Miscellaneous

• I had pain in my neck prior to my auto accident, will this make a difference in my case?

  Jeff Rasansky | October 31, 2008 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Possibly. By and large, a person who is found to be negligent can only by held responsible for the pain that he or she caused. Therefore, you would have to prove that there was negligence and that...

• Four Reasons Why You Shouldn't Hesitate to Contact A P.I. Attorney

  Jeff Rasansky | September 08, 2008 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  When it comes to settling personal injury claims, having an experienced attorney fight your claim can make all the difference between success and failure. Yet, people still are hesitant to hire an...

• Texas Woman Found Guilty of Injury to Child

  Jeff Rasansky | April 24, 2008 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A Harris County court found Laurie Williamson guilty of injury to child today. According to prosecutors, Williamson subjected her son to at least two surgeries that he did not need. Williamson...

• Second Crane Accident in 10 Days Kills 2

  RLF Staff | March 25, 2008 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Less than two weeks after the 20-story crane collapse that killed seven in New York City, a collapse in Miami has killed two workers and injured four others. Used at a construction site for a 40-story high-rise conominium, officials were unsure how the crane fell. Continued instability hindered rescue efforts at the rubble site - a home the contractor had been using as an office (and according...

• Daycare Owner's Son Arrested for Assaulting a Child

  RLF Staff | February 22, 2008 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The son of a woman who operates a daycare near Birmingham, Alabama was arrested for daycare abuse after assaulting a child. The arrest came after months of suspicion. Pouya Goudarzi is accused of shoving a pull-up diaper into a 4-year-old child's mouth and causing injury to the child. Allegations and suspicion began in November of 2007, but police were unable to prove the daycare abuse. Last...

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  RLF Staff | July 02, 2007 6:34 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc.of Sea Cliff, New York is recalling Veggie Booty Snack Food all lots and sizes, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever,...

• 2-Year-Old Locked In Hot Car by Mother and Aunt

  RLF Staff | May 01, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A 2-year-old girl in Miami was left sweltering in a car on the hottest day of the year so far, while her guardians shopped at a Miami plaza.Police received a call from witnesses that said they had spotted the 2-year-old girl sweating profusely and hysterically going back and forth between the seats of a car parked at a shopping center.Police say the child's 22-year-old aunt and 49-year-old...

• FDA RECALL - Possible Arsenic Contamination in Jermuk Mineral Water

  RLF Staff | March 09, 2007 7:46 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  FDA Warns Consumers Not to Drink "Jermuk" Brand Mineral Water Due to possible Arsenic ContaminationThe US Food and Drug Administrationis warning consumers not to drink certain brands of mineral water imported from Armenia due to the risk of exposure to arsenic, a toxic substance and known cause of cancer in humans. Symptoms of acute arsenic exposure usually occur within several hours of...

• Salmonella Outbreak Cases Still Rising

  RLF Staff | March 01, 2007 6:39 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The first patients fell ill as far back as August, but most cases have appeared in the past three months. Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, and the effects usually last four to seven days. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the number of patients affected by the recent salmonella outbreak has risen to 370, and incidents...

• $27.5 million verdict against Southwest in the apparently not-so-friendly skies

  Robert Wolf | April 11, 2006 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A jury awarded $27.5 million in damages to a woman of Iranian descent who alleged she was racially profiled when Southwest Airlines accused her of assaulting a flight attendant and interfering with a flight crew. Samantha Carrington, a California woman, won in the civil case Friday after suing the Dallas-based carrier for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. She was arrested in 2003...