Archive for May, 2011

Spencer Crash Causes Injury

A crash at the intersection of highways 153 and 13 north of Spencer was reported on Monday. Four people were injured and transported to Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.  A vehicle traveling west on 153 failed to stop at the intersection, which caused it to be hit by a vehicle traveling on Highway 13.

Read more at Wausau Daily Herald.

If you are injured while riding in a car that either failed to stop at a stop sign or was struck by another car that failed to stop at a stop sign, it is important that you contact a personal injury attorney right away to make certain your rights are protected.  Call Bremer & Trollop Law Offices for a free consultation at 877-949-3200.  Bremer & Trollop has offic

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More Than One Way to “Kill Grandma”

May 18, 2011–The Wisconsin bill stripping public workers of their collective bargaining rights garnered such huge opposition that another radical measure signed into law at the same time got less attention than it deserves. The Wisconsin Omnibus Tort Reform Act places huge “burdens on individuals who would sue businesses, which almost always enjoy a financial advantage,” writes Lou Dubose in The Washington Spectator.

One of the most drastic reforms puts state records of abuse or neglect in nursing homes off limits to attorneys representing individuals suing nursing homes.

Wausau lawyer Christine Bremer Muggli [explained] that state investigations of abuse in nursing homes often begin with reports filed by aides who takes care of residents: “An aide who takes care of grandma returns from vacation and finds that grandma hasn’t been rolled over for two days, or hasn’t been changed for days, or has bruises on her.”

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Automobile Accident In Oneida County Near Rhinelander Causes Death and Injuries
On Thursday May 12, 2011 there was a crash involving two vehicles on Highway 8 near the intersection of Shady Rest Road in the Town of Woodboro.   An adult male died in the crash. An adult female was hurt and taken to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander.  A child was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk.
Learn more at WJFW.
Severe crashes often need investigation beyond that provided by the local police department.  If a family member has been seriously injured or killed in an automobile accident, it is important that you contact a personal injury attorney immediately to be certain the victim’s rights are protected.  Call Bremer & Trollop Law Offices for a free consultation at 877-949-3200.
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