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Jury Determines Helmet Manufacturer Negligent in Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on April 26, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

A Colorado jury awarded a traumatic brain injury (TBI) victim and his family $11.5 million in a personal injury lawsuit filed against football equipment and sporting goods manufacturer Riddell Sports, Inc., according to ESPN. Rhett Ridolfi, 22, suffered a concussion at a football practice at Trinidad High School in 2008. He was not immediately taken to the hospital and suffered severe brain damage as well as paralysis on the entire left side of his body. The lawsuit claimed that Riddell, the manufacturer of his football helmet, failed to properly warn consumers about the dangers of concussions and playing football. Ridolfi and his family initially filed the lawsuit against some of the school’s administrators and football coaches as well as Riddell. The jury determined that Riddell was negligent in not warning players and coaches, and found the company was 27 percent responsible for Ridolfi’s injuries. Riddell was ordered to pay $3.1…
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Georgia Toddler Mauled by Family Dogs in Terrible Accident

Posted on April 22, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

A toddler died after being attacked by the family’s seven dogs in their backyard in southeast Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Monica Renee Laminack, 1, slipped out the back door while her grandmother was asleep and was attacked by the family’s seven pit bull and pit bull mixes. Monica was dead before the paramedics arrived, according to Bryan County Sherriff Clyde Smith. “They had dragged the child all over the yard,” said Smith. “They tore her clothes all up.” The grandmother was in shock. Four generations of the family shared the two-story home 30 miles west of Savannah, including the child’s 18-year-old mother. Family members said the dogs had no history of violence, even around Monica. “They said they have never been aggressive to other people. Why they got started I have no idea,” Smith said. “I can see child neglect at the very minimum.” This is a tragic…
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Insurance Group Forms Committee to Probe Motorcycle Accident Data

Posted on April 19, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) created a formal Motorcycle Review Committee (MRC) to examine data and statistics from motorcycle accidents in order to adjust insurance rates, according to the Star Phoenix. The committee will attempt to determine which factors are most likely to lead to motorcycle accidents by soliciting input from its panel, which include motorcycle drivers, motorcycle retail and wholesale dealers, motorcycle safety instructors, insurance adjusters and medical professionals. The SGI said in an April 4 press release that the MRC will meet in May and an independent facilitator will lead the discussions. Early in 2013, Canadian insurance companies announced proposals to increase insurance rates for motorcyclists by 73 percent to account for a $9 million deficit between injury payouts stemming from accidents and fees charged to motorcyclists. Needless to say, the motorcycle community did not exactly embrace the announcement and asked the insurance companies to cap the rates. “We…
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