January 22, 2013

INDIANA WORKER IS CRUSHED IN PRESS WHILE ON THE JOB

A Fort Wayne man was severely injured after his arm was caught in a press at the northeast Indiana Valbruna Slater Stainless plant where he was employed. First responder’s indicated that the man’s arm was nearly completely severed when they arrived on scene. There were no specific details at the time of this writing as ...

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January 21, 2013

OHIO CRASHES SERVE AS A STERN AND SERIOUS REMINDER FOR INDIANA DRIVERS TREVELLING IN WINTER STORMS

It took only a few minutes for conditions on Interstate 275 near Cincinnati to go from clear to white-out. According to authorities, just at 11:30 am on Monday, January 21, 2013, roads became almost instantly icy and slick as a squall of snow quickly moved into the area. The road conditions triggered a major pile-up which in ...

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January 17, 2013

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING REBUTS THE NEW CMS FIVE STAR RATING SYSTEM

In a letter to the Editor of the Indianapolis Star Newspaper, President and CEO of the Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Jim Leich, wrote the following retort to a January 6, 2009, article titled, “Indiana nursing homes rated among worst. Amongst other things, the article attempted to counter the very poor ...

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April 25, 2012

THE INDIANA INJURY LAWYERS OF CROSSEN KOOI LAW DISCUSS THE INDIANA STATE TRAUMA CARE COMMITTEE

The injury lawyers of Crossen Kooi Law discuss Indiana’s attempts to address trauma issues and injuries issues in the State of Indiana and how the State has moved to address these concerns. On November 6, 2009, Governor Mitch Daniels signed Executive Order 09-08 for creation of the Indiana State Trauma Care Committee. Click HERE for a link to the ...

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April 16, 2012

INDIANA WORK COMP LAWYERS DISCUSS FATAL INDIANA CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT

The Indiana Construction Accident Lawyers of Crossen Kooi Law have learned that a construction worker was killed early on the morning of April 16, 2012 when he was struck by an excavator. Co-workers advised emergency crews that 33 year-old David Anderson of Brownsburg was placing concrete barriers when the excavator pinned him against a barrier. Indiana State Police reported that Anderson was ...

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