InjuryBoard Cheyenne Archives

• Jail, Officer Sued On Behalf Of Inmates

  Staff Writer | January 24, 2006 11:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two inmates from Wyoming against a New Mexico corrections officer, the jails wardens, the county commisioners and the jail's management company.The lawsuit claims sexual abuse and cruel and unusual punishment by Detention Officer Brian Orr of the McKinley County (N.M.) Detention Center. The complaint was filed on behalf of...

• Car, Tractor Trailer Collide on I-80

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2006 10:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A car going the wrong way on Interstate 80 collided with a tractor-trailer in a head-on accident Saturday, killing both the driver and passenger of the car.Robert Kirkendall was driving the wrong direction when the driver of the truck noticed Kirkendall's car coming at him. The semi driver changed lanes, to avoid Kirkendall, but Kirkendall changed lanes as well and hit the tractor-trailer head...

• SUV Headrests Fail Whiplash Test

  Staff Writer | January 12, 2006 11:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Bob Carroll at Tampa Bay Personal Injury Lawyer points out a CNN report that a recent test of seat and head restraints in SUVs revealed only six of 44 vehicles got a good rating for whiplash protection. The test, conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetypoints out that:Seats and head restraints in big SUV sellers like the Ford Explorer, Toyota 4Runner and Chevrolet TrailBlazer...

• Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Facts

  Staff Writer | January 06, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  New York injury lawyer Paul Napoli and his staff point out in their blog a Texas study that analyzes medical malpractice calims and finds that verdicts and claims are not accounting for the rise in medical malpractice insurance premiums - just more evidence that the insurance companies are talking out of both sides of their mouths with doctors.

• Tanker Company Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | January 03, 2006 10:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  On our Colorado Springs site we mention that defendant attorneys have filed for dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit against Hawkis and Power Aviation. The Billings Gazette documents the troubles of the tanker company since "two of its large fire-retardant bombers broke up in midflight."