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Patron Serves 8-Year Sentence After Fatal Wreck
A patron of Dogfish Head Alehouse in Gathersburg, Maryland was served 17 beers and three shots, then drove off and crashed and killed a 10-year-old girl. A dram shop liability law is now under consideration which would hold restaurants and bars responsible if a patron consumes to much then injures or kills someone. The patron […]
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Arguments Heard for Maryland Dram Shop Liability
Arguments were heard by the Maryland court of Appeals yesterday in the case of a driver who consumed 17 beers and other alcohol before crashing into another car and killing a 10-year-old girl. They are debating whether to institute dram shop liability, causing bars and restaurants to hold responsibility if a drunk customer crashes their […]
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Drunk Driving Case Moved to Court of Appeals
A 10-year-old girl was killed in a car when an intoxicated driver crashed into them. The intoxicated driver was found to have purchased 17 beers and 3 shots at a restaurant before getting behind the wheel and driving up to 98mph. The attorney for the victim’s family says the restaurant is responsible for serving the […]
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Tavern Under Fire for Allowing Patron to Drive After Serving 17 Beers
On August 21, 2008, a patron at a Gaithersburg tavern in Maryland racked up a bill including 17 beers and other drinks. He got behind the wheel of a Range rover then crashed into the back of a Jeep Cherokee at speeds up to 98mph. A 10-year-old girl was in the backseat of the Jeep […]
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What Health Effects of Groundwater Contamination/Soil Contamination?
What Health Effects Occur with Groundwater/Soil Contamination? Pollution is something that people are aware of but may not realize the full extent of the damage it can cause to human life. When people think of pollution, they associate it with the air we breathe. Our drinking water sources can be polluted as well with harmful […]
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What is Soil Contamination?
Soil contamination has become a major problem because of the large amounts of man made pollutants and chemicals that have been put into the environment. The ways that soil contamination occurs varies. However regardless of how the soil contamination happens pollution of the environment is a serious problem not only for the environment but also […]
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Closing Arguments Heard in J&J Hip Case
Closing arguments were heard today in the case of a metal-on-metal hip implant patient, Loren Kransky, who claims the company designed a defective device and failed to warn patients and surgeons about the risk associated with the implant. In the first of 10,750 lawsuits over a recall metal hip implant, hit attorney argued that Johnson […]
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Evidence Shows DePuy Kept Problems with Implant Hidden
A major hip manufacturer may have been aware of defects with its hip implant, but they did not inform patients or doctors about the issue and continued to promote the devices. The metal-on-metal implants had a high-rate of failure and led to many painful symptoms and surgeries for patients. They are made using a metal […]
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Fatal Dog Attack Statistics Revealed
In 2012, there were 38 deadly dog attacks in the United States, and even though pit bulls compose of less than 5% of the dog population in the US, they contributed to 61% of fatalities. Pitt bulls and rottweilers altogether contributed to 68% of deadly attacks, and from 2005-2012 these two dogs accounted for 73% […]
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Greenberg and Bederman Sponsor the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Greenberg and Bederman is proud to announce our sponsorship of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Maryland NAMIWalks at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on May 18, 2013. All the funds collected by Walkers will be used to fund NAMI’s programs here in Maryland. If you’d like to learn more about the walk visit their […]