Blog Posts in July, 2010
Posted on Jul 30, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
David Lee Phillips is a defense attorney in Las Vegas and the son of a prominent civil rights leader. He is also the subject of a lawsuit against Metro Police. In February of 2008, he was jogging in a ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Monday evening, a black pickup truck drove onto the curb of the sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip, hitting three pedestrians. The victims, two females and a male, were immediately taken to University ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
At the Sunrise Children's Hospital, two nurses were suspended after an unusual number of catheter disruptions in the neonatal intensive care unit were discovered. The hospital had suspected negligence ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Around 1:00 a.m. last night, a Metro Police Officer was sitting in his car at a red light when it was suddenly hit by another car. The other car rear ended the officer's vehicle at the Boulder Highway ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Monday morning around 11 a.m. the Clark County Fire and Hazmat team responded to a call from Red Rock Hotel and Casino. The hotel and casino, which is also a spa and has a pool, accidentally mixed up ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
A 19 year old motorcycle driver was killed on Saturday after an accident with an SUV. His name has not yet been released; police are waiting until his family has been notified of the motorcycle ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
An unnamed 21 year old woman was struck in the head by a slow moving propeller at McCarran International Airport on Thursday. She was taken to nearby University Medical Center in critical condition, ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
In the second mysterious NV Energy accident this week, a man was killed in an accident at the Moapa NV Energy power plant on Tuesday. Tuesday evening, around 5:30 p.m., Las Vegas police were informed ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Early Sunday morning, a transformer in the downtown NV Energy substation exploded, shaking nearby buildings and causing two injuries. The people injured were outside of the building and were struck by ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Last November, "Black Friday," the shopping sale the day after Thanksgiving, turned deadly when a Walmart employee was trampled to death by a crowd of eager shoppers. Now, Walmart has spent over $2.5 ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Fireworks celebrations can be very dangerous, especially when alcohol is involved. Celebrations with homemade fireworks, however, are a lesser known but equally dangerous occurance. On Sunday, one ...
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Posted on Jul 2, 2010 By De Castroverde Law Group
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company lost its appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court that a $32.2 million judgement is excessive. The damages were awarded to the victims and deceased victims' families of a ...
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