Spartanburg Personal Injury Lawyer - Miscellaneous

One Died in Hopkins Car Accident

Jenny Albano — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:05:56 GMT

On Saturday morning there was a car accident that left one dead in Hopkins, South Carolina.

Around 4:00 a.m. a 51-year-old driver of a 1994 Ford Explorer was driving north on Mt. Elon Church Road when the driver drove off the side of the road into a ditch. The Explorer then overturned and the driver died at the scene from injuries.

The driver was wearing his seatbelt when the accident occurred.

The name of the driver has no been released by the Richland County Coroner's Office until the next of kin has been notified.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

New England School Mistakenly Administers Shock Therapy to Students

Courtney Mills — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:12:44 GMT

A New England school for the emotionally and mentally handicapped mistakenly administered electric shock therapy (EST) to two students earlier this year, according to admissions by school officials. A single prank caller to the school initiated the mistaken shock therapy to the affected students.

According to officials at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, allegedly a former student at the school made a call earlier this summer posing as a teacher at the institution, and issued instructions to school officials for two students to receive shock therapy. The prank caller directed officials to administer 29 shocks to one student and, unbelievably, 77 shocks to another student. A school spokesman admitted that although both treatments are an excessive number of shock treatments, the electric shock treatments were carried out.

According to media reports, Massachusetts's Disabled Persons Protection Committee's 24-hour hotline received an anonymous call after the incident alerting the authorities to the mistaken shock therapy treatments. Both students were under 22 years of age and their names have not been released.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Courtney Mills

Chemical Plant Fire Causes Explosion, One Injury

Courtney Mills — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:30:45 GMT

A chemical plant northeast of Des Moines, Iowa exploded Monday afternoon, sending firefighters from all over the region scrambling to help with the huge chemical fire. The fire started at 1:15pm, and continued to burn for several hours thereafter.

Flames and thick clouds of black smoke could be seen emanating from the Barton Solvents chemical plant for several miles, according to media reports. Police were forced to close nearby Interstates because of the fire's intensity. There was one injury reported from the fire.

Barton Solvents Inc. manufactures industrial chemicals for wholesale distribution under the name of Barsol, and has several plants in the Midwest. The last explosion at a Barton Solvents Chemical plant was in Kansas, where 6,000 people had to be evacuated.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Toxic and Hazardous Substances.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Courtney Mills

S. Randall Hood, Attorney at Law

Staff Writer — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:10:24 GMT

Randy Hood focuses his practice on representing individuals who have been catastrophically injured in a preventable accident, which could include a medical malpractice case, nursing home abuse/neglect situation, product liability case, tractor trailer collision, motor vehicle accident or some other serious incident. The catastrophic injuries suffered by some of his clients include brain injury, burn injury, paralysis, amputation, cerebral palsy and death. He also represents persons who have suffered some type of injury due to wrongful conduct on behalf of a corporation or organized entity. This type of situation presents an opportunity for Randall to represent a class of individuals (Class Action) or many individual claims in a consolidated action against corporate entities (Multi District Litigation or MDL).

Randall was born in Macon Georgia and moved to Charlotte North Carolina when he was 12 years old. He attended public schools in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended college at the local University in Charlotte, North Carolina (University of North Carolina at Charlotte). Randall graduated from college in 1985 and worked in retail management for four years before going to the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989.

Randall attended law school for period of three years and graduated in May, 1992. He began practicing in the area of personal injury with a law firm which would become known as McMehan, Weidner, Hood & Jackson. Randall stayed with that firm for five years before he began practicing law with James C. Anders, P.A. and Associates. He practiced with that firm until 2003. At that time, Randall Hood and Chad McGowan formed the firm which would come to be known as McGowan, Hood & Felder. The firm currently has three offices which are located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina and Anderson, South Carolina.

Randall is the proud parent of his daughter Lacy and step-daughter Katherine. He is married to Paige Gantt Hood and they currently live in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though he lives in North Carolina, Randall practices law in South Carolina which is located within ten minutes of his home. He currently attends a non-denominational church in Charlotte, North Carolina. When not practicing law, Randy spends his time golfing, spending time with his family and friends, following the Carolina Panthers football team (and anything football related) and dabbling in real estate.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

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Staff Writer — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:07:45 GMT

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

McGowan, Hood, Felder & Johnson, LLC

Staff Writer — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:12:51 GMT

In order to meet the challenges of today's court room, McGowan, Hood & Felder LLC has adapted its resources to meet the needs of technically, scientifically involved cases. Insurance companies and hospitals often have teams of attorneys and investigative resources dedicated to challenging cases against them.

If a personal injury lawyer hopes to be successful, he or she has to be prepared to address technical questions in medicine, forensic science, and financial analyses. Additionally, in order to ensure jurors understand the issues involved, clear, user-friendly computer animations and simulations should be presented. That's why we've invested in a state-of-the-art computer system that improve the presentation of our clients' cases.

As a regional, independent law firm, we're structured and prepared to adapt our resources to meet your needs. Accessible and approachable, our attorneys handle your case themselves -- you'll never have to worry about a less experienced paralegal or legal assistant making decisions that could effect your personal life, financial security, or business.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer