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Archives for March 2010

Travis the Chimp Precluded Workers Comp Recovery

It has been over a year since Travis, the 200-pound chimpanzee, went berserk, mauled Charla Nash and left her for dead. As you may remember, the chain of events started after Travis' owner simply asked Ms. Nash to help lure the chimp back into her house. While she survived, it is an absolutely understatement to say that Ms. Nash's life will never be the same. Frank Chiafari, the police officer who shot the chimpanzee after it tried to get into his patrol car, was forced to suffer as well. Despite suffering from post-traumatic … [Read more...]

Tragic Plane Accident Kills Jogger on Business Trip

According to WIS, the life of  GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical salesman, Robert Gary Jones, was tragically taken earlier this week when he was hit by a plane making an emergency landing on Hilton Head Island.  Mr. Jones, who was jogging and listening to his iPod, likely never saw or heard it before the aircraft hit him from behind. "There's no noise," said aviation expert Mary Schiavo, a former inspector general for the National Transportation Safety Board. "So the jogger, with his ear buds in, and the plane without an engine, you're … [Read more...]