Personal Injury Articles

Individual Personal Injury Claims vs. Class Action Lawsuits

There are many types of personal injury lawsuits. Most injury cases, settlements, and verdicts fit into one of three categories: an individual lawsuit, a class action lawsuit, or a multi-district litigation (MDL). Understanding the different types of lawsuits help potential claimants to better comprehend how the litigation process may affect them in case they’ve been… Read More

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Individual Personal Injury Claims vs. Class Action Lawsuits

PRESS RELEASE: $6.7 Million Jury Verdict in Food Poisoning Case

A Florida jury returned a $6.7 million verdict for Angel and Maria Martinez after Mr. Martinez suffered severe nerve damage from eating contaminated seafood at Lobster Haven Seafood Market and Shanty, a restaurant located in Tampa, Florida. In December of 2013, Mr. Martinez and his wife of more than thirty years visited Lobster Haven where… Read More

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Carla C. Winter Awarded Scholarship for Outstanding Philanthropic Efforts

Swope, Rodante P.A. is pleased to award Carla C. Winter the 2017 Swope Rodante Scholarship for Outstanding Philanthropic Efforts. Carla is a first-year MD-Ph.D. student in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program and is currently researching the central nervous system and its potential capacity to regenerate. Over the last 35 years, Swope, Rodante P.A. has… Read More

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UPDATE: Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against UPenn over Brain Cancer Death

As an update to an entry we posted back on January 6th, 2014, we have now learned that the court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim, principally because she did not file appropriate expert affidavits to link her husband’s death to radiation exposure or to the medical care provided to him. The medical providers, on the contrary,… Read More

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Australian Medics plead for ban on boxing as fighter dies after fight.

Medical officials from Senior Queensland have announced they wish to bring forth a request to ban boxing in Australia as a local fighter lost his life early this month after a fight.  Braydon Smith, a fighter from Australia, lost a WBC Asian Boxing Council continental featherweight title bout to Filipino John Moralde, unanimously.  After the… Read More

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Australian Medics plead for ban on boxing as fighter dies after fight.

Department of Transportation Releases First Tween Seat Belt Advertisements

On March 12th, the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that they will be releasing a series of advertisements directed at parents of children years 8-14.  Although children this young are not yet getting behind the wheel, NHTSA believes it is important to remind parents that these children must be… Read More

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Department of Transportation Releases First Tween Seat Belt Advertisements

The Necessity for More Research on Drugged Driving

Awareness of a certain issue can usually lead to improvement of the issue, and recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted two studies that highlight the effects of MADD’s efforts against drunk driving.  Over the course of MADD’s (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) mission, they have continually sought ways to diminish drunk driving around… Read More

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Woman from Winston-Salem uses personal experience of brain injury to raise awareness.

Over twenty years ago, Kelly Bouldin Darmofal came face to face with an extraordinary moment that would change her life forever.  On September 17, 1992, just five days after her 15th birthday, Kelly Bouldin rode in the passenger seat of a friend’s car, which crashed against a telephone pole and sent Kelly headfirst against the… Read More

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