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• EEOC Temporary Inventory Reduction Project

  Staff Writer | September 20, 2006 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The EEOC is planning a temporary inventory reduction project for August 28, 2006 through September 29, 2006. Investigators have been asked to assess and identify those cases in their respective inventories which they believe, for a variety of reasons, do not warrant additional investigation and/or expenditure of resources. In these specific cases only, a determination letter will be sent out...

• Birth Control Patch Label Warning

  Staff Writer | September 20, 2006 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  According to the latest news from the FDA, Ortho and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients aboutchanges to the available prescribing information to inform them of the results of two separate epidemiology studies evaluating the risk of developing a serious blood clot in women using Ortho Evra compared to women using a different oral contraceptive. The first study found that the risk...

• Motorcycles and Cars Don't Mix in Park County--Again

  Staff Writer | August 26, 2006 6:58 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A thirty-five-year-old man riding his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle whose driver failed to apply her turn signal and turned into the motorcycle without notice. The operator of the motorcycle was struck on the right side causing severe bruising and deep tissue pain and discoloration of his leg and ankle. The motorcycle operator was recently awarded damages in the Fifth Judicial District of...

• Motorcycles and Cars Don't Mix in Park County

  Staff Writer | August 25, 2006 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  In a confidential settlement, William Simpson's client was awarded damages for medical bills and loss of wages for cervical injuries, a dislocated shoulder and fractured ankle suffered when a vehicle pulled out in front of the his motorcycle without warning. In an attempt to avoid the accident, the motorcycle driver struck a portion of the vehicle sending both the driver and passenger of the...

• Case Settled against Park County School District No.6

  Staff Writer | August 24, 2006 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A consultant employed with the State of Wyoming slipped and fell in an unmarked area which housed a small school auditorium. It was alleged that the entrance to the stairs leading to the seating area in the auditorium were improperly marked or, in some cases, not marked at all. William Simpson represented the Plaintiff in this case which was settled before action commenced.

• Plaintiff Awarded Damages for Rear-end Collision

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A thirty-five-year-old woman, parked at a drive-thru bank was hit from behind by a large oilfield service truck. The impact caused significant damage to the car and although she was wearing a seatbelt, she suffered injuries to her cervical spine and hip resulting in permanent partial disability. William Simpson successfully represented this Plaintiff in the Fifth Judicial District, Park County.

• Confidential Settlement in Explosion Case

  Staff Writer | August 22, 2006 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  In a recent Fifth Judicial District decision, a thirty-five-year-old retired dairy farmer was awarded a confidential settlement amount for medical bills and lost wages. He suffered injuries when he attempted to light a boiler which, only the day before, had been reconnected to a propane tank. The allegations were that the coupling unit had been improperly installed from the tank to the boiler...

• Wrongful death and other Injuries

  Staff Writer | August 21, 2006 6:27 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  In a recent decision, the Fifth Judicial District awarded claims for medical bills and lost wages in the case of a 30-year old Wyoming DOT engineer and another DOT employee who were working on a road project between Worland and Ten Sleep. Both men were struck by a piece of heavy equipment operated by parties under the direction and control of a contractor. The engineer was killed instantly and...

• Environmental Issues Come With Development

  Staff Writer | August 16, 2006 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  As the West continues to grow and development ensues, many environmental issues involved with land development continue to escalate as well. Sewage systems, roads and water management are all part of this process.A recent article addresses some of these environmental law issues in two small towns: Hungry Horse, Montana and Murtaugh, Idaho. Both of these towns are looking at doubling in size...

• Attorney Intends to Challenge Constitutionality of Wyoming's Recreational Safety Act

  Staff Writer | August 16, 2006 7:36 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could make it difficult for skiers injured on ski lifts to collect damages saying that the inherent risk that skiers accept while on a mountain includes their time spent on the chair lifts. "The court said that the use and operation of ski lifts may be an inherent risk also, 'although those questions must be decided by the fact finder based on...