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Alaska Traumatic Brain Injury Month

Sean Brown
March 18, 2009 02:27

Each year Alaska personal injury attorneys help clients who are injured in serious accidents. As a result of the accident, a number of our clients receive traumatic brain injuries, which can often times be life altering.  In an effort to prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries, Alaska has...

Death By Taser

Sean Brown
January 27, 2009 05:17

According to CNN, a Louisiana man died after the police tasered him 9 times. As noted in the article, each taser discharge 50,000 volts: Dr. Randolph Williams, the Winn Parish coroner, told CNN the 21-year-old sawmill worker was jolted so many times by the 50,000-volt Taser that he...

Negligent Procedures at the Alaska DOC

Sean Brown
January 27, 2009 05:09

The Alaska Department of Corrections recently entered into a settlement agreement in the amount of 1.4 million dollars with two inmates who were sexually assaulted by other inmates while in custody. The inmates, represented by Power & Brown, alleged that for a period of three days...

Playground Accident in Chevak, Alaska

Sean Brown
January 27, 2009 05:03

In Noratak v. City of Chevak (Case No. 4BE-06-258 CI), plaintiff on behalf of his 2 year old child alleged the City of Chevak negligently maintained its playground, which resulted in an injury to his child.   While playing on the playground equipment, the child fell on a wire protruding...

Police Excessive Force in Hooper Bay

Sean Brown
January 27, 2009 04:53

           In Olsen vs. City of Hooper Bay, et al (Case Number Case No. 4BE-07-26 CI), the Bethel Superior Court granted Summary Judgment in favor of Defendants in a matter where three Hooper Bay officers reported to a home to conduct a welfare...