A Guide to Herniated Disc Injuries

By David Macaulay, Veritas Legal Media - veritaslegalmedia@hotmail.com Many back injuries sustained in car crashes will clear up over time, with the exception of severe spinal injuries caused by high impact crashes. But herniated disc injuries can be caused by low speed rear-end crashes as well as high speed wrecks. They can cause the victim serious pain and may require costly surgery in some cases. The discs are round cushions that separate the vertebrae of the spinal column. They act like...
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All the Danger of the Fun Fair

Veritas Legal Media - 757-582-1836 veritaslegalmedia@hotmail.com In 2008 the fun of a fair in South Florida turned into a nightmare when a mother fractured her ribs and clavicle when the kiddie ride she was on with her son turned over and landed on top of her. She is not the only victim of a fun fair or an amusement park. The website rideaccidents.com, that describes itself as the world’s most comprehensive database on these accidents, contains details of numerous horrendous mishaps at fair...
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Ex-Railroad Worker is Awarded $4.5 Million over Painful Slip

Veritas Legal Media - 757-582-1836 veritaslegalmedia@hotmail.com BODY – Tripping on the railroad may not seem like obvious grounds for a lawsuit against your employer. But when the employer is a railroad company that has allowed weeds to grow so high that the dangers are not readily apparent, it’s the grounds for a multi-million dollar verdict, a jury in Roanoke, Virginia decided. See this video of a Norfolk Southern derailment. The jury awarded $4.5 million to former Norfolk Southern Corp...
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Claiming for a Slip and Fall Injury

Veritas Legal Media - 757-582-1836 - veritaslegalmedia@hotmail.com A case that was settled last year against PetSmart in Newport News, Virginia was a high profile example of a slip and fall lawsuit. In Feb. 2011, PetSmart settled a federal lawsuit over allegations that employees at its Newport News store failed to clean up dog feces, leading a customer to slip and injure himself. The pet supply store and Robert W. Holloway of Poquoson, VA reached an agreement to avoid trial. It's not known h...
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