317.582.0000Monthly Archives: March 2021
WHETHER YOU HIT OR NOT – DON’T RUN
A hit and run describes a car accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to identify him/herself or offering help to anyone else. In most states, nolo.com explains, it doesn’t matter whether you caused the accident or not; the act is committed by leaving the scene, and there are criminal penalties… Read More »
UTAH AND INDIANA – A PRISON PROBLEM IN COMMON
Utah seems like a “fur piece” from Indiana, but apparently, our two states have some unpleasant things in common. Earlier this year, a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the government was settled for close to one million dollars. While Utah’s jails have the highest death rate per capita in the nation, across Indiana, inmates… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: TOXIC TALC STILL A PROBLEM
“People shouldn’t have to worry that the beauty products they use every day may be contaminated with dangerous chemicals,” laments Gina Werdel of U.S Pirg (advocates for the public interest). Yet once again, she reports, product testing demonstrates that many cosmetic products still contain asbestos. Talc is a mineral obtained by mining. Because it… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: ONLINE HUNTERS OUT TO HALT CHILD ABUSE
News of a Lebanon, Indiana high school teacher booked on allegations of child solicitation called readers’ attention to the problem of child sexual abuse. Unfortunately, this is a subject we deal with every day at Ramey & Hailey law, and so we know that sexual molestation and exploitation often come about not at the… Read More »
MEDICAL MISTAKES CAN CAUSE CEREBRAL PALSY
Even before an infant has a chance to take the first breath, negligent practices on the part of a medical professional have the power to change its life for the worse – permanently… “Cerebral palsy is a neuromuscular disorder that affects movement, muscle tone, balance, and posture. It is caused by damage that occurs… Read More »
