Personal Injury Blog
Posted on May 13, 2013
A recent study from the Cohen Children's Medical Center, in New York, has confirmed what we already feared; texting while driving kills more teens each year than drinking and driving. With the ...
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Posted on May 7, 2013
Yesterday a car flipped over on I-64 East, in Charleston. http://www.wvgazette.com/Multimedia/topmedia/201305060138 Luckily, no one was hurt in this wreck, but the potential for injury was great. The ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2013
Texting and driving claims hundreds of lives each day. Sadly, texting and driving is not limited to motor vehicles. Just last week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013
White water rafting is a lucrative business sin West Virginia, and many tourists travel to this little state to go on these exciting excursions every single year. Many white water rafting enthusiasts ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2013
Google Glass, which is the newest product in the works for Google, is a wearable computer with a head-mounted display that displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. Google Glass is ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013
Currently, West Virginians do not need to fear losing their license if they refuse to take a blood or breath test when suspected of a DUI. This is a law that has been enforced in a variety of states. ...
Continue reading "West Virginia Proposes Automatic Revocation Law for DUIs" »
Posted on Mar 11, 2013
The seriousness of dog bites and animal attacks is typically underestimated by the general public. Individuals who are fortunate enough to have avoided an attack or bite during their lifetimes can ...
Continue reading "3 Things You Need to Know About West Virginia's Dog Bite Law" »
Posted on Mar 7, 2013
Hardly a day goes by when there isn't an article about coal miners or coal mining in the papers. As I read the paper this morning, I noticed two separate articles. In the first article, it is ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that six miners were killed in a span of only 25 days – four of these deaths occurred in West Virginia. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Chief ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2013
Mani, Ellis & Layne, is proud to announce that all three lawyers have been recognized by our legal colleagues as "Preeminent" lawyers. This distinction was bestowed by Marindale-Hubble - ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2013
Last week, a Marion County miner died after suffering injuries in a Consol Energy mine accident. He was the third miner that suffered fatal injuries on the job in recent weeks. According to news ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2013
Just this Monday night, a victim whose name is undisclosed, lost his life while working on a drilling rig at a West Virginia coal mine prep plant. According to the Mine Safety and Health ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2012
Coal mining is considered to be one of the more dangerous jobs around today. Mining accidents occur frequently, and many are concerned that these incidents may be occurring far too often. According to ...
Continue reading "WV Officials Seeking Federal Mine Safety Reform" »
Posted on Nov 19, 2012
When you become friends with someone, a natural reaction is to add them on social networks like Facebook and Google+. At Mani, Ellis, & Layne, we treat our clients as if they are friends. Because ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2012
When you are looking for a personal injury lawyer in West Virginia, you want to make sure that you find the best the state has to offer. That’s where Mani Ellis & Layne comes in. This law ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2012
Children don’t often think about the possible dangers that may lie ahead of them, they see something shiny and they eat it, or stick it up their nose. There is no true explanation for why kids ...
Continue reading "Child Health Risk: Soap Pod Poisoning" »
Posted on Oct 11, 2012
ElliptiGO, a company who manufactures elliptical cycles, has recently recalled one of their products due to a fall hazard. Rather than indoor, stationary cycles, the cycles that are being recalled are ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2012
On April 5, 2010, the town of Montcoal, West Virginia experienced one of the worst mining disasters in mining history. The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster killed 29 out of 31 total miners and left the ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2012
West Virginia celebrates Bridge Day, which it describes as, "What's wilder, what's more wonderful, than jumping off one of the largest bridges in the world? The people of the Mountain ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2012
The Zoloft drug has become a well discussed drug over the past few years. The many claims of the disastrous side effects this drug can have on the patients are causing great fear among many who have ...
Continue reading "Zoloft Birth Defects: Nineteen People File a Lawsuit in West Virginia" »
Posted on Jul 19, 2012
Wrongful deaths can occur any day, in any place. A wrongful death is a claim against a person/company who can be held liable for a loved one's death. The claim is brought in civil action by a ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2012
Mani, Ellis & Layne is proud to announce that our client was given the 2012 Advocate for Justice Award by the Association for Justice. Sandy Luellen sought the help of our firm after her daughter ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2012
We are pleased to announce the launch of our West Virginia Personal Injury Blog. You can subscribe to our RSS feed by clicking here.
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Posted on Feb 29, 2012
Placing a loved one in the care of a nursing home is an extremely emotional and stressful process. Due to the stress and emotions involved in this decision, you may not be in the position to ...
Continue reading "Arbitration Clauses Erode Patient Rights in Nursing Homes" »
Posted on Feb 15, 2012
West Virginians who are currently receiving Social Security Disability, SSI, or Veterans Affairs benefits must file a federal tax return in order to receive a tax rebate from the federal government. A ...
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