Posts tagged General Personal Injury

• Zetia and Vytorin - That Which Does Not Kill Us Make Us Sicker?

  Jean Martin | January 15, 2008 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Yesterday it was announced that, once again, new highly-touted medications are not effective, and worse, may actually do more harm than good. Results from a study regarding Zetia and Vytorin were finally released after much delay and speculation. Much to the public's chagrin, the reports are that Zetia and Vytorin may slightly reduce cholesterol, but they do not reduce plaque build-up in the...

• Drunk Boating Accident Kills Two

  Matt Buckmiller | July 10, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Two people traveling on a family boat at Skaneateles Lake in New York were tragically killed when they were hit head-on by another boat driven by someone allegedly under the influence of alcohol. At first it was believed that Brian Cordes, 25, was driving the boat. But, Onondaga County Sheriff's deputies found that Cordes was covering for his brother, Craig Cordes, who was allegedly drunk...

• ATV Rollover Accidents - Yamaha Rhino's Defective Design

  Jean Martin | February 19, 2008 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Despite its unsafe reputation, the Yamaha Rhino ATV is still being sold. With several fatalities, accidents, and serious injuries, the Rhino is considered among the most dangerous all-terrain vehicles available. From severed limbs and head injuries to broken bones and numerous deaths, the list of those who have experienced a traumatic event as a result of the Yamaha Rhino continues to...

• Jury awards $6 million to motorcycle accident victim

  Gary Shipman | October 01, 2007 7:06 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A federal court jury in Waco, Texas has awarded $6 million to a man who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident involving a collision with a tractor-trailer.The trucking company placed the blame for the accident on the operator of the motorcycle, who was injured when the truck driver changed lanes, striking the motorcycle and knocing the driver off the bike. The injured man, a 13 year...

• Who/What is Your Personal Injury Attorney?

  Gary Shipman | June 12, 2007 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  You Deserve the Best" "We'll Fight for You"As consumers, we are constantly hearing/seeing television and radio ads from law firms, seeking to have those injured in a car accident, on the job, as the result of medical negligence, or in a nursing home, call their offices. Those solicitations use persuasive, but often deceptive, "come ons" in an attempt to convince you to make that call. There...

• More Hernia Repair Patches May Be Defective

  Jean Martin | January 25, 2008 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Many patients who had experienced abdominal pain, constipation, bowel obstructions and bowel adhesions after hernia repair surgery contacted a lawyer to determine their legal rights only to be told that they did not have a case because the specific mesh patch used in their surgery was not subject to a recall. We at Shipman & Wright, LLP knew that the defect in the patches had to go beyond any...

• Employment Discrimination - MLK had a dream and a mission

  Jean Martin | January 21, 2008 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King, Jr.As we reflect on all that Martin Luther King, Jr. was able to accomplish in his life cut too short, one can only wonder what he could have achieved for workers' rights and what he could have done to end the on-going discrimination in the workplace. Everyone is quite familiar with his accomplishments in stomping out racial...

• Shipman & Wright, L.L.P.

  Staff Writer | April 07, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Our North Carolina law firm, Shipman & Wright, L.L.P., represents plaintiffs in matters of personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, consumer fraud and class actions. People injured in serious accidents, hurt by defective products, or injured on the job have looked to us for dedicated advocacy since 1980. For more information about our practice and law firm, contact our...

• Vytorin and Zetia - Consumers Ripped Off

  Jean Martin | March 31, 2008 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Doctors are being urged to cut their prescriptions of the popular cholesterol-lowering drugs Vytorin and Zetia in patients. A recent clinical study showed that Vytorin and Zetia were far more expensive yet far less effective than statin drugs. The study did not raise significant safety issues among patients treated with Vytorin, but did suggest that patients need not pay the higher cost for...

• More Health Problems From Fosamax

  Jean Martin | January 29, 2008 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A lawsuit filed in New Jersey state court claims that Fosamax caused multiple stress fractures and suppressed bone regeneration in the legs of a woman who took Fosamax for 10 years. More than 400 people already have sued manufacturer Merck alleging that Fosamax causes a bone-decaying condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw. Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a serious condition in which bone...