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ATV deaths prompt Mississippi to consider better ATV legislation

big bearIn December we reported how one Mississippi coroner became an advocate of stricter laws governing the use of all-terrain vehicles in her state after witnessing the injury and death the vehicles can cause. Now, other people in that state are echoing the call for more legislation, including the Sheriff of Warren County, Mississippi and two state lawmakers.

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Federal Yamaha Rhino cases set for multidistrict litigation next year

gavel 100x100All of the lawsuits involving the Yamaha Rhino that were filed in federal court have been brought together for pretrial litigation under U.S. District Judge Jennifer B. Coffman in the Western District of Kentucky. Judge Coffman will preside over five trials scheduled to open between October 2010 and January 2011.

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