Archive for January, 2012

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Jan

Judge Upholds State Law In Maryland Wrongful Death Case

January 24, 2012

Justice will not come for one Maryland family until a state drunk driving liability law is changed. According to NBC 4 News-Washington, the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was killed by an over served bar patron who drove home after having 18 drinks, cannot file a $3.25 million lawsuit against the bar that over served the drunk driver because state law protects bars from being held liable for drunk driving accidents.

The accident happened in December of 2010, when a driver left the Dogfish Head Ale House in Gaithersburg, Maryland, after consuming large amounts of alcohol. Just after getting onto I-270 though, he collided with a Jeep. The crash killed the young girl riding in that vehicle.

Despite the upsetting decision Friday by the judge ruling to uphold the law, he did write a recommendation that the court of appeals examine the case further. The court of appeals could then overturn the decision, allowing victim’s families to hold an establishment accountable for over serving patrons when injury or wrongful death results.

The Maryland wrongful death attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers understand the importance of being able to prove liability in a wrongful death case. If you have lost a loved one because of someone else’s mistake, we may be able to help. Contact an experienced attorney today.

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Jan

Drunk Driver Hits And Kills Boy In Alexandria; Injures Mother

January 17, 2012

The man responsible for hitting and killing an 8-year-old boy in Alexandria, Virginia, Sunday afternoon, as well as severely injuring the boy’s mother, was due in court today to face charges of DUI Manslaughter and other crimes. Reports from ABC 7 News say the accident took place as the woman and boy walked westbound along Duke Street.

The Alexandria Police Department reported that the 22-year-old driver had a blood alcohol level of 0.15%, nearly double the legal limit, when he veered his 1994 Honda Accord of the right side of the road, just before the I-395 overpass. It was there that he struck the young boy and his mother. The child was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while his mother suffered broken legs and a fractured pelvis. She was taken to INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where she was last listed in stable condition.

The driver remained at the scene of the crash and was arrested after failing field sobriety tests.

A judge ruled this morning that the driver would be held without bond until a trial can begin February 13. He will then face not only the DUI manslaughter charge, but also charges of DUI maiming, reckless driving and driving without a license following an investigation.

The Washington, D.C. Wrongful Death Attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers understand the difficulties families face after losing a loved one to an untimely accident caused by another person’s negligence. We’re here to help.

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Jan

Swiss Drug Maker, Novartis, In The Midst Of Dangerous Dilemmas

January 10, 2012

In the past two months, the Swiss drug maker, Novartis, has been plagued with problems ranging from deadly side effects of new drugs to dangerous mix-ups in the manufacturing and packaging of medications.

The reports began in December of 2011 when a 59-year-old multiple sclerosis patient dropped dead after taking his first dose of a trial medication, Gilenya. An article by Reuters said that the patient was monitored for six hours after taking the medication with no incident. The drug company stated that the drug is known to slow the heartbeat, but returns to normal after several hours. The investigation into determining the cause of death in the patient is still ongoing.

Just as the media attention surrounding the patient’s death began to die off, the company was broadsided by another harmful mistake, this time in the manufacturing of old drugs. 9 News Now reported yesterday that the company had recalled certain drugs in response to a mix-up at a Lincoln, Nebraska, manufacturing facility that may have accidentally packaged prescription painkillers into bottles of several over-the-counter medications. Officials believe that opioid painkillers, such as Percocet, Endocet, Opana and Zydone may have accidentally been packaged in bottles of Excedrin, Gas-X, Bufferin and NoDoz.

The Maryland drug injury lawyers with ChasenBoscolo would like to pass on the advice given by the drug’s manufacturer to confirm that all medications recently purchased are correctly packaged by comparing the pills in the bottle to the picture on the outside label.

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Jan

Two Killed, Three Injured In Alcohol Related Maryland Crash

January 3, 2012

Alcohol is being blamed for an accident in Bethesda, Maryland, that took the lives of two young people and injured three others on New Years Day. According to WUSA 9 News, the car crash happened at around 3:00 AM Sunday along the westbound lanes of Jones Bridge Road.

Neighbors said they thought it was an explosion or a roof collapse that they heard when the driver of the 2007 White Chevy Trailblazer, driven by a 22-year-old man, left the road and went over a sidewalk and down an embankment. The SUV crashed through a fence before hitting a large tree head-on. A 20-year-old male in the front passenger seat was instantly killed in the crash, along with an 18-year-old girl who was in the rear passenger seat.

Two other passengers in the vehicle suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to nearby Suburban Hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle was critically injured in the crash and was airlifted to Shock Trauma in Baltimore to receive treatment. Charges are pending against the driver once he is released.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle accidents are the single leading cause of death for American teenagers. Of those accidents, they say that 60 percent were alcohol related.

The Maryland auto accident attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers would like to urge parents to talk to their teens about the dangers of not only driving drunk, but also riding in a car with someone who has been drinking.

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