http://www.injurysite.com InjurySite.com covering, personal injury settlements and personal injury law. Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en     The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission met last week and declared their intentions to pursue the controversial deal with CSX Railroad to buy 61 miles of railroad track.  The problem is that CSX Railroad does not want to do the deal without being giving immunity from lawsuits for their negligent ... http://www.injurysite.com/csx-commuter-railroad-deal-not-dead/ It is that time of year when people start getting outdoors more...becoming active..but these numbers from the state of West Virginia involving fatal accidents and All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) is scary! Dr. Jim Helmkamp, director of the West Virginia University's Injury Control Research Center, reports that as of April 1, four people ... http://www.injurysite.com/west-virginia-atv-accidents-on-the-rise/ Raelyn Campbell's lawsuit against Best Buy demonstrates another problem with Apple's iTunes back-up system. Just like Best Buy's extended warranty, the iTunes back-up system is designed to fail and they know it so they hit you with that warning to back up on CD's because when it fails they intend ... http://www.injurysite.com/backing-up-your-hard-drive-red-tape-chronicles/ A terrible accident resulted in the death of six employees from India who worked locally here for a Troy company.  The accident victims were in a mini-van traveling through Ohio when the driver crossed the center of the road and struck another vehicle.  One passenger in the mini-van survived. Minivan ... http://www.injurysite.com/six-indian-tourist-from-michigan-killed-in-car-accident/     Ohio has been rocked by the sub-prime mortgage crisis.  Scores of families and people have lost their homes to foreclosure, and entire communities have been blighted as a result of increasing numbers of abandoned homes.  Others have had their credit ruined or lost the equity in their home.      Sub-prime mortgages are ... http://www.injurysite.com/ohio-mortgage-fraud-victims-should-pursue-their-rights/ As if access to medical care isn't difficult enough hospitals have been accused of patient dumping.  A hospital in Costa Mesa California is accused of transporting a mentally ill patient over 40 miles and dropping the patient in the Skid Row Section of Los Angeles.  Patient dumping is a practice ... http://www.injurysite.com/patient-dumping/ Southern California's first Priest Molestation trial is scheduled to begin this Wednesday May 14, 2008.  Raymond Boucher, Lead Counsel, is prepared to deliver the opening statement for four plaintiffs who were abused by Father Titian Miani.  Father Miani had been arrested and charged with molestation but the charges were dismissed when ... http://www.injurysite.com/preist-molestation-personal-injuiry-trial-set-for-los-angeles/             Missouri residents who were charged illegal fees for second mortgages have been awarded $99,000,000.00 in punitive damages against three mortgage lenders for their misconduct.                The jury, sitting in state court in Jackson County, Missouri had previously found that these defendants owed the plaintiffs 5.1 million dollars in actual damages.  The three defendants are Residential Funding ... http://www.injurysite.com/mortgage-lenders-order-to-pay-9900000000-in-punitive-damages/             Missouri residents who were charged illegal fees for second mortgages have been awarded $99,000,000.00 in punitive damages against three mortgage lenders for their misconduct.                The jury, sitting in state court in Jackson County, Missouri had previously found that these defendants owed the plaintiffs 5.1 million dollars in actual damages.  The three defendants are Residential Funding ... http://www.injurysite.com/mortgage-lenders-order-to-pay-9900000000-in-punitive-damages-2/             Insurance companies consider the degree of visible damage to a motor vehicle as a significant   factor in evaluating personal injury claims.  Insurance companies and defense lawyers for insurance companies always argue that if the car is not badly damaged, then the occupants of the car could not be hurt, or at least not seriously hurt.  ... http://www.injurysite.com/how-does-the-amount-of-damage-to-the-vehicle-affect-the-value-of-a-personal-injury-claim/