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YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: MALPRACTICE LED TO INJURY INSTEAD OF HOPED-FOR HEALING
It might be said that medical malpractice is one of the saddest categories of the law, because it involves injury and suffering that happened when what was hoped for was – help and healing… Lawsuits may be filed against doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and others who provide healthcare services. When a… Read More »
ERIN BROCKOVICH VISIT BRINGS POLLUTION TO TOP-OF-MIND
“I hope we wake up to the things we’re doing,” said environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, upon arriving in Indianapolis earlier this month to speak at the Indiana Convention for Women. Interesting – right here in Franklin, Indiana, testing has confirmed the presence of cancer-causing chemicals hundreds of times higher than the “safe limits” set… Read More »
TRAGIC TRUCK-CAUSED PERSONAL INJURIES CONTINUE TO BE IN THE NEWS
Only last week in our Ramey & Hailey blog, we reported on four crashes at bus stops that killed and injured children, the latest in hundreds of school transportation-related crashes reported by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. In just the past month and half, deadly accidents involving trucks have taken the lives of… Read More »
THE MOST TRAGIC OF ALL PERSONAL INJURIES: CHILDREN KILLED ON THE ROAD
“Four crashes at bus stops just this week have killed and injured several children,” 13 Eyewitness News reported just last week: In Marietta, Mississippi, a truck hit an elementary school student trying to board a school bus. In Tampa, Florida, five children and two adults were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a… Read More »
SEXUAL ABUSE – TEACHING THE RIGHT AND WRONG LESSONS TO OUR CHILDREN
Terri Miller of SESAME (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation) said it right when she spoke about teachers: “This is a position of trust, and every precaution should be taken when you are placing people in authority over children.” Since our personal injury work at Ramey & Hailey Law includes helping victims of… Read More »
FALL PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK A GOOD IDEA YEAR ROUND
Last month marked Fall Prevention Awareness Week, as some Florida colleagues reminded us. While it’s true that older adults suffer the greatest number of fatal falls, the World Health Organization reports that injuries from falls have been affecting people of all ages, all around the world. Falls are a common cause of fatalities in… Read More »
PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS WORK TO PROTECT DR. SMITH AND MRS. JONES
“The professional licensing boards, commissions, and committees within the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency are charged with the responsibility of disciplining licensees who have violated practice standards, acted dishonestly, or acted unethically,” the Indiana government website explains. But are those disciplinary measures sometimes disproportionate to the actual situation? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. While at… Read More »
AS PRIEST SCANDAL HITS CLOSE TO HOME, INDIANA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS PAY ATTENTION
A leading American cardinal who met with Pope Francis just last month to discuss the sex abuse crisis that has engulfed the Roman Catholic Church is now facing criticism over a Texas priest who was arrested this week on charges of indecency with children, the New York Times reports. Unfortunately, as we know all too well… Read More »
PERSONAL INJURY PRACTITIONERS HELP PHYSICIANS GET LEGALLY PROACTIVE
Many physicians facing disciplinary action before their state licensing boards fail to recognize that being disciplined can have long term effects on their: health care provider status staff privileges staff memberships status in other states disruption in their practice The book The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make: And How to Avoid Them advises doctors… Read More »
BISHOPS PLAN TO MEET; MEANWHILE, SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS NEED COMPENSATION
“The Sex-Abuse scandal is growing faster than the church can contain it,” Segal Samuel writes in The Atlantic. “As Pope Francis faces mounting pressure to address the spiraling clergy sex-abuse crisis, almost every day has brought some new revelation or declaration,” the journalist continues. At our personal injury law firm, we know that sexual… Read More »
