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Three Presumed Dead in Small Plane Crash

A single-engine turboprop plane crashed in Utah Lake Thursday while on its final approach to Provo Municipal Airport. Only about 25 percent of the plane had been recovered from the debris field, and none of the three passengers on the plane had been rescued or recovered.According to Salt Lake City’s

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Jun 2006

Zyprexa Diabetes Link Focus of New York Times

The New York times today has a great article on the mentally ill’s burden with Zyprexa’s link to diabetes. Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic drug that has also been linked to Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). According to the article, approximately 20 percent of mentally i

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Jun 2006

Two Killed When Car Hit by Train in Accident

An Amtrak train crashed into a car at 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street Saturday when the driver drove around the crossing’s lowered gates in an attempt to flee the police. The accident occurred around 4:00 PM, and the small car was pushed about 150 feet down the tracks. Both the car’s driver and a

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Jun 2006

Tree Stand Safety Harnesses Recalled

The CSPC and Summit Tree Stands, LLC of Decatur, AL have announced the recall of 106,000 full-body safety harnesses sold with hunting tree stands at sporting goods stores nationwide over the course of the last year.The harnesses are tan or light brown and were sold as an accessory with the following

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 9 Jun 2006

Government Liable for Teen's Paralysis?

Tampa governmental liability lawyer, and fellow InjuryBoard blogger, Bob Carroll, brings my attention to the story of Minouche Noel, a Florida teen who was the victim of medical malpractice at the hands of a state-employed doctor. The doctor performed an unnecessary surgery on a lesion on her back,

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 May 2006

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By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Feb 2006

Choulos, Choulos, & Wyle

Choulos, Choulos, & Wyle is your law firm for experienced motorcycle and auto accident attorneys. Our lawyers represent clients in many areas of law, including car collisions, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, and bicycle crashes. Our California auto accident attorneys have over one hundred yea

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Jan 2006

Claude Wyle, Attorney at Law

Claude Armand Wyle is a partner in the law firm of Choulos, Choulos, and Wyle LLP. with offices in San Francisco, California. He is an experienced and dedicated civil trial lawyer who specializes in automobile, bicycle, and motorcycle crash cases, dangerous roadway cases, product liability, dangerou

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Jan 2006