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The parents of a Maryland teen who died earlier this year during wisdom tooth surgery have sued the oral surgeon and the anesthetist for medical malpractice.

Jenny Olenick, a 17-year-old junior at Marriotts Ridge High School in Woodstock, Md., died in April from complications during the outpatient procedure performed on 5 million Americans each year.

“It’s so hard,” Cathy Garger, Olenick’s mother, told ABCNews.com. “She was the only one we had.”

The civil suit, filed in Howard Country Circuit Court, claims the oral surgeon, Dr. Domenick Coletti, and the anesthiologist, Dr. Krista Michelle Isaacs, were negligent and failed to resuscitate Olenick after her heart rate and blood oxygen level dropped.

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By: Laura Kelly

Last Monday, a 27-year-old man, Seth Atkinson Jr., was killed at a road side construction site inside the gated subdivision at Landings Way South in Savannah. 66-year-old, Carmencita Limosnero, hit four workers and a dump truck that was in the roadway and a backhoe tractor located in the median of the road, according to the news report.

Three of the workmen were taken to Memorial University Medical Center with injuries and Atkinson died at the scene at 12:16pm. Limosnero was taken to the hospital also, but with no reported injuries. The workers were repairing the pavement at the apartment complex and they were all employed by Groundworks Unlimited.

“On-the-job accidents can be life altering and some cases such as this, fatal. My condolences go out to the families that are affected by this accident,” said personal injury lawyer, Gary Martin Hays. “If someone is injured on a construction site or due to someone else’s negligence, they may be entitled to more compensation through a third-party claim.

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By JIM DANKO

Two men working in a 40-foot high bucket died on Dec. 1 in Atlanta after the lift they were using fell over, according to news reports.

The victims of the construction accident were identified as Rigoberto Lopez, 29, of Marietta, and Karlos Turner, 42, of Dallas, who were working on Dallas Street when the piece of heavy machinery fell over around 1 p.m. The men were not crushed from the machine, but died from the fall, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which quoted the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. The lift was extended to a height of 40 feet, according to the news report

The newspaper reported that the men were performing maintenance on the exterior of the Amli Old 4th Ward Apartment Homes when the lift got stuck. When workers tried to move the lift, the machine fell onto a concrete walkway across the street.

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North Carolina prohibits people from texting while driving. The state also bans school bus drivers from using a cell phone while driving in an effort to keep North Carolina’s roads safe. Even so, some people still text and drive at the same time. Many people think they can handle doing both things at the same time. Think again. A recent study revealed some startling information about the effects of texting on a driver’s reaction time. According to the study drivers react twice as slow while texting.

Accidents happen fast with texting drivers. Suddenly, you can sustain a serious injury that dramatically changes your life. Don’t leave your future to chance. Contact a knowledgeable accident lawyer Raleigh NC focused on results. Contact the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin. Serving clients throughout North Carolina, an experienced Raleigh North Carolina car accident attorney at our law firm may be able to help you decide the best course of action after your accident. Each case is unique. But our goal remains the same: to get our clients the settlement they may rightfully deserve. Contact a texting while driving lawyer in North Carolina with years of experience fighting for clients. Contact the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin.

Results from the recent scientific study conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute revealed some shocking information. Using a closed road, the scientific test involved drivers attempting to read or write a text message while driving on an open road and a section of roadway lined with construction barrels. Throughout the test, drivers who were texting reacted much slower than the test subjects who were not texting. “It is frightening,” the researchers wrote, “to think of how much more poorly our participants may have performed if the driving conditions were more consistent with routine driving.”

Every second counts in an accident. Don’t become another statistic. Contact a North Carolina lawyer who may be able to handle your accident and will work tirelessly for you. Contact the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin – fighting for justice, one client at a time.

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