Author Archives: Metier Law Firm

Chico The Chihuahua Gets A Helping Hand

A Grand Junction, Colorado Chihuahua is getting a second chance at life after being hit by a car and left on the side of the road for dead. Animal organizations have stepped in and offered to pay the bill for spinal repair surgery for the dog. Mesa County Animal Services and spokesperson for All Breed… read more

Firefighter Dies In Motorcycle Accident

A St. Petersburg, Florida firefighter died last month from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. On the night of November 20, 40-year-old James G. Fehl, veteran firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District, was driving his 1987 Honda on Bay Pines Boulevard. A Pontiac Surefire driven by Shane Ross,… read more

Universal Executive Paralyzed While Skiing Returns To Slopes

Anyone who has seen a Warren Miller ski film knows how epic the experience of skiing down a mountain can be. Miller’s son, Kurt, decided to make a film about the challenges faced by disabled skiers, and chose Universal Pictures executive Rick Finkelstein as his main subject. December 2004 found Finkelstein skiing on Aspen Mountain… read more

Father Arrested Over Infant Son’s Deadly Brain Injury

A five-month-old boy was taken off life support on November 21 at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado after being submitted to the hospital three days earlier with a head injury. The infant, Antonio Angel, was with his father, 23-year-old Anthony M. Angel, when he sustained the injury. Police arrested the father last week on warrants… read more

New Rule, No Truckers On Cell Phones

A final rule was announced on November 23 concerning the use of cell phones by commercial truck and bus drivers that will hopefully save a significant number of lives. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that interstate truck and bus drivers are now prohibited from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. This is… read more

$10 Million Verdict Upheld Against Walmart

Recently the Colorado Supreme Court upheld a verdict awarding $10 million to a truck driver who said she slipped and fell on grease and ice while making a delivery to a Greeley, Colorado Walmart. 41-year-old Holly Averyt’s accident occurred in December 2007, and her lawyer, Denver’s Gregory Gold, said Averyt had to undergo three spinal… read more

SUV Kills Motorcyclist

An accident between a 28-year-old Albuquerque, New Mexico man and a driver of an SUV from Denver, Colorado resulted in the death of the motorcyclist. The crash occurred around 11:00 a.m. near N.M. 47 and North Bosque Loop in Bosque Farms last week when Thomas Garcia was attempting to turn his SUV left off of… read more