Brief Overview Of Personal Injury Law
Personal injury law covers a broad spectrum of issues when one has been physically or emotionally injured, and/or personal property has been damaged. In legal circles, personal injury law is also known as "tort" law, the French word for "wrong." Personal injury or "tort" law is the body of law that allows one to be compensated in the event that someone's carelessness, recklessness or intentional misconduct injures or damages you or your...MORE >>
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Featured Articles on Personal Injury
- April 17, 2008 - Over 300,000 War Vets Suffer Brain Injuries, Psychological Damage
- April 17, 2008 - New Nerve Disorder Found in Pork Processing Plant Workers
- April 17, 2008 - Mine Owner, Workers Charged with Manslaughter in Blast
- April 16, 2008 - Merck Manipulated Data in Vioxx Studies
- April 16, 2008 - U.S. Report Links BPA to Health Problems
- April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
- April 15, 2008 - Ghostwriters Used in Vioxx Research Studies
- April 15, 2008 - Court Overturns .4 Million Award in Construction Suit
- April 15, 2008 - Oklahoma Residents Sue over Toxic Waste from Smelter Site
- April 14, 2008 - CSI Toy Kit Sparks Asbestos Lawsuit
- April 14, 2008 - Tobacco Giants Gain Victory in N.Y. Appeals Court
- April 14, 2008 - Toyota and GM Recall 600,000 Plus Vehicles
- April 11, 2008 - Husband of Slain Woman Blames 911 Operators
- April 11, 2008 - Petsmart Sued for Selling Sick Hamster to Transplant Donor
- April 11, 2008 - Million Deal for Virginia Tech Victims
- April 10 2008 - Anti-Rejection Drug CellCept Linked to Fatal Neurological Disease
- April 09 2008 - ConocoPhillips to pay in pollution case
- April 09 2008 - W.R. Grace and Co. Readies Billion for Asbestos Victims
- April 8, 2008 - Whistle-Blowing Laws Out in Eastman Case
- April 08 2008 - NY: No class action for tobacco case
- April 08 2008 - Protection focus of estrogen lawsuit
- April 03 2008 - 3 Believed Dead in Scaffolding Collapse
- April 03 2008 - Kan. exec resigns amid 'pill mill' case
- Woman's Lawsuit Claims Bra Injured Her
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- April 02 2008 - Wal-Mart drops injured worker claim
- April 02 2008 - Families will receive .4 M for crash
- June 13 2007 - DuPont wins battle against dioxin lawsuit
- June 07 2007 - Mass. brain-injured sue to live in community
- June 07 2007 - Family of teenage DUI accident victim sues restaurant where suspect allegedly got drunk
- June 07 2007 - Former Kentucky Derby champion wins .7M in injury lawsuit
- June 06 2007 - Lawsuit intended to clear son´s name
- June 06 2007 - Louisiana bus driver cited in death
- June 06 2007 - Chicago school bus driver had 12 drinks before fatal crash
- June 06 2007 - Life after 4 story fall
- June 06 2007 - Suit says 146 manufacturers consipired to distribute asbestos products
- June 06 2007 - Railroad worker cites FELA for injury on train
- May 30 2007 - Jury awards record verdict for mild traumatic brain injury from fall
- May 30 2007 - Couple sue Wal-Mart over slip in vomit
- May 30 2007 - Lawsuit claiming football player's wrongful death seeks millions
- May 30 2007 - Shopper at electronics store sues Best Buy for injuries
- May 30 2007 - 45 companies named in asbestos, personal injury suit
- May 30 2007 - New Virgina Law makes auto accident lawsuits quicker
- March 23 2007 - Merck battles Vioxx class-action suit
- December 30 2006- Wrongful death suit alleges police chase was unnecessary
- October 19 2006- Hilton lawsuit for car accident moved to new court
- January 30 2006 - USG to settle asbestos-related lawsuits
- February 23 2006 - Justices allow personal injury suits against postal service
- August 30 2006 - Soft drink companies settle benzene case
- August 14 2006 - Merck's Vioxx lawyer looks for another win
- August 08 2006 - Merck wins Vioxx trial in California
- August 04 2006 - Opening arguments begin in Vioxx trial
- August 02 2006 - Opening arguments begin in Vioxx trial
- July 26 2006 - Ground Zero illness claims triple
- July 26 2006 - CTA rider files suit in subway escape: 83-year-old woman remains in hospital
- July 26 2006 - Vioxx appeal to go before New Jersey court
- July 11 2006 - Actor roughed up at Broadway theater
- June 27 2006 - Merck tries to block Vioxx testimony
- June 23 2006 - Workers battle for 9/11 suit
- December 23, 2005 - Stem Cell Data Fake
- November 23, 2005 - Intimacy After SCI
- May 20, 2005 - Cloned Embryos To Aid in Stem Cell Research
- April 16, 2005 - Football & SCI
- March 15, 2004 - Illinois compensatory award median falls below that of nation
- March 10, 2004 - Jury Awards Butter-Flavor Worker $20M
- February 23, 2004 - Georgia plaintiffs recover damages in 53% of personal injury trials
- October 29, 2003 - Juries award more than 50,000 for emotional distress
- September 19, 2003 - Can 9/11 victims pursue 1 trillion lawsuit against alleged terrorist backers?
- August 23, 2003 - Nationwide Pays $5 Million in Class Action Lawsuit
- July 2, 2001 - High Jury Awards Give Mississippi County a Reputation As a Haven For Trial Lawyers
- April 1, 2001 - Report Cites Increase in Jury Awards in Personal Injury Cases.
- October 14, 2000 - $46 Million Awarded In Norfolk Southern Crash. Verdict Is Largest In Virginia's History In A Personal Injury Case
- September 8, 2000 - Legal Reform Will Not Hurt Firestone Consumers
- August 31, 2000 - States Consider Lawsuits Over Allegedly Defective Firestone Tires
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