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• Shaw Group Class Action Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 12:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In a complaint filed June 16, 2004, class action lawyers allege that Shaw Group, Inc. did not accurately represent its financial outlook for the period between October 19th 2000 and June 10, 2004. Shaw Group class action attorneys claim that, during that time, insiders at the company sold shaes of the company's stock at inflated prices, earning over $80M in the process. According to Stanford...

• Nursing Home Death Being Investigated

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 10:08 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The Louisiana state attorney general is looking into the death of a woman who passed away during an evacuation from Huntington Place Senior Community prior to Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Thelma Wall, a resident of the nursing home, died on an unairconditioned bus used to evacuate occupants from the Chalmette facility, which has been sued for wrongful death four times since the year 2000. Two...

• Car Accident Attorney Advice

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 9:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Car accidents are responsible for over $150 billion per year (yes, BILLION) in costs resulting from injuries and property damage. It is important to know what to do in order to protect your legal rights if you are in an Louisiana accident and need a car accident attorney. The consumer legal information resource InjuryBoard.com provides some valuable information:First, call the police (and...

• Medical Device Lawsuit News

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 9:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A colleague in Philadelphia, personal injury lawyer Jamie Sheller, has been doing a great job keeping people informed about what is going on with defective medical device litigation and other news. She has some great posts about Guidant Corporation and their pacemaker and defibrillator recalls. Jamie is a leading defective products attorney for people in the Philadelphia area.