An 18 year-old man from Sheboygan was hit and killed in a pedestrian accident this morning.

The teen was on his way to school when a Department of Public Works leaf collection truck struck him on North Sixth Street near New York Avenue. Sheboygan police and the Wisconsin State Patrol are in the process of reconstructing the accident. It does not appear that any other vehicles or objects were in the street at the time of the accident that could have obstructed the driver’s or the teen’s view.

Paramedics that arrived on the scene say he was unresponsive. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital of head and internal injuries.

Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the young victim.

A Janesville couple is suing the city of Rome after a fireworks display caused them permanent injuries.

The man in charge of the fireworks had a permit to put on a show the weekend of July 16 when eleven spectators were injured. Visitors were sitting less than forty feet from the launch site; spectators should be 350 feet from the launching site.

The woman says that a shell from the fireworks hit her left eye, causing her glasses to break. She is now permanently blind in her left eye. She also suffered scars to her face and lost much of her hearing. The man is facing charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, injury by negligent handling of explosives, and second-degree reckless injury.

Both the woman and her husband suffered injuries are are asking for a combined $100,000 from the city of Rome.

If you or someone you love has been injured by another party’s negligence, contact the Kenosha broken bones and scarring lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874 today.

A 49 year-old gastroenterologist from Marshfield has been sentenced to five years in prison and ten years extended supervision after he plead guilty to sexually assaulting his female patients who were under the effects of anesthesia. He was charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault.

The Wood County District Attorney asked the judge for 25 years in prison, but the judge decided the former doctor was not a danger to society as he appeared to be genuinely remorseful. He has received medical attention for his self-described problem.

Accusations arose in 2009 after a female patient woke up and found the man touching her inappropriately. Past complaints date back to 2005.

If you or someone you love has been sexually assaulted, contact the Kenosha sexual assault lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, SC. at 800-242-2874 to help you through this difficult time.

32 year-old Jim “The Real Deal” McNeil was killed over the weekend when his motorcycle malfunctioned during a practice jump in Fort Worth, Texas. McNeil practicing for the Texas Motor Speedway exhibition.

Witnesses say his motorcycle suffered mechanical failure, causing him to miss his landing following a jump. He died on the way to Fort Worth Hospital from blunt force trauma to his chest and neck after hitting the handlebars and then the ramp.

McNeil competed in the X Games five times and was a member of the Boost Mobile FMX team for nearly a decade. He was an experienced rider and was wearing all his protective gear at the time of the accident. This is the first accident in fourteen years, according to the tour’s manager.

Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the victim.

The widow of a man who died in the 2001 anthrax attacks has been awarded a settlement from the U.S. government in her wrongful death lawsuit.

Her husband was a tabloid photography editor and was the first of five to die after anthrax-laced letters were sent to government officials and media outlets. She filed the lawsuit in 2003, claiming the government was negligent in securing the anthrax disease at a military laboratory. Dr. Bruce Ivins, an Army scientist, is believed to be the man behind the attacks.

The woman was originally demanding $50 million in economic damages. However, the details of the settlement have been given.