A recent teen car accident in Veedersburg killed two Fountain Central High School students. Three teens were involved in the single-car accident that happened on the Kingman Road, according to Commercial-News. Two of the teens were airlifted to local hospital. One was transported by ambulance. The Fountain County Sheriff’s Department reports that two of the…
Continue reading ›As we recently reported on our Indiana Injury And Family Lawyer Blog, students across the state are heading back to school this month and motorists need to be cautious these young ones on our roadways. A great number of children walk and bike to school, or use these forms of transportation. Motorists are asked to…
Continue reading ›It’s that time of the year again when students head back to school. It’s also a time when we start seeing more injuries and deaths as a result of school bus accidents in Indiana and elsewhere in the country. In an attempt to reduce the risks of potentially fatal accidents involving our big, yellow buses,…
Continue reading ›Prescription drugs are often a target of litigation for a variety of reasons. In some cases, risks relating to prescription drugs are not disclosed to the patient through the drug label so patients cannot truly make an informed decision about the drug to weigh the risks against the benefits. In these cases, a lawsuit may…
Continue reading ›Effective today, it is now illegal to text or email and drive in Indiana. Doing so is now an infraction subjecting the unsafe and negligent driver to a $500 fine. It is hoped that the new law will lessen driver distraction and decrease many car accidents caused by the failure of drivers to keep a…
Continue reading ›Indiana physician Mark Weinberger must now contend with over 20 criminal counts of billing insured patients for treatment he did not perform. The U.S. Judge Philip Simon in the Northern District of Indiana recently rejected a plea agreement in which Mark Weinberger’s attorney suggested he receive four years in prison for his dishonest behavior. Collectively,…
Continue reading ›Pharmacy mistakes have been vastly reduced with the assistance of computerized systems that monitor and track patient data, including: past medication history, current medication history, and the potential interaction between drugs, including: side effects associated with drugs you are taking or will be taking. This provides for labels to be automatically printed with vital information…
Continue reading ›Passengers in auto accidents may be entitled to legal claims for damages they suffer from, but the extent of compensation varies, depending upon allowances in the insurance policy (ies) of the car owner(s) involved in the accident. In some cases, insurance policy limits may extend to uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Insurance policy limits may…
Continue reading ›Benzocaine is used by babies to reduce teething pain and by adults for cancer sores or gum irritation. Yet, there has been a scare dating back to 2006 when many infants died and their deaths had been linked to benzocaine use. Now, since the death toll has risen to 319 deaths, the Food and Drug…
Continue reading ›Indiana Superior Court recently partnered with IHCDA to provide a secure Internet portal to enhance faster, more efficient resolutions for mortgage lenders and people facing foreclosure. The mortgage crisis has vastly affected thousands of lives, both from the prospective of the lender and the borrower. The foreclosure process is often inhibited when people facing foreclosure…
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