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Toddler Dies After Being Struck by Falling Mirror at Payless It is a well-established principle of personal injury law that a customer visiting a business has the right to expect that he or she may visit that business’s location without being subjected to a risk of injury by merely being on that business’s property. A recent case from Georgia will serve to illustrate this principle. The Case According to local media sources, 2-year-old Ifrah Siddique died in the early evening…

Doan Law Firm Wrongful Death Attorney Explains Rights of Parents When Child is Killed On Friday, March 2, a truly tragic event occurred at a Payless Shoe Source store in Riverdale, Georgia. a 2-year old girl was in the store with her family. She was trying on shoes with her mother. At the location where the little girl was trying on shoes, the store maintained a large, yet unsecured mirror. In other words, the mirror was freestanding. As the 2-year…

Oil Rig Safety Likely Largely Ignored at Location of Patterson Oil Rig Explosion As the investigation of the Patterson oil rig explosion continues, bad news upon bad news appears to the be the order of the day. The Patterson oil rig explosion occurred about 100 miles south of Tulsa a few weeks ago. The explosion occurred several miles outside the town of Quinton. Five workers were killed in the explosion. Company Operating Rig and Drilling Operations Patterson-UTI is the company…

For the third time in as many months, an AMTRAK passenger train has been involved in a fatal accident. In this week’s post, our train accident injury lawyer will review the known facts of the most recent accident before explaining the legal rights of accident victims and the compensation that may be available to the families of those who suffered fatal injuries. The Facts of The Train Crash As with any public transportation accident, initial reports are often inaccurate. However,…

Oklahoma Oil Rig Explosion Claims Lives of Five Workers 911 dispatchers serving the Quinton, Oklahoma, area were recently inundated with calls when an oil rig exploded in Pittsburg County, four miles from the town. Quinton itself is located about 100 miles south of Tulsa. The situation near Quinton underscores the ramifications of an Oklahoma oil rig explosion. The reality is that the injuries, damages, and losses arising from an oil rig explosion can be profound. Five Fatalities in Oklahoma Oil…