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• Dog Bites on the Rise in Raleigh

  Rick Patterson | February 22, 2008 3:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Dog bites are a concern in many cities. Many people feel the current laws do little to protect the public at large. Raleigh, North Carolina is no exception. Raleigh residents in particular have reason for concern, as there has been a steady increase in reported dog bites in their town. In 2007, there were 367 bites reported, which was a 56 percent increase over 2000, and the numbers are still...

• FDA Issues Heparin Warning

  Rick Patterson | February 19, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding heparin. At this time, Baxter Healthcare Corporation has stopped manufacturing multiple-dose vials of the blood-thinning drug. And not a moment too soon. In addition to the well-published reports of hospital staff mixing up the look-alike viles of heparin with disastrous results, there have also been reports of serious...

• Long-term Care in Nursing Homes

  Rick Patterson | February 14, 2008 4:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  An overhaul of Tennessee's state services to the elderly and disabled may not be in the too distant future. A long-term care study committee will be drafting recommendations to overhaul the current system. The state could pay Tennesseans to take care of relatives and friends rather than sending them to nursing homes. "Govenor Phil Bredesen said he will work with lawmakers to "fundamentally...

• Pit Bull Fights off Master's Would-be Attacker

  Rick Patterson | February 10, 2008 4:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  One would think that it would be a pretty safe bet that a would-be attacker would shy away from attacking a dog owner when she is in the company of her pit bull. One would think. Last Thursday in Troutdale, Oregon, a man attacked a 19-year-old woman when her pit bull came to her rescue. The pit bull bit the attacker who swiftly left the scene and the woman. The man responsible for the attack is...

• Trucker Arrested for DUI after he Kills another Driver

  Rick Patterson | February 07, 2008 4:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  While driving a truck in Frankfort, Kentucky last Wednesday night, Paul George Neto of Decatur, Alabama killed 41-year-old Leslye Robertson.The driver was charged with murder; DUI; possession of drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine and marijuana. Nato caused the head-on collision , when his truck swerved into the opposite lane of U.S. 421. His victim died after Neto's truck pushed the van she...

• Ving Rhames' Dogs Cleared in Death Case

  Rick Patterson | February 02, 2008 4:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  You may recall five months ago when actor Ving Rhames left a good friend and caretaker Jacob Adams at his home while he was on a movie shoot. Rhames was subsequently informed that Adams was found dead the lawn of Rhames' Brentwood home and the 4 dogs on the property had been quarantined pending an investigation under suspicion of a dog attack causing the death.That investigation has wrapped up,...