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• General Motors Motor Vehicle Accident, Defective Vehicle Settlement Reached

  Amy Rothschild | May 04, 2007 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Prior to trial, Joye Law Firm successfully reached on behalf of clients William B. Stockton, Sr., and his wife, a large settlement of a case against General Motors Corporation for paralyzing injuries sustained by Mr. Stockton when as a result of a motor vehicle accident, his 1994 GMC Yukon was sent into an off-road rollover. In July of 2002, Mr. Stockton, a 57 year-old recently retired police...

• Joye Law Firm, LLP

  Staff Writer | January 25, 2007 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  For thirty-seven (37) years, attorneys at Joye Law Firm, LLP, have been serving injured clients not only in local area, but also statewide and across the country. Joye Law Firm, L.L.P.'s primary areas of practice include the representation of clients who have been injured or killed as a result of automobile, boating, motorcycle and trucking accidents, defective products including drugs, medical...

• Ford Motor Company Ordered To Pay $6.5 Million In Rollover Case Where Man Suffered Brain Damage

  Amy Rothschild | February 06, 2008 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  In 2004, Ruben Zamora, an oil field worker who was disabled prior to the accident, lost control of a 1993 Ford Motor Company Explorer sports utility vehicle when a tire lost its tread. The Explorer rolled over and the 41 year old driver was ejected from the vehicle. Ruben Zamora lost control of the 1993 Explorer when a tire lost its tread and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over. Mr....

• Families of Mine Collapse Victims Plan To File Suit

  Amy Rothschild | January 24, 2008 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The first lawsuit stemming from the August 2007 mine collapse disaster in Crandall Canyon is formally taking shape. On January 23, 2008, notices of claims were sent to the Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power by attorneys for the surviving heirs of seven miners killed in a pair of mine-wall collapses - along with two miners injured in the ill-fated...

• Family of Victim Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Drunk Driver and Tavern that Allegedly Served Driver Alcohol

  Amy Rothschild | January 14, 2008 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Relatives of a 44 year old Marvin Garcia have filed a wrongful death suit against Michah Henry, a military police officer accused of causing a crash that resulted in Mr. Garcia's death on New Year's Day. The lawsuit also names Maloney's Tavern, an Albuquerque bar that allegedly served alcohol to Mr. Henry that night. The lawsuit is seeking monetary damages and court costs.Mr. Henry, the...

• Woman Awarded $10 Million After Sponge Left Inside Her Body During Surgery

  Amy Rothschild | December 03, 2007 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A Georgia jury has awarded a woman $10 million for injuries that resulted from a sponge left inside her body during surgery. The sponge was not discovered until a CT scan was performed 10 days after the initial surgery. The 67-year-old woman developed a number of complications and infections that required subsequent surgeries, according to court records. For more information on this subject,...

• Jury Awards Almost $11 Million in Railroad Death

  Amy Rothschild | November 12, 2007 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  After a 2 1/2 week trial, a jury in Jefferson County, Texas awarded around $10.9 million to the family of a woman killed when her truck was hit by a train at a Louisiana railroad crossing. The money will be used to help the family take care of the woman's young daughter who was paralyzed from the chest down as a result of the crash.In July 2005, the decedent was traveling in a truck with her...

• General Mills Recalls More Than 400,000 Frozen Jeno's and Tortino Brand Pizzas With Pepperoni Due to Possible E-Coli

  Amy Rothschild | November 02, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  General Mills recalled almost 5 million Totino's and Jeno's frozen pepperoni pizzas on Thursday, November 1, 2007, because of possible E. coli contamination. State and federal investigators uncovered the possible contamination after 9 people with E. coli poisoning reported eating the pizzas. The recall covers Totino's and Jeno's pizzas with pepperoni topping or a combination of pepperoni and...

• WA Man Fraudulently Collects Workers' Compensation Benefits

  Pat Jennings | October 08, 2007 6:08 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A Washington man has recently been sentenced to jail time following illegal collection of funds after a work injury. Willard Leech, a resident of Bellingham, had suffered a lumbar injury that put him out of work, although at the same time in which he was collecting benefits, Leech was also working a carpentry job for more than 10 months. This included maneuvering on ladders and manipulating...

• Pre-Packaged Dole Salads Recalled After Outbreak of E. Coli

  Amy Rothschild | September 18, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. has issued a recall of certain pre-packaged salads bearing the label "Dole Hearts Delight," sold in both Canada and the United States. The recall was issued after a randomly tested bag tested positive for E. coli. The voluntary recall, issued Monday, September 17, 2007, affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United...