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$ 3.5 million Settlement for
auto injury

Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road, he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction. The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$1,000,000 Jury Verdict for
86 year-old woman

Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000

$785,000 Settlement for
crushed ankle

Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel. The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

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Stork Craft Cribs Recalled

Posted on Jan 20, 2009

After receiving various reports of problems with the Stork Craft Baby Cribs, the cribs have been recalled. In a press release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, it was reported that there have been at least ten incidents involving this crib.

The cribs, manufactured by Stork Craft Manufacturing, Inc., contain metal support brackets that are used to support the crib mattresses. According to the press release, the mattress board can crack and break. If one or more of the support brackets break, the mattress can collapse and create a dangerous gap between the mattress and crib rails. This gap creates a suffocation and entrapment hazard for young children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of ten incidents where one or more mattress support brackets broke. In many of the reports, the support bracket broke, resulting in a collapse of the mattress and a creation of a gap between the mattress and crib rails. There was one report of a toddler who sustained bruises to his forehead. Another report mentioned a child who became entrapped in a gap between the mattress and the drop side rail, but was not injured.

Approximately 535,000 Stork Craft Baby cribs are included in the recall. The cribs were manufactured and distributed between May 2000 and November 2008. The cribs came in various styles and finishes. According to the press release, the manufacture date, model number, country of origin, crib name and the firm’s information can be found on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board.

The cribs were sold by major retailers, including J.C. Penney, Kmart and Wal-Mart, as well as online through Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com, Sears.com and Walmart.com from May 2000 through January 2009 for between $100 and $400.

For more information regarding the recall, view the press release on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website.

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