In cruise ship disaster, an SOS for lawyers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soon after Mitchell Proner, a New York personal-injury lawyer, heard about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy, he sprang into action. Proner, who specializes in motorcycle-accident lawsuits, has never litigated a maritime case. But he has at least one advantage over other U.S. lawyers who might want to sue over the disaster: He speaks Italian. Within ...

Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers of BD&J Strengthen Ranks by Adding Senior Associate

Steven Hilst brings to the Los Angeles personal injury law firm more than 20 years of experience in representing Southern California accident victims and their families.Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2012 Nationally recognized attorney Steven Hilst has joined the Los Angeles personal injury law firm of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, P.C., as a Senior Associate.A veteran California accident ...

Lawyers Willing to ‘Go the Extra Inch’ for Client with Delicate Injury

In the department of tacky news releases, we received a pitch from trial lawyers who helped a Navy veteran secure a $7.6 million verdict against an automotive retail company in a lawsuit stemming from a motorcycle wreck.

Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law Firm Offers More Video on New Website

A website redesign has allowed Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers to expand the information it provides to those who have been impacted by elderly abuse and neglect.Bowling Green, KY (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 The Kentucky nursing home abuse and neglect law firm of Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers has added more information, including an expanded video library, to the website it has established to ...

Portland Truck Accident Lawyers Support Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's New Hours-of-Service Rules for ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new Hours-of-Service (HOS) safety requirements will decrease the risk of truck accidents caused by driver fatigue, Portland accident attorney Sean DuBois said today.Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new ...

Drunk Driving Persists As A Problem, Washington Car Accident Lawyer Says

With more than 3,800 statewide DUI arrests during the recent holiday period, the need to be vigilant against drunk driving is as great as ever, says attorney Dean Brett of Brett Murphy – Washington’s Injury Lawyers.Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 The arrest of thousands of suspected drunk drivers during the recent holiday period shows that drinking and driving remains a problem on the state ...

Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers Call for Independent Inspections of Deficient Nursing Homes

J. Marshall Hughes and Lee Coleman of Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers say family and friends of nursing home patients need to come forward with suspicions of elder abuse and neglect. (PRWeb January 17, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/kentucky-injury-attorney/nursing-home-neglect/prweb9113858.htm

Lawyers Jump Into Cruise Ship Disaster Cases

Soon after Mitchell Proner, a New York personal-injury lawyer, heard about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy, he sprang into action. Proner, who specializes in motorcycle-accident lawsuits, has never litigated a maritime case. But he …

Sometimes it's Comp and Sometimes it's not

When a worker is in a car wreck on the job, they may have a workers comp claim or a motor vehicle negligence case or both ! At the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU we are often asked by perplexed personal injury lawyers and disabled workers to decipher the Virginia Workers Compensation Act to determine when an on the job accident is "compensable." An employee can be injured in a Virginia workplace ...

Fetterman & Associates, the Law Team, Announce the Launch of a Brand New Website

Fetterman & Associates, a leading Florida law firm with over 30 years of experience in protecting the rights of accident victims, announcing the launch of their new website.North Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 25, 2012 Fetterman & Associates, The Law Team, is a leading Florida Personal Injury Attorneys law firm assisting injury and accident victims in the counties of Palm Beach, St. Lucie, and ...