Glendale Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Miscellaneous

When it comes to dangerous dogs, I’m sure you’ve heard the slogan "punish the deed not the breed." While many subscribe to that slogan, feeling that the fault lies with the owner/trainer of a given...

Mangled Mandy Peynado lay face down frozen in terror...as a rottweiler began eating her alive.You may have seen the slogan "Punish the deed not the breed." Many feel strongly that the slogan is reasonable while others feel there should be extra measures taken to protect the public from breeds that have a propensity to be aggressive and have the body weight and strength to carry out a severe dog...

Stephen A.H.Keefer, a former House Democratic Caucus staffer, has filed a wrongful termination suit against his former employers. The case was filed in Commonwealth Court.Keefer was director of information technology. In his suit he claims that the only reason he was fired from that position was to divert attention of an investigation pertaining to House operations away from certain...

In October 2007, two letter carriers were separately attacked in Casper City Wyoming. In both incidences they were attacked by pit bulls. The dog attacks necessitated hospital visits, stitches and shots. The city is now looking into adding a link to the website informing people of the location of dogs that have been identified as vicious. Additionally, having an insurance policy on vicious dogs...

Dogs are pack animals, and in their world there can only one pack leader. While it is wise to establish yourself as the pack leader when it comes to your dog, for your own safety, it is just as important how you teach your pet who's boss.After having one cocktail too many, one particular 47-year-old man in Germany wanted to show a dog who was boss, so he began eating out of the dog's dish. That...

Lockheed Martin Corp., will pay $2.5 million to former employee, Charles Daniels, who sued for having been called the N-word and for nothing having been done by Lockheed after he reported the ongoing workplace discrimination. This is the largest settlement with an individual in a racial discrimination case handled by the by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.With respect to the...

Many people have been in a situation where a strange dog approaches sans a leash. Some consider using mace to protect themselves against such a situation. In the event of a dog attack, it is better to have a game plan. Many people automatically go into fit or flight mode - more often flight. In this situation fight or flight is a bad idea. The safest response to an aggressive dog is to remain...

According to epidemiologists with the Minnesota Department of Health's Injury and Violence Prevention Unit, stray dogs do not account for the majority of dog bites. In Minnesota, dog bites are on the rise. However, a periodical published in "Minnesota Medicine" stated that when scientists studied the dog bites that were treated in hospitals, the rate of dog bites had increased by a staggering...

In October 2006 15-year-old, James Citizen, was abducted and shot to death. Marvin Nicholson Jr., a Chattanooga firefighter at the time of the incident, was subsequently fired from his job as a firefighter following his arrest for the death of Citizen. Nicholson has now filed a wrongful termination claim against the city and is asking for $250,000 in damages. He claims that the city did not...

According to the law of the land, a physician has the right to determine who he/she will treat and can terminate a physician/patient relationship at any time without cause. That is, as long as proper steps are taken for continuity of care. What happened in this particular case is unusual to say the least. In 2005, Wichita police officer Karie Zimmer filed suit against a Wichita clinic for...

Bulgaria is not alone in its problem of stray dogs running the streets. It really is a sad situation in the formally communist country. The problem got worse on Tuesday when Ann Gordon, 56, a British born woman, was attacked by eight particularly vicious dogs when she was out walking her own dog, a German Shepard.It was confirmed that she bled to death after suffering multiple bites from the...

You've heard it said that "truth is stranger than fiction." It would be safe to say that this medical malpractice situation is one of those incidences . Long Island physician, Dr. Harvey Finklestein, may have exposed hundreds to Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and HIV according to the Nassau County Health Department. When Finkelstein's was investigated, what was observed is alarming. " The...

In Middlesex County it was reported that an extremely aggressive cat attacked a resident's dog. Bad move on the cat's part; he died in the altercation. Subsequently, lab tests were run on the dead cat, and it was discovered that the cat was rabid. Fortunately, the dog that was attacked was up-to-date on his rabies shots, otherwise he would have lost his life also. Rabies is caused by a virus....

Can you imagine the horror of finding yourself cornered by your neighbor's pit bull. That is exactly what happened to Dave Monroe. As a result of that experience, Monroe was at the Wabash City Council meetings on October 22 calling for tuffer regulations against pit bulls, and who can blame him.Mayor Bob Banlandingham is looking into the issue. An issue that many cities deal with. Manroe did his...

We have all heard horror stories about dog bites, but rarely do you hear dog bite stories invloving Labrador. Here's one. A twelve-month-old baby boy was with the family's pet Labrador in their backyard when the dog bit him in the right eye, necessitating stitches. Family and neighbors were shocked since the family Labrador has always been a good dog and has never been aggressive or harmed...