Wisconsin Dog Attack Injures Young Man
Sept. 13, 2012 Two Fond Du Lac County men were charged in connection with provoking a dog attack that left an 18-year-old man seriously injured. The Pierce County Herald reports the attack happened Friday in the town of Osceola. Court documents indicate that a 58-year-old Campbellsport resident believed the young victim had stolen a collection of […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Personal Injury
Read MoreTraining Sessions Aimed at Improving Safety for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
Sept. 6, 2012 Farm work is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), agriculture led all other industries in workplace fatalities and injuries, with a fatality rate of 26.8 deaths per 100,000 workers. With agriculture accounting for nearly 10 percent of Wisconsin’s workforce, safety […]
Posted on behalf of Sigman, Janssen, Sewall, Pitz & Burkham in Workers Compensation
Read MoreDriver Charged in Connection with Fatal Wisconsin Car Accident
Aug. 23, 2012 A 20-year-old Wisconsin man is facing charges in connection with a car accident that claimed the life of a young man and left himself and three other individuals seriously injured. The Oconto Times Herald reports the crash happened on June 15, just before 1 a.m. on Oak Orchard Road, just east of Abrams, Wisconsin. […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
Read MoreMany Employers Fail to See Serious Penalties for Safety Violations
Aug. 16, 2012 Workers depend on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure employers provide safe work environments. However, according to an article from the Post Crescent, Wisconsin businesses that commit safety infractions are rarely fined and, when they are, the penalty is often lessened through settlements. OSHA data shows that, of the 240 […]
Posted on behalf of Sigman, Janssen, Sewall, Pitz & Burkham in Workers Compensation
Read MoreStudy Finds Increased Number of Americans Receiving Social Security Disability
Aug. 9, 2012 A new study that was recently conducted by the Congressional Budget Office found that there has been a surge in the number of applicants for Social Security Disability benefits in recent years. According to the Huffington Post, from 1996 to 2009, the rate for disabled workers rose from 67 percent to 76 percent; there are […]
Posted on behalf of Ana Burkham in Social Security
Read MoreFive Injured as the Result of Wisconsin Car Crash
Aug. 2, 2012 Five people were injured as the result of an Appleton car accident that occurred earlier this week. According to Fox 11, the crash happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon along Highway 42 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. A spokesman from the Two Rivers Fire Department, Lt. Lee Stadler, stated that the vehicle carrying the […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Lawsuit against Drug Manufacturer
July 12, 2012 A decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a decision that found Pfizer subsidiary, Pharmacia, Inc., guilty of defrauding the state’s Medicaid program by inflating wholesale prices of medications to increase kickbacks that doctors, pharmacists, and the drug manufacturer would receive. According to an article by WISHTV 8 News, the kickbacks influenced the […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Personal Injury
Read MoreWisconsin Construction Accident Leaves One Dead And Another Man Injured
July 5, 2012 A construction accident has left one man dead and another worker seriously injured. According to The Northwestern, the accident happened on the Butte Des Morts Bridge along US 41 at around 9:00 a.m. this morning. Reports indicate that the operator of a crane was working to lift a large steel beam, when the […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Personal Injury
Read MoreSpeed, Seat Belts, and Inexperience to Blame for Fatal Car Accident
June 28, 2012 Police say that speeding, combined with a lack of driving experience and seat belt use, were responsible for causing a Waushara County Car Accident that claimed the lives of two local teens and seriously injured another individual. The accident occurred this past Sunday on Highway 21, near 31st Avenue in the town of Warren. According […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
Read MoreWashed Out Roads Blamed For Neillsville Car Accident
June 21, 2012 A sinkhole in the middle of a Neillsville, Wisconsin, highway is responsible for causing two Neillsville auto accidents that killed three people yesterday evening. A story published by the Post Crescent stated that a passerby discovered the wreckage of the two vehicles at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning along a County Road on the outskirts of […]
Posted on behalf of James Pitz in Auto Accidents
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