Blake Novacek, son of former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jay Novacek, is suing Oklahoma University-based fraternity Beta Theta Pi and affiliated organizations for significant injuries he sustained after he was hit by a baseball bat in a hazing ritual. According to the lawsuit, Novacek is seeking monetary relief of more than $150,000 from Beta Theta…
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Nursing home patients may experience physical or emotional abuse or neglect while in a nursing home facility. It is the responsibility of the facility to ensure that patients are safe. When this fails to happen, the facility can be held responsible. Here are some warning signs that loved ones can look out for that may…
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The State Fair of Texas is investigating one of its rides after a woman, Dixie Dodd, reported a maintenance malfunction which left her 14-year-old son seriously injured. Dodd filed an incident report with the Dallas police, claiming that something went wrong, causing the safety bar on fair ride named “The Storm” to fly up, breaking…
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On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire from a window on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel onto the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. The shooting killed 58 people and injured hundreds more and is being called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Paige Gasper, a 21-year old…
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A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head or other outside force that causes the brain to move within the skull. Concussions are often associated with sports injuries or falls. But there are many other causes of concussions. Just how common are concussions? As it turns out, they are more…
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Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult thing for family members to go through. Best case scenario, the family will locate a nursing home that is a good fit for their elderly loved one. A place that is safe and secure – a pleasant facility for a resident to spend his…
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Ellen Manfalouti and a co-worker visited a Chick-fil-A restaurant at Langhorne, Philadelphia, last November to pick-up sandwiches. As the two started to eat their sandwiches, Ellen felt something unusual on the bottom of her bun and turned it over. She assumed that her roll was burned. However, as she threw her sandwich on the table,…
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Two women injured during a white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville have accused the driver who hit them, and killed another, of inciting violence and aiding terrorism. The two sisters are seeking monetary relief of more than $3 million from James Alex Fields, the vehicle driver, and a host of racist organizations according to the lawsuit…
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