Lynn Fire faces suit over Jaws rescue – Daily Item
LYNN – A local woman claims firefighters injured her while trying to free her from a car wreck but city lawyers deny Tracy Contreras’ legal claim and point out that it is the first suit lodged against the Fire Department in more than 10 years. “The

High court upholds lighter sentence – Edmonton Journal
Significantly, the high court left the door open for lawyers to make similar arguments in the future you could ever go below the mandatory minimum,” said Graham Johnson, an Edmonton defence lawyer who argued Nasogaluak’s case at the high court. “

Judge to mull effort to drop case against trooper in I-64 crash – News-Democrat
BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County Circuit Judge Jan Fiss will hear a motion to dismiss criminal charges against Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell on March 11. If Fiss doesn’t dismiss the criminal charges, Mitchell’s trial will begin April 26

Bellingham psychiatrist re-appointed to board – Bellingham Herald
Henry S. Levine was recently re-appointed chair of the Psychopharmacology Committee for The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Levine has practiced psychiatry in Bellingham since 1979. In addition to seeing patients, he sub-specializes in

Attorney says Toyota owners took concerns to dealership before fatal – Dallas Morning News
Monty and Linda Hardy had taken their 2008 Toyota Avalon to a Grapevine dealership “several times” with complaints about uncommanded acceleration but were told there was nothing wrong, their attorney says. MARK ROGERS/Special Contributor Owner Monty

Paul Newman: the bad father – Times Online
On the morning of November 21, 1978, I sat down to breakfast, opened The New York Times and recoiled at this terrible headline: “Paul Newman’s son, 28, dies of a drug overdose”. It reported that Scott Newman had died in a Los Angeles hotel room

Does Outlawing Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Reduce Accidents? – Earthtimes
The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) sent shockwaves through legislatures and the media late last month when it released the results of a study which claimed that outlawing hand-held cell phone use while driving has not led to a reduction in the

Oxner, longtime Greenville attorney, receives S.C. Bar award – Greenville News
a noted trial attorney and Shareholder Emeritus of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd He was included in the 2009 and 2008 editions of South Carolina Super Lawyers — Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. A Fellow of the American College of Trial

Artificial retina restores sight to the blind – Contra Costa Times
When Dean Lloyd, a 68-year-old Palo Alto lawyer, was in his mid-30s, a hereditary eye disease began taking his sight. By his late 40s, he was completely blind. So when a clinical trial was started to test an artificial retina that would restore at

Owen, Patterson & Owen Law Firm – Santa Clarita Radio
At the law firm of Owen, Patterson & Owen, you will find a team of lawyers dedicated to getting the best possible results for personal injury victims in Santa Clarita, Southern California, and beyond. Founded in 1977, the law firm of Owen, Patterson