Sender of text message may share blame in car crash

Bob Egleko, a staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, recently reported on a federal jury award of $11.4 million in damages to a garbage truck driver who suffered a spine injury when the front wheel of his truck collapsed, causing his 55,000 pound vehicle to drop to the ground.

Raymond Mariolle, a Waste Management Company driver of over 20 years, suffered compression injuries from the October 2007 incident that eventually led to three surgeries.

Lawsuit Blames Driver, Bar in Fatal Crash

On May 16, 2012, Naomi Nix of the Chicago Tribune reported on a wrongful death suit filed by Judy Feil, whose son, Ryan Osowski, was killed in a car crash near Palos Hills.

The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court alleges that Sam Cafi was negligent on March 10 when he drove while intoxicated, crashing his car and causing the death of Ms. Feil’s son. The lawsuit also names Trio Sports Bar & Grill LLC as a defendant.

Earlier this month, Aaron Falk, of the Salt Lake Tribune, reported on a lawsuit filed by family members of a Sevier County Sheriff’s Sergeant who was killed in a collision on an icy bridge in 2010. The accident occurred when Sgt. Franco Aguilar was investigating a single car crash on I-70 on April 29, 2010, when another car struck Aguilar and the stopped vehicle. Aguilar was “catapulted” over the side of the Fish Creek Bridge, falling 250 feet to his death, according to the lawsuit.

Back in March Brian Day of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported on a Covina woman, 58 year old Monika Leiterman, being awarded more than $400,000.00 for an injury she sustained while a customer at an Industry Costco. The injury occurred when Ms. Leiterman was having lunch at the food court of the store on April 1, 2009. She slipped on a puddle of liquid soap and shattered her patella. Ms. Leiterman had one surgery to wire her kneecap back together and might require more surgery in the future.

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Having a marriage annulled means the court orders that the marriage never legally existed. The State of Idaho can only grant an annulment under a limited number of circumstances. In order to apply for an annulment you need to file a petition with the court in the county where you live, and you must prove that the grounds on which you are filing for an annulment are legally appropriate.

The grounds for annulment are listed in Idaho Code Section 32-501. In order to successfully have your marriage annulled, one of these causes must have existing at the time of the marriage:

DMV Hearing - License Suspension Hearing

When you are arrested for a DUI offense your actual driver’s license is taken by the police officer that arrests you (exception: you're pulled over in a state other than the one that your drivers license is actually issued in) and you are given a temporary paper drivers license.

If you have children who are still living at home, your Will should probably contain a testamentary trust.  Here’s why.   Say you have a 16 year old son who stands to inherit large sums of money (like a life insurance policy) if something happens to you and his other parent.  Without a testamentary trust your son would have access to all of the money, without any restrictions, when he turns 18.  This can be overwhelming for someone so young.  In too many cases the temptation to buy a sports car and/or motorcycle and other fun things so too great to