Blog Posts in August, 2010
Posted on Aug 30, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Around 1,500 people were at the MGM Grand lazy river on Friday when someone noticed it began to smell strongly of chlorine. Suspecting over-chlorination, they alerted the staff, who immediately began ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Billie Jean James went missing on April 22, just before she and her husband were supposed to leave for a Hawaiian vacation. James had just recovered from a mini-stroke that she suffered in November. ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
A 27 year old man who was visiting the Hard Rock Hotel from Oregon died during a pool party at the hotel. Matthew Williams, from Happy Valley, OR, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Sunrise Hospital ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
At Lake Mead National Recreation Area, a group of friends, at least some of them teenagers, were cliff diving when it ended in disaster. One of the cliff divers was killed when a friend dove in, from ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Across the country, hundreds of people have fallen ill from salmonella that was carried in tainted eggs. Although cooking the eggs thoroughly will kill the bacteria, many uncooked eggs are used in ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
For the fourth time this year, someone has drowned at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The coroner's office has not yet released the name of the 36 year old man because family members have not been ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
A desert race in Lucerne Valley, California, ended in catastrophy when a 2000 Ford Ranger went airborne and then rolled into a crowd of spectators. The driver, 28 year old Brett M. Sloppy, is a San ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
After more than 32 hours of clearing debris and making the mine shaft safe, authorities say that they have found human remains that they believe belong to the two missing mine workers. Less than two ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
The Utah bus crash which killed three people in a crash on Monday evening was driven by a Japanese exchange student at the University of Las Vegas. The driver, who has not been identified, is 26. He ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
A young boy from Utah drowned this weekend at the pool of a rental home where his family was staying. The 4 year old, Porter Liddell, was playing in the pool with as many as 15 other children when one ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Rhonda McCullough, the widow of comedian Bernie Mac, has filed a wrongful death personal injury suit against his dermatologist. The comedian and actor died at age 50 almost a year ago after ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Whenever you are involved in an accident, whether it is a car wreck , a slip and fall accident , or the effect of a dangerous drug or product liability , it is important that you know what steps to ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
In any personal injury suit involving medical malpractice, the victims can seek compensation for economic damages, such as medical bills, loss of wages, rehabilitation, etc, as well as for noneconomic ...
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