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Amusement-ride injuries can happen on ‘mall rides’ too
Michelle Healy, USA TODAY12:08 a.m. EDT May 1, 2013 One of the first studies to also identify rides from arcades and shopping malls. Children injured on “mall rides” tended to be young. Body areas most frequently injured were the head … Continue reading
Federal judge says lesbian Army veteran can sue government over denial of spousal benefits
LOS ANGELES – A lawsuit brought by a lesbian Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice, a federal judge in California ruled Monday. U.S. District … Continue reading
U.S. HEALTHCARE COSTS
U.S. HEALTHCARE COSTS According to a recent article in the New York Times (09/08/11), doctors are paid higher fees in the United States than in several other countries, which is a major factor in the nation’s higher overall cost of … Continue reading
Ambulance Fees Rising Across The US
When a Gig Harbor, Wash., Fire & Medic One ambulance speeds toward a hospital, medics are focused on saving lives, not money, says Medical Division Chief Paul Berlin.But the service — and thousands like it across the USA — can’t … Continue reading
Daddy Was Only a Donor
In “The Switch,” coming later this summer, Jennifer Aniston plays an attractive 40-year-old professional who has given up on finding Mr. Right for marriage and decides instead to move straight on to motherhood with a donor father. The movie offers … Continue reading
Weighed down by recession woes, jurors are becoming disgruntled
Spurned in his effort to get out of jury duty, salesman Tony Prados turned his attention to the case that could cost him three weeks’ pay: A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was suing his former sergeant, alleging severe emotional … Continue reading
Judge Slashes Neurosurgery Expert’s $7,000 Fee in Automobile Injury Case
Neurosurgeons might be able to charge more than other experts for their deposition testimony but $7,000 for two hours is "near to being extortionate," a New Jersey federal magistrate judge says. As a consequence of her Dec. 30 ruling, the … Continue reading
Pothole Fall Costs Tempe $150,000
Woman Needs Knee Replacement After Tripping During Arts Festival Tempe taxpayers could shell out more than $170,000 in the coming year from one lawsuit. Of that amount, $150,000 will go to a California woman who tripped on a pothole and … Continue reading
Law Firm Sues Verizon
A Tempe law firm expected an exclusive spot in Verizon’s Yellow Pages when it paid more than $100,000 for a full-color advertising insert in the book. But when Verizon sold a similar cardboard “tab” ad to a competing firm, and … Continue reading
Bikers Descend on Cave Creek
How many motorcyclists hell-bent on keeping their good name can you cram into a one-road community of 3,600 residents? Inspired by accusations that Cave Creek is prejudiced against motorcyclists, thousands of the leather lovers are expected to descend on Cave … Continue reading
