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• Teen Dies in Alcohol Related Car Crash(2)

  Linda Snyder | March 31, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  According to the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, police say two 18-year old men had been drinking at a party before the vehicle they were riding in rolled early Saturday, killing one and critically injuring the other.Neither was wearing a seatbelt and both were ejected. The passenger, Evan Kinnan, died in the one-car crash on Woodmen Road, and the driver, Craig Milos, suffered severe head...

• Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck. The driver apparently accelerated and moved to the right lane, cutting off another vehicle in the process but making no contact with it. He continued to accelerate while in the right lane and...

• Colorado Springs Hospital Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Linda Snyder | March 14, 2008 3:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Memorial Hospital settled a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday with Donald Rifkin, whose wife shot and killed the couple's boys and then herself shortly after being released from the Colorado Springs-owned hospital in 2005.Rifkin will receive $325,000, according to city documents obtained by The Gazette.On April 22, 2005, Julie Rifkin, 41, made threats to a co-worker about killing herself and her...

• Taco Bell Sued for Slip and Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | March 06, 2008 10:43 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A man has sued Taco Bell after he claims he fell on a wet floor at one of their restaurants. The slip and fall lawsuit was filed in January. The incident happened at a Taco Bell in West Virginia in 2006. Hailey claims he was injured when he fell. According to the lawsuit, Taco Bell should have known of the unsafe condition of the restaurant and prevented the accident. Hailey claims he...

• Are You Paying For Your Doctor's Mistakes?

  Linda Snyder | March 05, 2008 3:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Imagine going to the hospital for a routine hernia operation. Imagine you wake up and find two incisions instead of one as expected because the surgeon operated on the wrong side and had to start over.Imagine getting your insurance statement a few weeks later and find your insurance had been billed for both operations!This is the true story of Kevin Baccam, a 33-year old school district...