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• Man Falls 20ft from Rig

  Christina Cole | March 18, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  After falling 20ft in a rig accident, an offshore rig worker has been airlifted to the hospital with severe head injuries. The drilling rig was being towed twenty miles offshore when the accident occurred early Sunday offshore from Portland in Dorset. Portland Coastguard was able to land on the rig although the sea conditions were rough and experiencing storm force winds.The 22-year-old worker...

• Comcast Sued in Wrongful Death Suit

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  In December, a 23-year-old woman was beaten to death in her home, due to the cable company allowing a repairman to continue working although he had been suspected in a pervious slaying, a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Cook County Circut Court, alleges.The wrongful death complaint says Comcast Corporation didn't take action when they were informed that Anthony Triplett was suspected in the...

• District Sets Helmet Rule After Ballplayer's Death

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  When using a Grapevine-Colleyville school district batting cage, all persons will now be required to wear a helmet under new rules that were adopted in response to a baseball player's recent and tragic death.Dallas area school district has new safety regulations in place, just three days after a 17-year-old boy died from a head injury he suffered when a baseball hit him in the back of the...