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Posted: September 30th, 2008, 9:01pm CDT
During a medical exam required for a personal injury suit against a driver who rear-ended him in a fender bender, Lewis J. Bazakos allegedly suffered a second injury when the orthopedic surgeon grabbed his head, rotated his neck and pulled. Bazakos' suit against the doctor presented a novel, threshold issue: Did the claim sound in medical malpractice or rather in simple negligence? Because of ...
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Posted: September 30th, 2008, 6:17pm CDT
Baltimore running back Willis McGahee has a rib injury and his status for the Ravens game against the Titans Sunday is unclear.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 10:16am CDT
OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP - Deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle personal injury accident early Saturday, according to a written statement from the department. At about 2:30 a.m., on southbound U.S. 41 south of Millionaire Street in Osceola Township, a vehicle driven by Barbara Anne Yannatta, 51, of Calumet, crossed the center line, possibly attempting to turn
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:41am CDT
GILBERT – Wesley White grew up at Gilbert, became a standout football player at Duke University and was set for a career as a professional football player in Canada when fate took a hand and he suffered a severe injury.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:15am CDT
NEW YORK The legal crusader portrayed by Julia Roberts in the Oscar-winning film Erin Brockovich is now working for a Manhattan personal injury law firm that specializes in asbestos cases. The real Erin Brockovich signed a consulting contract with Weitz & Luxenberg and will be involved in soliciting cases and investigating claims. Brockovich told the New York Post : "I'm hands-on and they're ...
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 5:01am CDT
An injury-riddled Red Sox season took another jarring turn Sunday. Josh Beckett, their expected starter in Game 1 of the Division Series Wednesday against the Angels, will instead be pushed back to Game 3 Sunday at Fenway Park because of an oblique injury, the team said.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 5:01am CDT
PLATTSBURGH -- A Plattsburgh woman was injured during a one-car accident Saturday morning. Plattsburgh-based State Police reported Victoria Curry, 47, was driving on Stafford Road in the Town of Plattsburgh at about 10 a.m. when the accident happened.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 3:45am CDT
Syracuse University is a defendant in four active lawsuits, one of which is set to go to trial in October. O'Connor v. Syracuse University, a personal injury lawsuit, is set for a pre-trial conference today and will begin trial at the end of October in the Albany Civil Supreme Court, according to court records.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 2:21am CDT
The state Department of Transportation recorded 521 motorcycle accidents last year, with 36 fatalities. Ten years ago, there were 288 motorcycle accidents and 14 deaths.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 12:32am CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The legal crusader portrayed by Julia Roberts in the Oscar-winning film ``Erin Brockovich'' is now working for a Manhattan personal injury law firm that specializes in asbestos cases.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 10:35pm CDT
Next month in Kona, Hawaii, some 1,800 triathlon athletes from across the globe will participate in the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship. Lesley Mettler, 37, one of 53 Washington residents registered for the event, will be among them.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 10:30pm CDT
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a shoulder injury in a 30-21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 10:16pm CDT
When the kicker Mike Nugent sustained an injury on Sunday, a safety, a quarterback and a punter prepared to step in.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:55pm CDT
Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark left Sunday's season-opener against the Chicago Bears after suffering a right knee injury in the first quarter.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 6:25pm CDT
Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III left Sunday's 28-10 win over the Cleveland Browns with an apparent injury to his ribs.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 4:40pm CDT
Gordon Brown comes out fighting for his leadership today and declares that his experience of personal adversity has made him the man to lead Britain through troubled economic times.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 4:33pm CDT
Reigning NFL MVP leaves game against Chiefs after a hit on left leg; no word on extent of injury.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 1:12pm CDT
Kimmie Meissner's score of 65.69 in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships' short program was a personal best. ( AP photo / January 25, 2007)
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 2:11am CDT
8/21 Greenpoint Mortgage Funding vs. Robert Koller, foreclosure. 8/26 In the matter of: Tower Center Metro., special district. 8/21 Lawrence Brooks, et al vs. Vail Christian H.S., personal injury.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 6:10pm CDT
Cincinnati quarterback Dustin Grutza was wheeled off the field with an apparent leg injury after being sandwiched by three Oklahoma players in the fourth quarter of the Bearcats' game Saturday.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:25pm CDT
A man from Lyons, Ill., was taken to Lake Regional Hospital on Friday with moderate injuries after hurting himself while riding on a personal watercraft at Lake of the Ozarks.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 1:26pm CDT
Nonagenarian marxist leader Jyoti Basu sustained a minor injury in the forehead after a fall in the toilet of his Salt Lake residence, his personal assistant J Ghosh said tonight.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 9:12am CDT
UCF will have its top linebacker in the lineup against No. 17 USF Saturday.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 6:54am CDT
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office has authorized charges of felonious driving, failure to report a personal injury crash, operating while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license against Jose Reyes, a 38-year-old Grand Junction man.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:14am CDT
The Detroit Shock announced Wednesday that forward Cheryl Ford will miss the remainder of the regular season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 2:04am CDT
When is a loan not a loan? That depends on how you define “loan.” The simple definition could bring big changes for dozens of companies that give money to personal injury victims who need cash while they’re suing for damages. Opponents contend these litigation-funding companies are lenders that charge high interest rates — as much as 100 percent a year. The companies contend they are ...
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:38pm CDT
The Patriots didn’t list quarterback Tom Brady on their injury report Thursday. That’s their first public admission that Brady, who missed all of the preseason because of a sore foot, will not only play Sunday against the Chiefs at Gillette Stadium but also start.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:12pm CDT
Daunte Culpepper, who starred at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings before a major knee injury in 2005 curtailed his career, announced his retirement in an e-mail yesterday morning, saying he has simply grown tired of fighting for one more opportunity.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:14am CDT
BEREA Cleveland Browns linebacker Antwan Peek has suffered a season-ending knee injury. Coach Romeo Crennel said today that Peek ruptured his right patellar tendon while running during Wednesday's workout.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 7:32am CDT
Fake driver?s license Nelson Diaz, 31, was charged Aug. 19 with seconddegree forgery. He is accused on July 11 of having a fake driver?s license. He is also known as Artura Carbajal Diaz-Leal. Leaving the scene Reynaldo Lopez-Servin, 24, was charged Aug. 19 with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He is accused on July 22 of leaving the scene of an accident when the other driver was ...
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 1:42am CDT
PELHAM MANOR - A Bronx man apparently fleeing a minor personal injury accident rammed a Jeep station wagon, nearly amputating the 17-year-old driver's leg, at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The Pelham Manor teen had been on his way to football practice.