January 31, 2012 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Clothing and Footwear Manufacturers Should Pay Attention to Child Safety More

In yet another choking hazard recall, thousands of kid’s slippers have been recalled.

When today’s older Americans were kids, they certainly did not have as many toys made that were a serious choking hazard. Not to say that there may not have been a toy or two that had some issues, but by and large, when we grew up, we did not have to be afraid of chewing our slippers and choking. Every time you turn around, there is yet another recall for something that could either seriously harm a child or kill them. There is something very wrong with that picture, and usually it relates to money.

Manufacturers are in such a rush to get toys and clothing to market to rake in cash, that the safety of the end user often falls by the wayside. If the individuals who designed some of this stuff stopped and honestly thought about what they were doing, they would get it that you do not make toys or clothing with items that detach and can choke and kill.

Take this latest recall for example. Who in their right mind would make kids’ slippers with detachable rolly eyes? Of course a kid is going to put that into their mouths. Everything goes into a kid’s mouth, whether it is a slipper or something else that catches their eye. If the clothing industry wants to put eyes on slippers, why don’t they just embroider them onto the existing fabric, and not attach them with a couple of loops of flimsy thread?

The nationwide voluntary recall was for roughly 16,000 Kidgets® Animal Sock Top Slippers. Not so surprisingly, it was discovered that the animal’s eyes pose a choking hazard for young children. The dogs, lions and duck slippers were to be returned to any of the stores they were purchased from to get a full refund, which is a nice gesture. However, here is the problem. Not everyone will hear about this recall.

Someone may even get a pair of these things for the holidays or see them in a bargain bin where someone tossed them without thinking. If a child chokes on these eyes, the company that made them is liable. It is just that simple. Any family faced with a child with serious injuries from choking on a toy eye, or inhaling it and shutting down their airway causing death will likely want to file a wrongful death, defective product lawsuit. While waiting for their case to be decided, the family will need cash to pay their bills.

The family might apply for litigation funding, also known as pre-settlement funding or a lawsuit cash advance. This is money paid in advance of a court verdict or settlement. Litigation funding lets a plaintiff pay all of their bills and then wait for justice. They apply online or by phone, discuss case details, get their case assessed and approved.

The lawsuit loan is wired into their bank accounts, usually within 24 to 48 hours and although they may use the money for pretty much anything they like, they realize it is a smart move to pay their pressing medical bills right away and deal with other expenses too. Lawsuit funding helps plaintiffs get back on their feet when they need help the most.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

January 18, 2012 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Truck Hauling Kegs Runs Over Three Women and Causes Wrongful Death

This horror story took place at a football game when a truck hauling beer ran over three women.

This has got to be one of the most bizarre cases we have ever heard about. A U-Haul truck was moving around in the tailgating area at the Yale Bowl, hauling beer. Nothing was really out of the ordinary there, but for the fact that the truck ran over a woman, killing her. For some unknown reason, the truck suddenly accelerated, rolling over the hapless victim and two others, and subsequently smashing into other U-Haul vans in the same lot.

The 30-year-old woman received CPR from emergency responders, and was taken to the nearest hospital for care. Unfortunately, she died shortly after arriving. Both other injured women, hit by the same truck, were also taken to hospital. One victim sustained broken bones and was listed in serious, but stable condition. The third person was treated and released.

Police at the scene administered a field sobriety test to the U-Haul driver and discovered that he was not under the influence of alcohol. Whether he had been texting, talking on a cell phone, not paying attention to where he was going, or the vehicle had a mechanical glitch remains to be seen as the investigation proceeds.

Do the victims have causes of action? Yes. The dead woman’s family may wish to file a wrongful death lawsuit, and the two other victims might want to file personal injury lawsuits. In any of these scenarios, those filing a lawsuit will be cash strapped and wondering what they are going to do to pay their medical and other bills.

It is not unusual for the family of a deceased victim or those injured in an accident to find themselves facing a serious gap in their financial situation. Being without funds is indeed a tremendous financial hardship. Furthermore, waiting for a lawsuit to reach a settlement or conclude in a court verdict may take many months, if not years, making the financial situation even more dismal. The good news is that litigation funding can help.

A litigation funding company offers lawsuit funding. It is a cash advance for the plaintiff that they may apply for, and once approved, receive in advance of a pending settlement or jury verdict. With pre-settlement funding in the bank, the victim can pay medical expenses, therapy, medications and any other financial obligations. There is no need to suffer financial hardship when lawsuit loans are available.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

December 23, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Frog Masks for Kids Recalled for Suffocation Risks

These days, products for kids are not made with safety in mind. Here is yet another product recall for a mask capable of suffocating a child.

We do not know what happened to common sense when it comes to making items for children, but the long, long list of recalls relating to kids products is terminally depressing. Kids cannot fend for themselves and figure out if something is bad for them. They do not stop to think about choking on a button, swallowing a moving part or suffocating in a crib or stroller.

What is wrong with manufacturers that they do not take the care and caution necessary for small ones? Typically the reply is that they are too busy trying to make money and child safety does not matter to them. If it did, you would not see some of the dangerous items being marketed in the name of greed we see on the market today. For instance, this latest recall relates to a children’s frog mask; a mask that is cute, but deadly and could suffocate a child.

It seems the masks do not have proper ventilation and when placed on a child’s face, may pose a serious threat to breathing. If the masks are being made for kids, why on earth don’t the makers make the ventilation cuts larger? How difficult is that? These plush green and red masks have two eye cutouts and the usual elastic band to fasten the mask on the child’s head. The UPC code is 06626491474, in case you bought one for Halloween or a dress up or birthday party for your child.

The recall for this product was voluntary and the mask may be returned to any Target store that sold the mask for a complete refund. That deals with those parents who heard about the recall and did something about it. It does not deal with the parents that did not hear about it and may come across such a mask in a garage sale or silent auction.

Would the mask maker be liable for any suffocation deaths as a result of a child dying from using their mask? It is likely they would, despite the recall, as the product would be considered to be defective. Should a death or serious injury occur, the family would likely be able to file a personal injury or a wrongful death, defective product lawsuit.

What would the parents do to pay medical bills, household expenses and other bills related to the incident? Most families do not have extra money lying around to pay a lawyer, unless they have some financial assistance. The answer to this dilemma is that they may hire a lawyer and then contact a litigation funding company about pre-settlement funding.

A lawsuit cash advance is an emergency lawsuit loan to help a plaintiff get back on their feet financially and deal with all their bills. This money is there to back them up while they wait for their case to be resolved. Legal financing is very easy to apply for, and you must have an attorney working for you before you fill out an application form.

If the lawsuit loan is approved, the money may be used for anything that is important, but typically, it is used immediately to pay pressing medical and other bills. Once financial pressure is handled, the plaintiffs may sit back and let justice take its course.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

December 12, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Ugly Accident Claims Seven Lives

This decidedly deadly traffic accident killed seven and sent four to the hospital.

There are accidents that you wish you had never seen, as the memory of them haunts you long after you have witnessed the carnage. This accident is one of those accidents that caused deaths and horrendous injuries. Thankfully, there were no other vehicles involved in this accident.

This wreck happened in Bristol, Indiana and was the result of a minivan hitting a deer. The van, which was carrying 10 passengers, slowed down and stopped in the eastbound lane after the impact. Shortly after it halted, the van was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer, sending both vehicles up onto the center median after the crash.

The van’s occupants never stood a chance to get out of that mess alive, and emergency first responders were amazed to find three people with vital signs when they sorted through the wreckage. Two of those victims were airlifted to medical care, and the third was taken to the nearest trauma center. The trucker was also taken to the hospital. EMS crews had the awful task of declaring seven of the van’s occupants dead at the scene.

What happened here? Was the trucker speeding? Riding too close to the van? Driving distracted? How could the trucker have missed a van sitting in the middle of a highway if he had been paying attention? These are questions the police will be trying to find answers to over the course of their investigation. Those who did survive will be able to file personal injury lawsuits. Those that died will likely have their families file wrongful death lawsuits.

What does a family do to pay the high medical bills and other expenses associated with a death or family member receiving medical care to recover from a bad wreck while they wait for their case to go to court? One of the best answers is to apply for a lawsuit loan from a litigation funding company. A lawsuit loan, also referred to as pre-settlement funding amounts to being an emergency lawsuit cash advance, specifically designed to let plaintiffs get out of the hole financially.

The litigation funding will carry them through until their case is either resolved through the process of a negotiated settlement or going to court and having a verdict rendered. Legal finance is easy to apply for and will, if you are approved, significantly reduce your financial stress.

In the right set of circumstances, legal financing may be the right choice for you. Make that call today and find out if you would be eligible. You must have a lawyer handling your case before a litigation funding company is able to assist you.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

November 30, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Speeding While Drunk Leads to Three Accidents and Six Injured People

The more campaigns there are to stop people from drinking and driving, the more people figure it does not include them in that statistic.

This three vehicle collision left six people with serious injuries just because the at-fault driver wanted to have an extra drink or two and then drive. What a bad decision. An even worse decision was made when the driver went through a stop sign, which resulted in the car hitting a truck and another vehicle trying to avoid the wreck, but instead, crashing into the corner of the intersection.

The force of the impact was so significant that one of the vehicles landed on its side, trapping the driver in the wreckage. EMS crews had to extricate that driver to get him to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. There were also six others rushed to area emergency rooms for medical attention. Those six were listed in stable condition.

According to police reports of the 2 a.m. crash, speed and booze were factors, and the finger points back to the driver that decided he did not need to obey a stop sign and sped right through it into the side of a truck. It was complete mayhem at the accident scene, with EMS crews trying to do triage and extracting trapped drivers, and the police trying to sort out who caused the mess in the first place.

Until all the blood tests taken at the hospital were confirmed, charges would be held in abeyance. However, it is likely the driver of the car that ran the stop sign will be charged with DWI among other things. And the survivors of this mess? They will most likely be checking around for a personal injury lawyer to find out how to obtain compensation for their medical expenses and other costs.

Some of them might even sue the drunk driver and while they are waiting for their case to go to court, they would need cash to pay their bills. Since that will be hard to come by if they are not working, they could check into sourcing litigation funding.

If the drunk driver’s conduct is deemed negligent, and it would be hard to think it was not, since he chose to drive while drunk, his insurance would help the injured in this case handle their enormous medical bills. But litigation can take months, even years, to come to an end.

How will these families deal with their horrendous medical bills on top of their regular monthly expenses? If they have filed a lawsuit, they can apply for lawsuit funding from a lawsuit loan company. Legal funding is easy to apply for and helps victims out of their awkward debt situation until a verdict is handed down or they reach an equitable settlement with the other side.

Pre-settlement funding is a lawsuit cash advance, which is an emergency loan that allows the plaintiff to pay off important bills and expenses. Plaintiffs will then have the time and money to wait for justice, and in the meantime they can turn down inadequate offers from insurance companies.

If you have been injured in an accident thanks to someone else’s negligence and you are filing a lawsuit with a seasoned injury attorney, litigation funding is worth checking out. It will pay your bills while you wait for a fair resolution to your case.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit &ufding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

November 15, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Family of Woman Crushed By Train Files a Wrongful Death Suit To Discover Truth

Often the truth is indeed stranger than fiction. This case is no exception to that observation.

The witnesses to this awful accident will remember it for years to come. They will remember watching, almost as if in slow motion, a woman running alongside a light rail train and being crushed to death as she fell under the wheels. The local medical examiner identified the victim as 26-year-old Jessica Lubken of Denver, Colorado.

While the details of this case are a bit sketchy, it appears the woman was running beside the slow moving RTD light rail train at about 1 p.m. in the afternoon and was vigorously banging on the doors to be let in. She fell and slid under the train wheels. Even though emergency crews were able to get her to the hospital alive, her injuries were too severe for her to survive. She was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.

The investigation report indicated that the train’s conductors are not supposed to let passengers off or on the train anywhere other than at clearly demarcated train stops. That being said, one eyewitness indicated to police that she saw the conductor motioning for the woman to come around to the side of the train. The witnesses’ conclusion was that the man was indicating for the woman to get onboard, which will be an important point of consideration in any wrongful death lawsuit filed by the woman’s estate.

Other witnesses in the vicinity also saw her get hooked on the train and dragged at least 30 feet before the train could be brought to a complete halt. Some also commented that the woman seemed to be drunk. The train’s conductor will be screened for drugs and alcohol and further investigation would be completed to find out how the woman managed to get under the train.

There is not much doubt that the Lubken family will want to speak to a personal injury lawyer about their daughter’s death. It would have been incredibly distressing for them, and they would not know what their rights were in connection with her death. They would also be faced with medical costs and other bills that they would have to find a way to pay in addition to the rest of their monthly expenses. Not every family has that kind of money on hand.

After speaking with an injury attorney and filing a lawsuit, the family might want to consider applying for litigation funding, also referred to as a lawsuit cash advance or pre-settlement funding. These are funds paid in advance of a court verdict or settlement that allows the plaintiffs to pay all of their bills and then wait for justice.

The plaintiffs apply, either online or by phone, provide case details, have their case assessed by the litigation funding company and then approved. After the 24-48 hour approval process, the pre-settlement funding is wired into their bank accounts. It is a very simple process and the money may be used for any important reason, although the plaintiffs are advised to pay their medical and other expenses promptly.

Lawsuit funding puts plaintiffs back on their feet when they need financial help the most. Additionally, litigation funding offers crucial leverage to turn down inadequate offers from the insurance company. Insurance representatives are often more concerned with using the plaintiffs’ financial desperation to get a lower settlement.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit &ufding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

October 27, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Amusement Park Mishap Causes Attendees Serious Injuries From Pool Chlorine

The last thing you expect to happen when you go swimming is to be overwhelmed by a chlorine leak.

Amusement parks have glitches, but major ones are not the normal course of business. This case happened in Sacramento, California at the Raging Waters Park in its wave pool. The park was full the day of the accident, everyone was having fun, when suddenly the pool water turned a disgusting color of green, started to bubble and people in the area started dry heaving. Something was terribly wrong.

It was August 15, 2011 and a huge cloud of the chlorine had been released into the pool. People could not breathe, their throats were dry and raspy, eyes started to tear. It was hard to navigate to the side of the pool to get out and run. No one knew what was going on, not even the lifeguards. It was sheer panic as partially blinded, wheezing people frantically headed as far away from the pool as they could get.

This leak was serious, and city fire officials declared it a level-two hazardous materials incident. An investigation revealed that there had been a mechanical failure in the system that delivers the liquefied chlorine to the pool. That glitch released too much chlorine at once and nine kids, eight adults and three park employees were taken to the hospital for medical care. There is an ongoing investigation into this matter and what caused the failure that led to this potentially deadly leak.

All of the victims involved in this incident would likely want to talk to a personal injury lawyer. They will need to pay their medical expenses, somehow. Out of the 21 people harmed, those seriously affected by the chlorine will need more intensive medical care. How would they take care of their medical bills and regular household expenses? Injuries like this often cause a wealth of financial problems for the victims and their families.

After hiring experienced attorneys and filing lawsuits, the families may want to consider applying for litigation funding, also referred to as pre-settlement funding or a “lawsuit loan”. This is money paid in advance of a court verdict or settlement. The plaintiffs apply, provide the details of their case, have it assessed and approved. After the 24 to 48 hour approval process, the litigation funding is wired directly into their bank accounts. It is a very simple process and the money may be used for any important reason.

Lawsuit funding helps to put plaintiffs back on their feet at a time when they need financial help the most. In addition, a lawsuit cash advance provides critical leverage to decline insufficient offers from the greedy insurance company, which often uses plaintiffs’ financial desperation to get them to agree to a lower-than-full-value settlement.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit &ufding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

October 13, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles by jferris

People With Severe Accident Injuries and Costs Can Seek Litigation Funding

Pedestrian and bus accidents are not all that common. A bus usually wins and this accident shows how it severely impaired the survivor for life.

Alfreda was minding her own business one day in 2009. In fact, she was waiting for the pedestrian walk signal, before she started to cross a busy New York street. The signal changed, indicating it was safe for her to proceed across. At roughly the halfway mark, she was run over by a bus being driven by a Metropolitan Transport Authority driver.

When the emergency medical crew arrived to take her to the hospital, they were not sure she was going to make it. She did, but came out of surgery missing an arm and a leg, and blinded in one eye. At the age of 59 years old, this is a life altering, catastrophic accident that left a woman unable to perform many of the daily living tasks we all take for granted.
Alfreda hired a personal injury lawyer to get her the kind of compensation she would need to be able to pay for her care. The case was successful at trial, and she was awarded $20 million. Trial documents clearly showed that she had waited for the pedestrian walk signal before crossing the road and that the driver ignored the signal.

The transit authority was not happy with the decision and plans to appeal. The authority contends that the bus was already in the crosswalk before the victim, so the driver had the right-of-way. This was a catastrophic accident for Alfreda and she faces a completely different life than she enjoyed before.

Just after her accident, the victim spoke to a personal injury lawyer to start the long process of trying to recover compensation for her serious injuries. She did not have money to pay the enormous medical bills she had incurred, and was trying to wrap her head around how she would get the care she needed without money. Litigation typically takes months or years to resolve. The perfect answer would have been for her to apply for litigation funding from a “lawsuit loan” company.

Pre-settlement funding is an emergency lawsuit cash advance that is designed to allow plaintiffs to get back on their feet financially, and carry them through until the case is resolved by a verdict or equitable settlement. Legal finance is easy to apply for and, if approved, reduces the financial stress associated with a serious injury accident.

Although this “lawsuit loan” may be used as one pleases, plaintiffs should utilize lawsuit finance for important bills and expenses. With financial issues out of the way, plaintiffs have the time and money to let justice take its course and they can decline inadequate offers and wait for a fair, proposed settlement.

If you have been injured in an accident as the result of someone else’s negligence, and you are pursuing a lawsuit with the assistance of a seasoned personal injury attorney, litigation funding is worth checking out if you need cash to pay your bills while the lawsuit is pending.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit &ufding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

September 29, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Drinking and Driving Hardly Ever has a Happy Ending

You would think people would learn that if you drink and drive, you take your life and the lives of others into your very dangerous hands.

Day after day, week after week, year after year, people get killed by drunk drivers. Yet people continue to drink and drive. People continue to get seriously hurt or killed because someone made the stupid decision to get behind the wheel despite being inebriated. This is a case where two teens who should not have been drinking in the first place, decided to drink and drive. As a result, two people are dead and one is seriously injured after a single-vehicle rollover.

The police reports show that speed and booze were significant factors. Three teens, two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old, were speeding along a roadway just before midnight, enjoy an evening of boozing and schmoozing. The car veered off the road, flipped, and landed on its hood. The 16-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, as was one of his passengers. The lone survivor of the wreck was evacuated by medevac to the nearest medical center in serious but stable condition.

Evidently, the teens had been camping with a group of other students in the canyon where they began drinking to pass the time. All victims were last seen at the campsite about 8:30 p.m. When the three did not return, others went looking for them, found the crash scene, and called 911.

This is a tough case. The kids willingly got into a car with a drunk driver and were drunk themselves. The dead passenger’s family should be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit. The injured girl’s family should be able to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover compensation for her injuries. Whatever the families do choose to do, death and injury often cause a host of financial problems for victims and their families.

After retaining attorneys and filing lawsuits, both families may wish to consider applying for litigation funding, also referred to as pre-settlement funding. This is money paid in advance of a court verdict or settlement. The plaintiffs apply, provide case details, have their case assessed and approved. After the 24 to 48 hour approval process, a lawsuit cash advance is wired into their bank accounts. It is a very simple process and the money can be used for any important reason.

Lawsuit funding puts plaintiffs back on their feet when they need financial help the most. In addition, a lawsuit cash advance provides important leverage to turn down inadequate offers from a greedy insurance company, which will often use plaintiffs’ financial desperation to obtain lower-than-full-value settlements.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit &ufding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

September 23, 2011 in Legal, Legal Articles, Litigation by jferris

Child Shot While Playing on Neighbor’s Front Lawn

This case is as tragic as it is unbelievable. Cleveland, Ohio police arrested a man after he shot an 11-year-old girl who was playing on his front lawn. Evidently he was angry because a group of kids were playing in his yard and bumped into his car.

A 10-year-old witness said the victim, Ivhan’e Merritt, was one of the kids on the lawn when Charles DuBose opened fire. At the sound of gunfire, the kids ran; Ivhan’e was yelling that she had been shot. Her friends thought she was making it up until she fell to the ground. The little girl was rushed to hospital where it was discovered the bullet had grazed her liver; currently her recovery status is unknown.

It is likely that the girl’s mom will speak to a personal injury lawyer about this case. Assuming the neighbor was trying to scare the children and not trying to hurt anyone, his conduct was at least negligent. If his conduct is determined to be negligent, not intentional, his homeowners insurance would apply to help the child’s family deal with the enormous medical bills for their wounded daughter. But litigation can take months, even years, to resolve.

How will they get by with these additional expenses hanging over them? If a lawyer takes her case and pursues a negligence claim, the mother can apply for litigation funding from a lawsuit funding company. Legal finance is easy to apply for and will help tide her over until her verdict comes in or she reaches an equitable settlement.

Pre-settlement funding is a lawsuit cash advance that lets the plaintiff pay off important bills and expenses. Even though this “lawsuit loan” can be used as one pleases, plaintiffs should utilize this lawsuit financing for important bills and expenses. With financial issues out of the way, plaintiffs now have the time and money to let justice take its course. They can decline inadequate offers and wait until a proposed settlement is fair.

If you have been injured in an accident as the result of someone else’s negligence and you are pursuing a lawsuit with the assistance of an experienced personal injury attorney, litigation funding is worth checking out if you need cash to pay your bills while the lawsuit is pending.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit &ufding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.