A municipal court judge in Longview, Texas ruled over on two pit bulls last Friday after an animal attack incident.

The said animal attack happened at 2300 block of South 12th Street at about 1:10 in the afternoon last January 6 when an animal control officer named Jacqueline Lynch was trying to take a free pit bull into custody at the residence. According to a Longview dispatcher’s report, as Lynch was taking the pit bull, another pit bull from the backyard jumped off to her and both dogs attacked her. Lynch ran to a house across the street owned by the 72-year old Helen Williams to seek protection.

Lynch sustained dog bites on her hands according to Longview Development Services Director Kevin Cummings.

The town officials are determining which of the two dogs bit Lynch. Either dog was quarantined for ten days. The dogs were brought to the Humane Society of Northeast Texas.

Williams said that the dogs’ owner is out of town. Lynch further added that she had seen those two dogs several times while their owner was training them to hunt for raccoons. Some other witnesses from the neighborhood agreed that the dogs show aggressiveness beforehand but, to their knowledge, had not attacked any humans.

The court judge declared the pit bulls “dangerous” and they can only be returned to their owner once they meet certain conditions.

Though people hate to think negative things about their own pets or those of others, the truth still remains that even the gentlest cat or mildest dog can attack anybody and can cause an injury.

An animal attack may be less common than a vehicle accident. However, it doesn’t mean that it can never cause serious injuries. Therefore, a Los Angeles dog bite lawyer is always reminding the residents especially dog owners to be more responsible in breeding and training their dogs.

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A jury awarded the family of a former Windham supervisor with more than a million dollars for a wrongful death claim filed against an Albany hospital last Thursday.

Thomas P. Meeham had been one of the known supervisors in Windham, New York and was re-elected as a town official nineteen times. While doing his role as a public servant with the community, Meehan also worked as a carpenter until he came into Albany Medical Center Hospital for a hip replacement on November 11, 2009.

The day after his surgery, Meehan still managed to walk but over the next two days, he had experienced events of dyspnea, a condition referring to the difficulty in breathing. He died the following day.

The family’s wrongful death attorney said those symptoms that Meehan had experienced are a sign that he is in the early stage of having pulmonary embolism. It is a condition wherein the main artery of the lung or one of its branches is blocked by a substance that has traveled through the bloodstream from somewhere else in the body. A blood clot from the deep veins in the legs usually cause pulmonary embolism.

In their lawsuit, the family affirmed that Meehan’s attending physician – Dr. Aniko Felligi failed to request scans that could have determined the blood clots. Meehan could have survived from his seizure if he was administered with an anticoagulant.

The jury granted the family with a total of $1.4 million for economic damages, which included the decedent’s future earnings and the value of tasks he may have done.

The award value for the family’s wrongful death claim is higher than expected and the Los Angeles injury attorneys see the court’s decision engaging.

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The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the Mesriani Law Group in its roster of advocates. With the intention of further expanding its role in the community, the law firm has decided to become an official member of the Chamber mid-January this year.

Through the affiliation of Mesriani Law Group with the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, the former would have the opportunity to strengthen its partnership with local businesses, government, and community-based organizations in Santa Monica for the benefit of the development of the legal services sector in California.

High-caliber Los Angeles lawyers of Mesriani Law Group are very much accessible to efficiently and diligently help out victims of personal injury accidents and employment discrimination, as well as social security disability benefit claimants residing in Santa Monica.

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A dairy product manufacturer in Tenino, Washington conducted a product recall on all of its raw milk for the possibility of E-coli contamination.

The Frisia Dairy and Creamery immediately recalled its raw milk after the January 17 issue released by the Washington State Department of Agriculture stating that the dairy’s raw milk product was contaminated with a dangerous strain of E-coli.

Though the strain of E-coli on a skim milk product was found only within this month’s routine sampling conducted by the agency, the dairy’s product recall included all expiration dates.

At present, no illnesses related to the milk product have been reported. However, the dairy voluntarily initiated a product recall right before the possibility of any product liability claim.

The dairy has been cooperative with the Department of Agriculture. While the investigation determining the main source of the problem is still ongoing, the dairy notified all consumers and is currently removing all their raw milk products from its 8 retail outlets in Lewis, Thurston and Pierce counties.

According to the said news released by the WSDA, the E-coli was not found in other product samples collected at the same time nor has been found in the past routine monthly samples collected from the dairy.

Frisia has been operating for a couple of years, manufacturing unpasteurized fluid milk products like whole, skim and cream but it just started selling raw milk for more than three months. Now, one of the dairy’s co-owner – Anita De Boer said that they made a big risk when they decided to market raw milk and so now the dairy is thinking of shipping their milk to a processor for pasteurization.

The dairy is calling the attention of customers who bought its raw milk products to return the same for a full refund.

Frisia apparently held itself liable for any product liability claim that may arise. However, it doesn’t always gothat way. In the event that the manufacturer denied its liabilities in case of product defects, a claimant may get the right support for his or her claim through the help of an expert lawyer. In Los Angeles, product liability lawyers can prove the defective nature of any product and bring a claim to a sure win.

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Under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions’ press release, the agency is urging employers to eliminate unnecessary broad background checks after discovering hundreds of applicants filing for racial discrimination charges. All of these resulted from the criminal background checks done by a beverage company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The EEOC recently found out that over 300 Africans-Americans are harshly affected by the Pepsi Beverages, formerly known as Pepsi Bottling Group. It occurred when the company conducted a criminal background policy check that disproportionately rejected black applicants for employment.

Under Pepsi’s former policy, applicants who have been arrested or convicted of certain minor offenses shall be denied employment. However, this contradicts the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, where the use of arrest and conviction records to deny employment can be unlawful when it is not relevant for the job since it can limit the opportunities of the applicants or workers based on their race.

In the course of events, the said Beverage Company has agreed with the EEOC in modifying their policies thus adopting the new one. However, the aforementioned company is still required to pay all the monetary fines and other penalty charges set against them.

The EEOC Minneapolis Acting Director, Julie Schmid reminds employers that when conducting a background check, the nature and gravity of the offense of the applicant must be taken into consideration. More over the time that has passed since the conviction or completion of the sentence and the nature of the job in search must also be dealt with proper jurisdiction to make sure that job rejection is important for the particular position. She also added that such rejection can be considered as racial discrimination, a violation of the Title VII. In behalf of the EEOC, Acting Director Schmid hopes that employers with unnecessarily broad criminal background check policies would reassess their policies in order to comply with the provisions stated under Title VII.

The EEOC is expecting that employers would take note of their settlement agreement with Pepsi regarding on its strict qualifications in order to eliminate employment discrimination and establish equal employment opportunities for everyone.

In Pepsi’s case, the EEOC is grateful that Pepsi chooses to make an agreement in setting some real great changes without the need of further litigation. In some cases, employers usually oppose employment discrimination claims by trying to fabricate reasons for the employment action. Therefore, an employee filing for complaints must be sure that his or her lawyer is familiar with the tricks that employers do.  Los Angeles Employment lawyers know very well on how to utilize their knowledge regarding laws when employment discrimination cases arises such as these.

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The driver who is believed to have caused the vehicle accident that killed a pedestrian last January 1 in Green County, Pennsylvania has surrendered to police.

The driver, 22–year-old Maris Chandler, is accused of hit–and–run charge as he struck and dragged to death Chelsea Robison. The accident occurred at Pit Gas Road in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania.

According to reports, right after the accident, Chandler jumped out of the car to flee in fear for his life, while Robinson sustained life-threatening injuries and was brought to a nearby hospital. Few days after the incident, Chandler finally showed up himself and surrendered to the authorities.

According to Chandler’s vehicle accident lawyer, Blaine Jones, the driver never intended to escape but he panicked after a racially motivated crowd attacked him ripping off his clothes. The attorney has said that the crowd called Chandler with racially discriminating names and threatened him.

Robinson’s mother is claiming that Chandler’s car struck into his daughter causing the woman to fell on the ground. Furthermore, she said that when her daughter was getting up, Chandler struck her again causing Robinson to roll under the car.

This is a very complicated story of a vehicle accident which involves racial discrimination concerns. Well, Chandler must wish for his win in this case which involves other relevant issues. It is imperative for him to have the smartest attorney in order for him to strengthen his defense.

In California, car accident victims should always be supported by an experienced and skilled Los Angeles personal injury attorney so as to ensure that justice would be serve just in time.

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Landers family was awarded with $1 million for their car accident wrongful death claim after losing their son to a drunk driver.

Leaving your kid to one of your most trusted relatives or friends for a weekend or a vacation trip will absolutely bring you peace of mind. However, this verdict must be seen as a warning to parents leaving or planning to leave their children behind for a weekend getaway or a vacation.

The family of a young boy who died in a drunk driving vehicle accident finally won the wrongful death claim they filed way back in 2009. The said drunk driving accident occurred on July 18, 2009. It was when the parents of a 12–year-old Matthew Landers left him under the custody of Randy Sonzanski – a close family friend for a fishing trip in Alaska.

The couple probably gave too much of their trust to Sonzanski, not knowing that the latter would be unmindful of taking good care of their son. Sonzanski being careless about Matthew, allowed the boy to ride on the car of Sonzanski’s friend – Daniel Armstrong upon knowing that Armstrong was already intoxicated by an alcohol.

Don’t drink and drive – that’s the golden rule that Armstrong violated. The worst thing is that the young boy is with him when his car submerged into the Alaskan river as a result of drunk driving. Matthew died from drowning in the river while Armstrong survived.

The police officers who conducted an investigation regarding the incident confirmed that there was a substantial blood alcohol concentration level found in Armstrong’s sobriety test.

Driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 or more is strictly prohibited in Alaska. According to researches, having a BAC level of .05 may weaken the driving ability of most people. Therefore, 0.08 BAC level was set to be the lawful limit for drivers.

Finally, after several years of waiting, justice has come. Armstrong pleaded guilty and will be facing four years imprisonment. May this serve as a warning to would-be drunk drivers.

Having a quality time with each other might be one of the best moments for spouses. However, kids should never be overlooked in such instances. Take some time and effort in considering to bring your kids too on your vacation trip rather than leaving them under the custody of other people.

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