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A South Carolina United States District Court Judge recently approved a class action settlement brought on behalf of hundreds of victims who were injured when a train derailed in the small town of Graniteville, South Carolina on January 6, 2005, releasing a poisonous gas cloud of highly toxic fumes into the air. The settlement that was recently approved will provide relief to 480 personal injury...

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At least nine firefighters are dead due to a fire in a South Carolina warehouse. The fire engulfed the Sofa Super Warehouse Monday at around 7 P.M. When fire fighters arrived on the scene there were still employees in the building. Rescue workers punched a hole in the wall and rescued two employees from the flaming building.Witnesses claimed that the roof collapsed, throwing debris on many...

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Mark C. Joye, Esquire, managing partner of Joye Law Firm, L.L.P. was recently elected as the President of the Charleston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is a national organization whose primary mission is to protect the preservation of the civil jury trial. ABOTA's membership is based on invitation by peers and consists equally of plaintiff and defense attorneys....

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A man in London, England is suing Royal Cornwall Hospital for compensation after he spent his entire life savings based on hospital doctors' diagnosis that he had pancreatic cancer and only had six months live. After receiving the diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, John Brandick quit his job and spent his entire life savings, staying at luxury hotels and taking friends and family members...

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Over 1,000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over Vioxx, were put on hold Friday, after a judge ruled the drug's manufacturer gave adequate warnings about the drug and the potential health risks.The State District Court, based in Harris County granted the motion by Merck & Co. Inc., the drug's manufacturer to dismiss part of the lawsuit. Merck's lawyers argued a 2003 Texas law prevents her...

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After retiring on social security disability and waiting two years to become eligible for Medicare, Pamela, had spent nearly $50,000 on health insurance premiums. Even then, the woman's insurance didn't cover the specialists and physical therapists she believes could have helped slow the progression of her illness.This is just one of the many people that have stories such as this one. The...

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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...

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Mark C. Joye, Esquire, the managing partner for Joye Law Firm, L.L.P. and head of its litigation section, is a South Carolina native. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985, and his law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1989. Mr. Joye is a veteran trial lawyer who has successfully represented hundreds of clients who have...

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