Personal Injury Law

New York City Holds 4th Annual Construction Safety Week
Last week, April 28 - May 2, 2008, was New York City?s 4th annual Construction Safety Week, the purpose of which is to “advance safe construction practices?. Seminars were offered in topics such as ?Scaffold Safety: Keeping Workers Safe on the Job?, (held by the NYC Department of Buildings in conjunction with the Latin American [...

Construction Safety - Ditch collapse injures man at Ida County, Iowa construction site.
In yesterday's stories is one about a man being injured in a ditch collapse in Ida County, western Iowa. I read this and it brought to mind our July focus at InjuryBoard, construction safety...

Illinois High Court Considers Pharmacy Rules
Associated Press: Ill. High Court Considers Pharmacy Rules, by John O'Connor (3/18): SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A group of pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out a rule that forces them to dispense emergency contraception despite...

Material Deductions Bill Voted Out of House Tax Policy Committee
AGC of Michigan reports in its May 14, 2008 Midweek Briefing that H.B. 6031, the House version of S.B. 1217, was voted out of committee following testimony by AGC Member, Patrick Cebelak, Controller for Granger Construction...

OSHA Increasing Unannounced Safety Checks to Prevent Construction Injuries
For many construction workers, job safety is truly a matter of life and death. It's hard to imagine putting your life on line everyday just by going to work. A startling number of construction workers are injured and die each year from falls, crushed by equipment, electrocutions and other causes...

Education and Labor Hearing on Construction Safety Rules
Today the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, “Is OSHA Failing to Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules?” The hearing examined the recent spate of construction and crane incidents in the U...

Firestone Tire Problems Raise Questions of Safety
Are Your Car Tires Safe?

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Ladder Accident Injury Claims
Were you or a loved one injured in a ladder accident?

Illinois Ground Beef Recalled
due to Possible E. coli Contamination

Illinois Residents
Exposed to Potentially Carcinogenic Drinking Water

University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements

Safety Violations
Murphy Oil USA Inc. to pay $179,100 settlement in occupational safety violations lawsuit.

FDA Issues Safety Warning About Valproic Acid and Divalproex Sodium
Valproic Acid and Divalproex Sodium FDA Issues Safety Warning About Risk for Birth Defects

AnchorBank
$1.27 million in construction contract termination lawsuit.