Personal Injury Law

Colorado Woman In Serious Condition After Car Crash

Posted on April 16, 2010
A woman was pulled from her vehicle on Friday after a car accident in Colorado Springs. She remains in serious condition. At 10:30 a.m. in the area of 1309 East Boulder Street, a female driver struck a tree, according to Colorado Springs police. She was trapped in her vehicle and had to be removed by emergency responders...

Colorado Springs Teen Killed In Rollover Accident

Posted on March 28, 2010
A Colorado Springs teen, 19, was killed in a rollover accident on Interstate 70 on Saturday afternoon. The teen was riding in the back of the Jeep Wrangler with three others when the driver lost control and veered off the highway. All four occupants were thrown from the vehicle...

Certain Health Valley Granola Bars Recalled

Posted on February 19, 2010
Lovin Oven, LLC, announced a precautionary, voluntary recall of certain Health Valley Organic Granola Bars because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. To this date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled bars. The recall involves Dutch Apple, Peanut Crunch and Wildberry chew granola bars...

Icy Roads Cause Rollover Crash And 7-Car Crash; No One Injured

Posted on January 27, 2010
Icy roads are to blame for a 7-car wreck this morning at the intersection of S. Circle Dr. & E. Pikes Peak Ave. No one was seriously injured in the accident. Drivers involved in the accident said, 'When there's ice, there's not much you can do to prevent a crash...

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Hazelnuts Recalled By Whole Foods Markets In Some States

Posted on December 19, 2009
Organic raw hazelnuts (filberts) sold in bulk through Whole Foods Market stores in California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington have been recalled because the nuts were part of a batch contaminated with salmonella. Non-organic dry roasted hazelnuts sold in its stores in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and non-organic raw hazelnuts sold in its stores in Oregon and Washington were also recalled...

Recalled - Electrolux ICON And Kenmore PRO Gas Ranges

Posted on November 24, 2009
Electrolux Home Products Inc., announced a voluntary recall of Electrolux ICON and Kenmore Pro 30' Gas Ranges. According to a CPSC news release, the recall involves 'An incorrect part allows more fuel to pass to the range's oven than can be burned efficiently, causing incomplete combustion and the release of carbon monoxide...

Colorado Teen Ticketed For Careless Driving After Hitting A Parked Vehicle

Posted on October 31, 2009
A Colorado Springs teen was ticketed for careless driving after he allegedly struck a parked vehicle that two men were working on, according to authorities. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon on the 2800 block of Richmond Drive, near Constitution Ave...

John Deere Recalls Compact Utility Tractors

Posted on September 29, 2009
John Deere, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of John Deere Compact Utility Tractors. According to a news release by the CPSC, "An incorrectly sized differential was installed in the tractor transaxle affecting the engagement of the differential lock and causing the tractor to turn to the left when braking...

Two Car Collision Closes I-25 for Four Hours and Leaves One Critically Injured

Posted on July 28, 2009
On Saturday, July 25th in Colorado Springs, a two car collision on I-25 caused a part of the interstate to be closed for four hours, according to KOAA, NBC Channel 5. An investigation by the Colorado Springs police revealed that: a station wagon was going southbound on the Interstate, when the driver lost control and crossed the center median striking a pickup truck going northbound, pulling an enclosed trailer...

Colorado Springs Man Loses Control Of Vehicle, Drives Through Fences

Posted on April 29, 2009
A Colorado Springs man lost control of his pickup truck slamming through three fences before crashing into a garage full of cars. Police believe the driver suffered a seizure while behind the wheel. The truck accident happened on Damsel Drive off Stetson Hills Blvd, Sunday morning...

Man Crashes Car; Survives 12 Hours In Freezing Temps

Posted on February 09, 2009

Colorado Teen in Need of Kidney Transplant

Posted on October 30, 2008
In the summer of 2007, Boulder teen Kelsey Crider was diagnosed with Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease during a routine pre-college medical exam. Since then she has, due to medical complications, suffered from two failed transplants; one from her father and the other from a dear family friend...

2008 Pikes Peak Challenge Supports Traumatic Brain Injury Victims in Colorado

Posted on September 08, 2008
The alarm goes off at 3:30am and it's time to get up for my 2nd Pikes Peak Challenge hike. My wife & I are checking in for the hike at 4:20 and after a quick van ride to the trailhead we are off and hiking a few minutes before 5am...in the dark, flashlights in hand, making our way up the switchbacks of the Barr Trail above Manitou Springs...

Baby Pacifiers Recalled Over Choking Hazard

Posted on July 24, 2008
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled pacifiers after learning they could pose a potential choking hazard. Parts of the pacifier may come off and a child could choke or swallow them. The pacifiers are painted with slogans like "my mom rocks", "rock star", and "mute button", among others...

Military Academy Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on July 08, 2008
A wrongful death lawsuit brought against Missouri Military Academy has been settled out of court. The Academy will pay the parents of Alain Garcia $700,000 to settle the lawsuit. He was killed in a firing range accident in 2004. According to the lawsuit, filed in May 2007, Garcia, a sophomore, was shot during Junior ROTC training when a freshman cadet adjusted his firing mat at an instructor's request...

Kroger Sued for Charleston Slip and Fall

Posted on June 28, 2008
A woman alleges she shopping at a Charleston Kroger store was injured after slipping and falling. The slip and fall happened in April. She has filed a lawsuit against the company. She claims Kroger allowed a substance that was difficult to see remain on the floor, in an area where it was expected that customers would walk...

Department of Justice Hiring Interns Based on Talent or Politics?

Posted on June 27, 2008
As a fairly good student attending a great law school, I would like to believe I could hold my own against any other law student in the country. But if, before an interview for a highly competitive and prestigious position, I began to chat with a another interviewee who happened to mention that he was at the top of his class at Harvard, was involved in impressive extracurricular groups, and was fluent in a highly valuable language, I would probably sigh, turn around, and walk straight out the door, thankful that at least I didn't waste my time...

Colorado Springs Restaurants Have Tomatoes

Posted on June 19, 2008
Due to the recent tomato recall many restaurants pulled tomatoes from the menu as a precautionary measure. Tomatoes, from an unknown source, have been contaminated with a rare strain of salmonella. Hundreds of people have become ill from eating raw tomatoes...

Eads Car Accident Kills Four

Posted on May 28, 2008
A car accident near Eads has killed four people and injured three on Friday.  A car carrying four people tried to go around a tractor trailer on Colorado 287 and hit a minivan head on.  The patrol said the people in the car were believed to be from Arlington, Texas...

CPSC Issues Warning About Falls from Windows

Posted on May 22, 2008
One of the joys of warmer weather after a long winter is the pleasure of opening your windows to let in the fresh spring breezes. But, letting in that fresh air can lead to tragedy in households with small children.   Since April 2008, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has monitored media reports of at least 18 small children falling through windows including two deaths...

Colorado Springs Car Accident Injures Man

Posted on May 09, 2008
A 30-year-old man was injured in a car accident in Colorado Springs on Saturday morning.  The accident involved only one vehicle.  It rolled over many times.  Police say a 1984 Oldsmobile Sedan struck a curb line of Constitution Avenue and Avondale causing the Sedan to rollover several times...

Herbal Supplements May Promote Prostate Cancer

Posted on April 28, 2008
Two men looking to improve their muscular mass and sexual performance got more than they bargained for when taking an herbal dietary supplement. Both men are now suffering from an aggressive and incurable form of prostate cancer. When analyzed, researchers found the two hormones, testosterone and estradiol in the dietary supplement...

Sweetened Ginger Recalled for Sulfites

Posted on April 23, 2008
Jars of sweetened ginger have been recalled due to the presence of undeclared sulfites.  The product is distributed by Fine Land Corp. under the Golden Girl brand name.  The recalled ginger is sold in a 7 ounce plastic container. The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis by Food Laboratory personnel revealed the presence of undeclared sulfites in Golden Girl brand "Mut Gung" sweetened ginger which did not declare sulfites on the label...

The Heparin Debacle Part One

Posted on April 22, 2008
Remember what it felt like as a kid when you went into a candy store and you were overwhelmed with how many choices of sweets lay before you? When I read the New York Times article, U.S. Identifies Tainted Heparin in 11 Countries, I felt that same overwhelming indecision, but in a bad way...

Vytorin and Zetia Only to be Used as Last Resort

Posted on April 14, 2008
The American College of Cardiology has recommended that the popular drugs Vytorin and Zetia should only be used after all other cholesterol lowering drugs fail. The panel's spokesman, Harlan Krumholz of Yale University, said: "Our strongest recommendation is that people need to go back to statins...

Contaminated Heparin Syringes Recalled

Posted on April 04, 2008
A second manufacturer of pre-filled Heparin syringes has issued a drug recall for 32 lots of product.  The syringes were manufactured by Covidien who received components for making Heparin from the same supplier as Baxter.  Baxter has recalled all of the Heparin they manufactured due to contamination with a substance that mimics Heparin...

Teen Dies in Alcohol Related Car Crash

Posted on March 31, 2008
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, police say two 18-year old men had been drinking at a party before the vehicle they were riding in rolled early Saturday, killing one and critically injuring the other. Neither was wearing a seatbelt and both were ejected...

Teen Dies in Alcohol Related Car Crash(2)

Posted on March 31, 2008
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, police say two 18-year old men had been drinking at a party before the vehicle they were riding in rolled early Saturday, killing one and critically injuring the other.Neither was wearing a seatbelt and both were ejected...

Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

Posted on March 20, 2008
A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck.

Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

Posted on March 20, 2008
A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck. The driver apparently accelerated and moved to the right lane, cutting off another vehicle in the process but making no contact with it...

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