http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/ Published by Alaska Personal Injury Law Group en-us 2010-07-20T16:14:47-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/07/alaska_supreme_court_affirms_a_1.html The Alaska Supreme Court recently issued a decision with important practical implications for individuals with personal injury claims in Alaska. In a case handled by Alaska Personal Injury Group attorney Neil O'Donnell, the Court ruled that a negligent driver (who... Automobile Injuries Neil T. O'Donnell 2010-07-20T16:14:47-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/07/laska_personal_injury_law_grou.html Two attorneys with the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group, W. Michael Moody and Richard E. Vollertsen, were selected to be listed in Alaska Super Lawyers 2009, a publication of Thomson Reuters. Mr. Moody received his law degree from the University... Firm News Richard E. Vollertsen 2010-07-02T16:34:00-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/06/highways_safer_except_for_moto.html Despite a great deal of room for improvement, our roads and highways have become significantly safer over the past decade -- just as long as you are not on a motorcycle. The number of annual total vehicle fatalities trended downward... Automobile Injuries Neil T. O'Donnell 2010-06-28T18:24:54-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/06/court_finds_allstates_personal.html As noted in a recent post here, Allstate has instituted a systematic, nation-wide claims handling system designed to drive down the amount of money it pays on personal injury claims. That system came under review in a recent New Mexico... Insurance & Bad Faith Claims Neil T. O'Donnell 2010-06-17T10:37:06-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/06/why_insurance_companies_do_not.html Over the last decade, Allstate and other insurance companies have adopted highly standardized claims handling systems designed to drive down the amount of money they pay on personal injury claims. These systems generally involve (1) reducing the percentage of injured... Insurance & Bad Faith Claims Neil T. O'Donnell 2010-06-04T11:41:16-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/03/new_studies_support_the_diagno.html One of the difficulties faced by our clients who have suffered "mild" traumatic brain injury (TBI) is that there has been no objective means of establishing that brain injury exists even though the clinical signs of dysfunction are present. This... Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries Richard E. Vollertsen 2010-03-11T10:34:08-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/02/cardiovascular_risks_from_herb.html The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has just published a review of 44 years of research and has concluded that herbal products can contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The risks noted include increased bleeding, and reducing or... Health Alerts Richard E. Vollertsen 2010-02-03T10:02:16-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/02/alaska_injury_law_group_litiga.html Litigation by the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been cited in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics for its role in aiding the FDA in its decision to finally rule that ephedra products were adulterated under the Federal... Firm News Richard E. Vollertsen 2010-02-02T14:09:00-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/02/salmonella_outbreak_forces_sal.html The USDA has recalled 17,235 pounds of Daniele International salami because it is suspected of being contaminated with salmonella. To date, over 203 individuals have been sickened in 42 states, including one here in Alaska. Costco, a local retailer, is... Health Alerts Richard E. Vollertsen 2010-02-01T13:23:30-09:00 http://www.alaskainjurylawblog.com/2010/01/counterfeit_drugs_purchased_fr.html Researchers from the UK, Sweden and the US have established that using drugs purchased from the internet can kill and cause patients to bypass health systems that could diagnose life-threatening problems. They estimate that 90% of counterfeit drugs are sold... Health Alerts Richard E. Vollertsen 2010-01-26T08:44:53-09:00