accident

Women’s Hockey Team Bus Crash Lawsuit Results in $36 Million Dollar Settlement

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | December 23, 2011

On January 29, 2005, The Windsor Wildcats, a Canadian women’s youth hockey team from Windsor, Ontario, was traveling through New York, on their way to a ski resort for the holidays. As they traveled, it is likely that they never expected that their trip would end in anything but merriment. However, unfortunately for them, their […]

Construction Worker Killed in Georgia On-th-Job Accident

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | August 11, 2011

A construction worker from Jacksonville was killed last week in an accident at a construction site in Georgia. The accident occurred at the College of Coastal Georgia in Glynn County. The victim suffered an electrical shock and fell from a ladder. Unfortunately, Georgia workers’ compensation law has fallen behind the times. The workers’ family will […]

Death from fall from Hotel Window Causes Negligence Concerns

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | June 14, 2011

The young mother was still celebrating her 30th birthday when she and a few friends retreated to her 10th floor hotel room. What happened after they got there, however, is cause for conjecture. Perhaps, revved up from the day’s festivities, the slight Atlanta resident and a friend began to tousle playfully while everyone looked on. […]

New Research Reveals Possible Methods for Preventing Brain Damage Following Personal Injury

By Robert N. Katz, Esq. | June 12, 2011

New research, published in The Journal of Physiology, may have provided a definitive answer to the question of whether a key molecule, ‘KCC2’ facilitates brain cell death after an injury or prevents it. The answer, which apparently indicates prevention, has prompted scientists to explore artificial production of the compound which could provide ‘neuroprotection’ to those […]