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• Deaths on Cruise Ships

  Michael Myers | September 27, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  While the injuries and deaths of cruise passengers is not a particularly fond topic of cruise companies, procedures must be in place for if a passengers falls ill or dies while on board. Almost all ships have doctors and nurses on board, and many ships also have an area that can serve as a morgue. However, there is rarely any counseling available on board for the grieving family of the deceased...

• State Pays $2.5 Million for Rape of Mentally-Ill Woman

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 19, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A $2.5 million dollar settlement was reached on Tuesday to settle the claims of a mentally-ill woman who was raped while she was a patient at Eastern State Hospital in 2004.$1.5 million of that settlement will go towards the victim's future care, an amount declared "reasonable" by Jerry Cartwright, the assistant attorney general who represented the state, considering the amount of care the woman...

• Motorcyclist Collides with Sports Utility Vehicle

  Michael Myers | September 17, 2007 1:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  On Saturday a Bellingham man, 20 years of age, was injured when his motorcycle collided with an oncoming vehicle. The injured man was transported to St. Joseph Hospital, with injuries that police declared not life-threatening. Witnesses to the motorcycle collision said that the injured man and another motorcyclist had been speeding and passing cars in an aggressive manner directly before the...

• Bars Accused of Over-Serving Patrons in Bellingham

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 09, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two Bellingham bars are allegedly partly to blame for the death of Steven Rhone, Jr., 19, in a June 1 hit and run accident. Rhone was hit by a drunk driver, Damien Mackay (his girlfriend, Amanda Littrell was also in the car) and left to die in the street, according to police. Mackay and Littrell were later arrested.Mackay and Littrell were reportedly over-served at two Bellingham bars, the...