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IN THE NEWS: BARREL BLAST TRIGGERS WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT
After more than four decades representing individuals who have suffered catastrophic injures, the saddest situations, the attorneys at the Indiana personal injury law firm of Ramey & Hailey tell me they find, are those where they are representing not the injured, but the family members of those who have been wrongfully killed. A recent… Read More »
TWO-WEEK-OLD N.Y. VERDICT OFFERS TAKEAWAYS FOR SLIP AND FALL VICTIMS
Until it happens to us or to someone we love, we don’t think about slipping as a cause of serious body injury. But, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us, more than 800,000 patients are hospitalized each year because of fall injuries. From a legal point of view, as we know… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: DOES PREMISES LIABILITY COVER GOOSE ATTACKS?
At Ramey & Hailey, we settle cases based on the legal principle of premises liability. What is premises liability? Store owners are under an obligation to implement reasonable measures to ensure the safety of their customers who are on their premises. “The most common lawsuits against business owners are from customers or other guests… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: SANDWICH DIVERSION CAUSES FATAL TWO-SEMITRAILER CRASH
Looking once again through the windshield of his semitrailer truck (after leaning over to pick up a sandwich he’d dropped), driver Joe Robinson realized, too late, that, just ahead, there was another semitrailer sitting in slow traffic. Steering hard to the left to avoid a collision, Robinson’s semi nevertheless struck the other vehicle, causing… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: INSPECTION REPORT SHOWS VETS HARMED AT 52 NURSING HOMES
“Newly released inspection reports paint a discouraging picture of the care that veterans have received,” according to USA Today. Inspectors cited 52 out of 99 VA nursing homes, located in 25 different states, for deficiencies that caused: actual harm immediate jeopardy More than 40,000 elderly and infirm veterans stay in the agency’s nursing homes… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: SLIP-AND-FALL VICTIM WINS RIGHT TO SUE DOLLAR TREE
Having very recently negotiated a very large settlement in behalf of a catastrophic slip and fall injury victim here in Indiana, we at Ramey & Hailey were extremely interested in a judge’s verdict concerning a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Dollar Tree stores. Like the Indiana case, the incident involved a shopper who fell in a… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: INDIANA HOUSE PASSES LONG TERM CARE PROTECTIONS BILL
After an Anderson, Indiana family expressed concern about the quality of care at a local nursing home, state representative Terri Austin authored legislation to strengthen protections for patients in long term care facilities. The bill, which will now go to the Indiana Senate for approval, would require facilities to provide prospective residents and family… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: OWNER OF GUN WINS DECISION
“Owner of gun wins decision”, reads a headline in last week’s Indianapolis Star, referring to a case in which the mother of a 16-year old boy named Matthew Kendall was killed when a stolen firearm discharged sued the gun owner, Christopher Lee. The Indiana Court of Appeals found that Lee was NOT liable, because… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: PARENTS OF BRAIN-DAMAGED INFANT SUE HOSPITAL
A lawsuit filed just two short weeks ago in the state of Minnesota illustrates several things every patient needs to know about medical malpractice. A couple whose baby was born with significant brain damage is suing both the hospital where their baby was delivered and the corporation that operates that hospital. A court will… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: HELPING PHYSICIANS KEEP HELPING
Patients rely on their physicians to help them make life-saving decisions, but doctors may be in danger of losing the public’s trust, a Physician’s Weekly article lamented. Several reasons are explored: Doctors are now required to input many metrics into an EHR computer system and patients misinterpret the lack of eye-to-eye contact as lack… Read More »
