Miscellaneous

• Woman Dies On Floor Of Hospital After Calling 9-1-1

  April Armani | June 13, 2007 6:38 PM | 2 CommentsDenver, CO

  Woman dies at hospital after calling 9-1-1.A woman died of a perforated bowel at King0Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles on May 9th after 9-1-1 refused to contact paramedics or an ambulance to take her to another facility. In 9-1-1 tapes released today by the Los Angeles Times, the woman's husband is heard pleading with the 9-1-1 dispatcher to send help. Help never arrived and the woman died after...

• Parents Sue Bully. School District Next?

  Linda Snyder | March 27, 2008 7:45 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  I find the whole concept of bullying to be interesting. You get a bunch of kids who decide that another kid is, for whatever reason, is a target for mental and physical abuse. And because bullying has been around since the time of cavemen, it's a somewhat socially acceptable behavior. The school district in Fayetteville, Arkansas may proclaim that they have a zero tolerance policy, but clearly...

• Heelys Cause Injuries to Kids

  April Armani | June 04, 2007 1:09 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  Heelys - a popular sneaker marketed to kids may lead to injures.Heelys are trendy wheeled sneakers -- a new breed of roller skates, if you will. However fun these sneakers may be, their rise in popularity has also seen a rise in injuries. Even some retail stores have banned them.For example, over a ten week period last summer, 67 children were treated for injuries due to falls while using...

• SB 256 Passes

  April Armani | May 03, 2007 12:40 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  Great news for Coloradoans! After hard work and determination from Darin Schanker and Kyle Bachus, founding partners of Bachus & Schanker, LLC, SB 256 passed the Colorado Senate yesterday with flying colors. In case you didn't know, SB 256 concerns underinsured motorist coverage policies in Colorado. Simply put, the bill takes away the current loophole in the law which allows auto insurance...

• New Device May Help Football Players Prone to Concussions

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:45 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  As football season nears its end, researchers are working on a device that may help detect brain injuries, particularly concussions, in football players. Concussions are the most common injury in the sport of football. Each year, over 40,000 high school football players suffer from a concussion due to the sport. This number does not even take into account college and professional football...

• Utterly Un-American - Are You Really Innocent Until Proven Guilty?

  Darin Schanker | August 12, 2008 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  I know, for a fact, that if you google my name there are four or five of my counterparts that spring up. And there are some odd similarities that spring up, there is another Nathan Swanson in...

• A New Supreme Court Decision: Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Explored Further

  Kyle Bachus | June 27, 2008 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A defendant has a constitutional right to confront a witness that is accusing him. The basic rule is that prior statements cannot be used unless the defendant has had a chance to cross exam the...

• The Fair Act – How Does It Effect Colorado Consumers?

  Kyle Bachus | June 12, 2008 4:00 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  "Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act" also known as the FAIR Act, claims to provide easy access to health and automobile insurance coverage for all Coloradans and create new reporting requirements...

• The Fair Act - Is this Colorado's Version of the Sarbanes Oxley Act for Health and Auto Insurers?

  Kyle Bachus | June 10, 2008 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A new Colorado regulation is hanging over the heads of Health and Automobile Insurers-and we call it the "Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act," also known as the FAIR Act. This new Act claims...

• The Heparin Debacle Part Two - Chinese Officials Play the Blame Game

  Linda Snyder | April 25, 2008 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Chinese officials have finally acknowledged that there is a contaminant in heparin produced in China, but it is not connected to the illnesses. Ning Chen, second secretary at the Chinese Embassy...