 23, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As as pointed out in The State newspaper today, many times abuse in daycare is overlooked and there is not appropriate oversight. In this articlehttp://www.thestate.com/426/story/70613.html the newspaper focuses on a Columbia daycare where a child was murdered as a results of negligence despite the fact there had been numerous civil lawsuits and the Department of Social Serivces had conducted...

• EvenFlo Car Seat Recall

  Matt Christian | May 17, 2007 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  EvenFlo has recalled the infant car seat and carrier for babies and small children. There have been nearly 700 reports of the car seat and carrier malfunctioning causing numerous injuries. The product has malfunctioned by allowing the handle to improperly release and the carrier rotate forward allowing the possibility of the baby to fall out according to sources. ...

• National Chamber of Commerce is Anti-Responsibility

  Josh Christian | May 16, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The National Chamber of Commerce released a false based attack against the American judicial system that protects the injured person and provides accountability for the corporations of America. As described by the AAJ the National Chamber of Commerce is looking to protect only pockets of the wealthy corporations http://www.atla.org/pressroom/PressReleases/2007/apr25.aspx.In the latest article...

• Ohio Supreme Court Case Challenges Personal Injury Limits

  Shannon Weidemann | May 02, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In 2005 Ohio passed a law limiting monetary damages in personal injury lawsuits. Lost wages are not affected but other damages were limited at $350,000 a person and $500,000 per incident. After the law was a passed a woman was afflicted with blood clots from using Ortho Evra, the birth control patch. She sued the manufacturer of the patch, Johnson & Johnson.Arbino's lawsuit sought damages of...

• Harold Christian, South Carolina Attorney

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2007 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Attorney Harold Christian is a graduate of Berea High School, Carson-Newman College and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a member of numerous professional associations, and has been a speaker at a number of professional continuing legal education forums, as well as a past instructor in the Workers' Compensation course for paralegals at Greenville Technical College. Harold...

• Christian & Davis, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | March 01, 2007 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Christian and Davis has a long history of helping injured people receive compensation from those at fault for their injuries. As the successor firm to The Law Offices of John Bolt Culbertson, Christian and Davis continues the decades-long tradition assisting injury victims in their fight against well-funded insurance companies and the wrongdoers they protect.Christian and Davis focuses on...