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The 50,000 former users of Vioxx or their survivors will be issued monetary awards next month if they suffered a heart attack, stroke, or died and had lawsuits pending when the settlement was reached. Merck will pay victims 4.85 billion dollars.

The settlements range between $5,000 to several million dollars and are determined by the severity of injury and length of Vioxx use among other factors. Merck still has around 260 potential suits stemming form individuals that were ineligible for the 4.85 billion settlement.

If you have been a victim of a faulty drug, contact the Stevens Point personal injury lawyers at Habush Habush and Rottier by calling 1-800-248-0171 today.

The only survivor of the Arizona medical helicopter crash has died. The victim, James Taylor, died at the hospital at the age of 36. His death brings the total number of deaths from the crash to 7.

The medical helicopter was transporting a patient from the Grand Canyon when in collided with another medical helicopter. The helicopters were operated by Classic Helicopter of Wood Cross, Utah and Air Methods Corporation.

There is still no known cause for the crash. However, investigators are continuing the search. There are currently 750 medical helicopters operating within the United States.

Nicole Murphy hit her head on water slide at Golfland Sunsplash. She visited to the first aid station at the water park and showed nausea and memory loss. Murphy was taken to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborne Hospital where they found a blood clot in her brain. She died later that night.

The medical examiner declared Murphy’s death an accidental blunt trauma to the head. It remains unknown which slides were ridden.

If you or a loved one has been injured, consult a personal injury attorney by calling the Stevens Point Personal Injury Lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 1-800-248-011 today.

A jury blamed a railroad in the death of 4 people this week and awarded the families of the victims $24 million. The young victims riding in a Chevy Cavalier were between 17 and 20 in age. The railroad company, Burlington-Northern Santa Fe Railroad argued the victims in the vehicle were attempting to beat the train traveling at 60 mph when the crash occurred.

However, the jury agreed with prosecution in that the accident occurred because the railroad crossing warning signals failed to adequately warn the travelers of the train. The railroad company was found to be 90% responsible in the deaths.

If you have been hurt in an accident, call a Stevens Point Personal Injury Lawyer at the law offices Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. today at 715-345-0004.

A Mosinee man was awarded over 10 million dollars in damages last week for injuries he suffered from a faulty hospital procedure. Half of the award was for Larry Schultz’s pain and suffering.

Schultz was a nuclear pharmacist who had been diagnosed with multiple scolerosis. He sought treatment at St. Luke’s Medical Center in 2006. A drug was supposed to be injected into his spine which would relieve the spasticity caused by the illness. A medical resident injected Baclofen to reduce the effects of the disease as well as Reno-60 to trace the Baclofen. However, the Reno-60 was labeled not to be used as an intrathecal injection, meaning not to be injected into the spine.

Injuries from the mistake included severe spasiticity, neurological damage, and seizures. In addition, it resulted in the fracture of three vertebrae and his hips, an extremely painful condition which required surgery the use of a wheelchair.

Schultz was represented by Daniel Rottier. If you have been injured, please contact the a Stevens Point Personal Injury Lawyer at the law offices of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 715-345-0004 today.