We Asked Are Background Checking Companies Subject to Lawsuits? SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A clerical error landed Kathleen Casey on the streets. Out of work two years, her unemployment benefits exhausted, in danger of losing her apartment, Casey applied for a job in the pharmacy of a Boston drugstore. She was offered $11 an hour. […]
Archive for December, 2011
News AP IMPACT: When your criminal past isn’t yours
Posted: December 22, 2011 by Lawyer in Auto Accident LawyerBreaking News Parents Sue After Teen Dies During Wisdom Tooth Surgery
Posted: December 15, 2011 by Lawyer in Car Accident LawyersThe parents of a Maryland teen who died earlier this year during wisdom tooth surgery have sued the oral surgeon and the anesthetist for medical malpractice. Jenny Olenick, a 17-year-old junior at Marriotts Ridge High School in Woodstock, Md., died in April from complications during the outpatient procedure performed on 5 million Americans each year. […]
News Personal Injury Lawyer Reflects On Pedestrian Death Study in WV
Posted: December 7, 2011 by Lawyer in Auto Accident LawyerNearly anyone who heads out for a walk on a regular basis likely keeps an eye out for drivers who may be distracted or operating recklessly. If you’re on foot in November, your risk of getting killed is far greater than at other times of the year, according to a study released by two Carnegie […]
Breaking News First lawsuit filed against Penn State coach in sex scandal
Posted: December 6, 2011 by Lawyer in Oil SpillPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A new accuser against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said Sandusky sexually abused him “over 100 times” as a child. The handwritten statement by a man, now 29, identified only as “John Doe A” accompanied a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court against Sandusky, Penn State […]