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Three Die on Motorcycles in Three Counties

Posted on June 01, 2008
In three different counties in Oklahoma, on three consecutive days, there were three fatal motorcycle accidents involving riders sans crash helmets. “OHP trooper Mark Basinger stated, despite working a number of accidents, three deadly motorcycle accidents are out of the ordinary...

FDA Announces Product Recall

Posted on May 30, 2008
International Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. has announced that they are conducting a voluntary product recall of their dietary supplement product known as Viril-Ity-Power (VIP) Tabs. The recall was announced as a result of the company being notified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a potentially harmful undeclared ingredient known as hydroxyhomosildenafil...

Pit Bull Bites 10-Year-Old in Face

Posted on May 29, 2008
A previously harassed Pit Bull bit ten-year-old Tyquavious Clark on Tuesday evening in Macon, Georgia. When asked what had happened, the victim stated “We were walking through, going to the park and then the girl was playing baseball and then she hit the ball over the fence and then the dog came out when she [...

FDA Proposes New Rule

Posted on May 28, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed major revisions relative to perscription drug labeling. The goal is to provide consumers with better information about the effects of drugs during pregnancy and while breast feeding. It is believed that the revisions would have a significant impact on public health...

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D.U.M.B. driving simulator comes to N.B.

Posted on May 23, 2008
It is alarming how complacent many drivers become while driving, whether seasoned or newly licenced. Perhaps the seasoned drivers falsely believe with all the “hands on” experience they have, they have it in the bag, so to speak. Whereas, the newly-licenced drivers seem to underestimate the need for focusing, and the speed at which things can go [...

Medtronic Announces Recall

Posted on May 23, 2008
Medtronic, Inc. recently announced that they are initiating a recall. The recall is a voluntary one that is being taken as a precautionary measure relative to selected products that have the Carmeda BioActive surface. These particular devices are used for heart surgeries...

Defective Drugs and Lawsuits

Posted on May 09, 2008
Medications such as Celebrex, Bextra, and Vioxx have been linked to an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes. It is estimated that between 7,000 and 9,000 Celebrex and Bextra cases have been filed by people who claim the defective painkillers caused heart attacks and strokes...

Explosion on Cruise Ship

Posted on May 09, 2008
Due to a deadly broiler explosion on one of its ships, Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty to gross negligence. Eight crewmembers were killed and 10 others injured in the explosion in May 2003. The cruise line is liable for at least $500,000 in criminal penalties and has agreed to carry out [...

Negligence Inside Prison

Posted on May 09, 2008
The family of Carl Moyle has filed a negligence lawsuit against Sherburne County jail after Moyle was beaten to death by another inmate. The case drew widespread attention because Bruce Christenson, who had been transferred from Oak Park Heights maximum security prison, was placed in the general jail population with Moyle, jailed for repeatedly having [...

Medical Malpractice Due to Denial of Liver Transplant

Posted on May 08, 2008
Timothy Garon?s death came a week after his doctor told him a University of Washington Medical Center committee has again denied him a spot on the liver transplant list because of his use of marijuana. Garon?s used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C...

Dangers of All Terrain Vehicles

Posted on May 08, 2008
Warnings for the danger of ATVs are being advertised as summer approaches and welcomes outdoor enthusiasts of all ages. In Seneca County ATV injury accidents already have been a problem. Sheriff?s Deputy Denny Wilkinson said many drivers are misusing the all-terrain vehicles by riding them on highways, on other people?s property or by riding them [...

Tragic Auto Accident

Posted on May 08, 2008
When a car veered into oncoming traffic the driver and passenger instantly died. The Toyota was heading south when the driver lost control and the car began to spin into the northbound lanes. An oncoming Ford Explorer struck the passenger side of the Toyota, the driver of the Explorer was taken by Life Flight helicopter [...

Dog Shot by Police after Attack

Posted on April 30, 2008
A large pit bull broke out of it?s home and mauled a man and then attacked its owner. Shortly after officers and firefighters arrived, the dog charged Patrolman Paul Strabavy as he attempted to calm the animal down, forcing the officer to Taser the dog...

7-year-old Attacked by Dog

Posted on April 30, 2008
A white Labrador mix and a pit bull mix broke out of a backyard and attacked a 7-year-old boy who was out riding his bike. The dog?s owner tried to pull the Labarador off the boy while a neighbor, Mary Borman, took the child into her home and called paramedics...

Personal Injury Suits Seeks $2.5 Million

Posted on April 29, 2008
Accusations of negligence and disregard for safety may force a company to compensate an injured ex-worker. According to the suit, seaman Oscar Reyes was performing his regular duties aboard one of Laquay’s vessels in High Island on or around the night of April 7 when he reportedly tripped over a cable and fell onto the [...

Fatal Ambulance Suit

Posted on April 29, 2008
Two negligent lawsuits against Rampart Emergency Services and a Rampart employee involved in a fatal ambulance crash last year have been set for a mediation. On March 5, 2007, Lisa Hanson, 32, Cornell, a registered nurse, and Carrie Roberts, 38, Escanaba, a patient, were both killed when a Rampart ambulance crashed into a semi truck [...

Sheriffs Department Files Wrongful Termination

Posted on April 28, 2008
Three former DeSoto County Sheriff?s Department employees say they were fired after reporting the beating of an inmate by another employee. The former sheriff?s department workers will get a chance in court over what they call a wrongful termination. The lawsuit was filed in 2005, but dismissed in 2007 based on a U...

A Mother and a Child Die in Auto Accident

Posted on April 22, 2008
Brittany Carlson had four kids in her car, two of her own and two of Nicole?s kids, her friend. They were driving on the highway when another car heading the opposite direction suddenly crossed the median and hit them. Carlson, who was pinned in the car, according to the State Patrol, died at the scene...

Malpractice Trial Set in Case of Toddler

Posted on April 22, 2008
Mackayla Jespersen was 20 months old when she fell into a swimming pool at her family?s home on Nov. 7, 2003. After doctors allegedly declared her dead and disconnected her breathing tube she was revived back to life. A medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the family is scheduled to go to trial on Monday...

Legal Victory in Woman’s Estate

Posted on April 22, 2008
A major legal victory has been given to the estate of Tywanda Luckett who is deceased suing for medical malpractice damages. Court of Appeals says the estate can argue that she was able to feel pain for part of the five years she was in a long-term care facility before her death in 2005...

Grandparents Sued for Wrongful Death of Grandson

Posted on April 18, 2008
Graham Lulich and Angela Lindgren, the parents of a young boy who died in a fire at his grandparents? home, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lulich?s parents. The grandparents were caring for 5-year-old Maxwell when fire broke out at their home last April...

Deputy Convicted of Careless Driving

Posted on April 18, 2008
Deputy Joshua J. Williams has been convicted of careless driving for cutting across traffic lanes in from of a motorcyclist, who hit the squad car and died later that night. The crash occurred when Williams was driving with his training officer south on Hwy...

Patient Claims $50,000 in Personal Injury Case

Posted on April 16, 2008
Marvin Turner has filed a personal injury suit against St. Louis Cardiology Consultants claiming they failed to assist him when he fell off a doctor?s exam table. Turner claims after receiving an examination he fell getting down from the patient examining table in result sustaining injuries to his left elbow, right knee, back and legs...

School Ordered to Pay $1.8 Million in Dog Bite Case

Posted on April 16, 2008
$1.8 million has been awarded to the parents of a boy badly mauled by a dog at Ridgewood Elementary School in 2003. The Orange County School Board was ordered by the Florida Senate to pay this amount to Desnar and Mignone Decembre after their 8-year-old son, Daniel, was severely injured while awaiting an afternoon tutoring [...

Parents File Wrongful Death Against TU

Posted on April 15, 2008
David and Lin Adair have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the University of Tulsa and a Tulsa orthopedic center in behalf of their son, Devin Adair, who died April 23, 2006. Adair, a former University of Tulsa football player, died after a week-long illness from complications from what is known as ?flesh-eating? bacteria...

Toy Company Sued for Recalled Aqua Dots

Posted on April 10, 2008
Eddie and Summer Gerrald have filed a lawsuit against toy distributors Target Corporation and Spin Master Inc. This came about after their 1-year-old son became ill from swallowing a recalled toy that produces the ?date rape? drug when ingested. Aqua Dots is a craft toy kit that contains small, colored liquid-filled beads that when sprayed [...

Recall of Fire Alarm Panels

Posted on April 10, 2008
Due to safety hazards the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 3,000 Gamewell-brand fire alarm control panels. ?The CPSC said the U.S.-manufactured FCI-7100 series control panels manufactured by Gamewell-FCI of Northford, Conn...

Man Injured in ATV Accident

Posted on April 01, 2008
A man?s life was saved by wearing his helmet when he was injured in an ATV accident. The 36-year-old man was seriously injured after his four-wheeler rolled on top of him as he was headed downhill. ?I?ve never seen a helmet get crushed like that. It was cracked in three different places,? official sources said...

Wrongful Death for Auto Passenger

Posted on April 01, 2008
A wrongful death lawsuit was brought against Paul Roan, by Vicki Worthen after her husband died in an auto accident. The suit accused Roan of negligence, stating that his careless operation of his vehicle caused it to overturn. Worthen?s husband was Roan?s passenger, and the crash resulted in his being fatally injured, leaving his wife [...

Loss of Life in Motorcycle Accident

Posted on March 31, 2008
Janet Mauriello sadly lost her life when she was killed in an accident while riding on the back of her husbands motorcycle. Robert Mauriello was driving east in the median lane behind a Honda driven by David Monroe. Police say Monroe stopped for an ambulance running with emergency lights on going through the intersection, Mauriello [...

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