Helping You Put Your Life Back On Track After A Serious Injury
Earlier this month in St. John, one man was killed in a single-vehicle accident that investigators say was likely caused due to the foggy conditions on the road at the time of the accident. According to one local news report, the fatal accident occurred on U.S. 231 near Park Place early on a Wednesday morning. The vehicle involved was a…
Earlier this month in Carroll County, two women were mauled within an inch of their lives when they were attacked by a group of four pit-bulls. According to one local news source, the two young women, who were cousins, were finishing up a two-mile jog when they encountered the dogs. Evidently, the women were wrapping up their evening jog when…
Earlier this month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case in favor of a woman whose husband was killed when a gun in his friend’s possession accidentally discharged. The court’s opinion in the case, O’Neal v. Remington Arms Company, held that the plaintiff submitted enough proof of negligence on the part of the gun manufacturer for the case to…
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Mississippi dismissed a case brought by the husband of a woman who died while in the care of the defendant because the plaintiff re-filed the case after the applicable statute of limitations had expired. In the case, Thornhill v. Ingram, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s failure to diagnose and treat his wife…
Earlier this month in Wayne Township, an elementary school principal and one of his students were killed when their vehicle was struck by an SUV. According to one news source, there were four other students in the car, each of whom was also injured in the morning rush-hour accident. Evidently, the principal would pick up children on his way to…
Back on September 22 of this year, two passengers in a van were killed when the van’s tire blew out, causing the vehicle to crash. According to one local Indiana news source, police took the blood of the man who was driving the van and are awaiting the results of those tests to see if criminal charges are appropriate. However,…
Attorney Paul Kruse has been honored in the March issue of Super Lawyers for his outstanding personal injury advocacy as a partner at Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP. Super Lawyers is an independent legal organization which provides evaluations of attorneys for each state in its annual listing of what it determines to be the elite lawyers in every state.…
Super Lawyers, the premier independent attorney-rating service, has recently named Tony Patterson one of the Top 50 overall attorneys in Indiana for the fourth straight year. This is one of the highest honors Super Lawyer can bestow on an attorney and a significant achievement for Attorney Patterson. Super Lawyers identifies the best lawyers in every state by means of a…
Regardless of the type of accident you were in, if you were driving a leased vehicle, you should take steps to protect yourself. First off, at the scene of the accident you should inquire into the well-being of any other drivers after ensuring you have not sustained any major injuries. Afterwards, you should contact the police to come respond to…
Once again, John McLaughlin of Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP has been selected to membership in Super Lawyers Rising Stars. He has made the list each year since 2013 thanks to his successes in serving those injured in accidents. The Rising Stars list is a very exclusive award extended to only 2.5% of lawyers who are under the age…