Posts tagged General Personal Injury

• Fire Deaths May Result In Lawsuits

  Jane Schneider | April 04, 2008 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There have been many deaths and serious injuries this winter from fires where smoke alarms were apparently not in use. Where these events happen in private homes and the dead and injured are the...

• How To Find a Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | March 14, 2008 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are many ways to find a good attorney to help with a personal injury or wrongful death case. Rating companies like Martindale-Hubbell or "Best Lawyers in America" can be consulted. Ask court system personnel or retired or sitting judges who is capable of taking on such a case. Your attorney must know a lot more than the law...he or she much have a sense of the practical, be able to try...

• Stabbing Could Lead to Personal Injury Suit

  Jane Schneider | March 12, 2008 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to charging documents, a pool game at Klondike Mike's in Palmer lead to a stabbing. Jonathon Gilliam, 21, is charged with assault, attempted murder, and evidence tampering for the alleged stabbing of Richard Beck, 42. But if Beck is seriously injured or has big bills and lost wages, he should hire a good personal injury attorney to investigate the case. I Gilliam owns a home, or is...

• Ex-FDA Officer Says Eli-Lilly Put Profit Over Patient Health

  Jane Schneider | March 10, 2008 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Retired FDA medical officer, John Gueriguian, who spent 20 years with the agency, testified for the State of Alaska last week in Anchorage Superior Court. The State is suing the drug maker over medicaid costs incurred because of increased side effects it attributes to Zyprexa, a drug used to treat depression and schizophrenia. Gueriguian said the company distorted the science and downplayed the...

• Finding a Good Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | February 22, 2008 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A good personal injury attorney usually enjoys the respect of legal professionals. Ask lawyers who practice in other legal subject areas, judges, court personnel and friends in the insurance industry for referrals to a qualified personal injury attorney. Martindale-Hubbell, LawDragon, and Best Lawyers in America provide the public with peer reviewed assessment of attorney performance. ...

• Survivors of Shooting Victim May Have Claims

  Jane Schneider | February 20, 2008 12:28 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  27 year old Jennifer Jacobsen died of gunshot wounds she suffered Monday night. She was either going to or coming from an apartment building at the 5300 block of East 40th in Anchorage. She was found dead in her pickup as she was trying to get medical care. If the shooter is found, and has homeowner's insurance, her survivors may have claims. An experienced personal injury attorney will be...

• Man Shot Dead Near Talkeetna

  Jane Schneider | January 25, 2008 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  AST has not released the name of a man shot dead in a driveway around mile 88 of the Parks Highway recently. The incident is being treated as a homicide and one suspect/witness is cooperating with the investigation. The decedent's family may have a claim for his wrongful death...if it was 'wrongful.' A careful investigation of the facts by a qualified personal injury attorney and exploration...

• Shooting Victims May Have Claims Against Rak

  Jane Schneider | January 21, 2008 12:25 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Last Friday night at the Dimond Center, near the Best Buy entrance, Mason Sylvester and Michael Lewis were shot and seriously injured. The alleged shooter, Jason Rak, 19, is in custody, charged with attempted murder. While the criminal system will deal with Rak in due course, Sylvester and Lewis would be wise to hire an attorney to investigate claims against Rak. Liability seems clear and...

• Finding An Attorney for a Serious Injury or Death Case

  Mike Schneider | January 18, 2008 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are many ways to figure out who is up to the challenge that these cases present. If you know judges, or people that work in the court system, they may be able to help refer you. Martindale-Hubbell is an organization that has provided the public and legal profession with peer-reviewed rating of attorneys for over 130 years. M/H's highest rating, AV, means that lawyers and judges think...

• Big Lake Gun Shot Causes Serious Injury

  Mike Schneider | January 09, 2008 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A gun shot wounded a Wasilla 17 year old who was later treated and released from Matanuska Valley Regional Hospital. AST reported yesterday that the incident happened 11:00 p.m. Friday night. They are seeking the identity of the shooter. If the injury was accidental, and the shooter lives in a home covered by homeowner's insurance, the injured young man likely has a claim for his damages...