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• David Tompkins, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | July 24, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  David Errol Tompkins, a partner in the firm, has a civil litigation practice that focuses on plaintiff's personal injury matters. Throughout his career, Mr. Tompkins has handled matters for his clients involving permanent, disfiguring injuries, broken bones, and the wrongful death of family members. Mr. Tompkins also represents his clients in precedent-setting cases involving insurance...

• Text Messaging on Cell Phones While Driving Dangerous Idea

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2007 6:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A recent study by a researcher at the University of Utah at Salt Lake City has found that drivers that engage in text messaging or "texting" on their cell phones are six times more likely to be involved in a car accident. Washington D.C. has banned the use of hand held cell phones while driving but the law does not include text messaging. John Ulczycki, director of transportation safety for...

• Lewis & Tompkins, P.C.

  Staff Writer | July 24, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  For more than four decades, our law firm has had one focus -- helping the injured and their families make the best of bad situations involving:Wrongful Death Car Accidents Uninsured Car Accident Claims Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents Medical Malpractice Motorcycle Accidents Truck Accidents Insurance Practices, Claims and Coverage Issues Plane Crashes, Injuries and Deaths Defective Products &...

• Surgeon General Says Bush Administration Chose Politics Over Public Safety

  Jenny Albano | July 11, 2007 8:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona accused the Bush Administration with interfering and banning him from reporting on important public health issues. He told a Congressional panel Tuesday, that the administration would not allow him to address reports about stem cell research, emergency contraception, sex education, second hand smoke, global warning, and other mental and global...

• Couple Sues Marshall University for Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | July 11, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A husband and wife are suing the Marshall University Board of Governors in a slip and fall lawsuit. The plantiff fell on the Marshall University Campus and broke her ankle. Her husband is suing for damages as well. Sheila Marks claims she was walking on campus Sept. 8, 2005, at the entrance of the Memorial Student Center, when she tripped and fell on a raised curb. She was injured, including...