Blog Posts in November, 2011
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
While not all construction accidents are widely publicized, they do happen more often than you may think. On average, four people lose their lives every day thanks to construction accidents. Most ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
A medical center is in the middle of a wrongful death lawsuit for the supposed accidental killing of a 24-year-old man. According to the victim's family, the young man, an up-and-coming CPA, was ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
News sources say that tragedy struck the same family twice within just a few hours. The first loss was of a 16-year-old boy. He was riding with his mother on an interstate when she lost control of her ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
A man that admitted to having at least eight beers on the same day that he caused a fatal boat accident is now stating that he did not cause the deaths. The 40-year-old man was out on his boat at a ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
The next time you park on a street where bicyclists are often seen, double-check to make sure none are headed your way. Last week a 49-year-old man was cited for causing a bicycle accident that ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Police were dispatched to the scene of a drunk driving accident that injured one and caused a small fire. According to police in Los Angeles, California, the suspect, a 28-year-old man from Sylmar, ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
The case of a young child that died due to brain injury is holding the attention of a community in Illinois. This week, the jury heard from a medical expert for the prosecution. Based on his ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Officers in Northern Santa Fe have yet to identify a man struck and killed by a passenger train last week. The man, believed to be in his fifties, was trespassing on local train tracks when he was ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Double tragedy struck in California last week when a 9-year-old girl died in a car accident and her mother passed away just a few days later. Eyewitness reports show that the 27-year-old woman was ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
After investigating a tragic boating accident , police in California finally released the names of the three victims. Police reports show that the three women were riding a jet ski in a reservoir when ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
In the United States, about 1.7 million people endure a traumatic brain injury or a TBI each year. A traumatic brain injury can include any sort of bump, blow, or jolt to the head as well as ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
A wrongful death lawsuit can be filed by the family of a person who is killed as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of another person, company, or entity. For example, if a person is ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Two motorcycle accidents occurred within an hour of each other on the same California freeway during an annual fundraiser to support autism research. The accidents occurred while the charity ...
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