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• Drug Manufacturers Voluntarily Pull Children's Cold and Cough Medicines from the Shelves

  Amy Rothschild | October 12, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On Thursday, October 11, 2007, drug companies announced that they will voluntarily recall over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children over the age of two years, even though physicians have warned that the medications could post health risks for children up to the age of six years. Both phyisicians and federal regulators warned of the potential health risks to children prior to the...

• Missouri Plant That Manufactures Chicken Pot Pies Voluntarily Stops Production After Possible Link to Salmonella

  Amy Rothschild | October 10, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On October 8, 2007, ConAgra Foods Inc.'s Missouri plant voluntarily stopped production of ts Banquet pot pies after health officials said the pies may be related to 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states. ConAgra officials have stated that its pot pies are safe if they are cooked properly but has advised consumers not to eat them until government and company investigations have been completed....

• WA Man Fraudulently Collects Workers' Compensation Benefits

  Pat Jennings | October 08, 2007 6:08 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A Washington man has recently been sentenced to jail time following illegal collection of funds after a work injury. Willard Leech, a resident of Bellingham, had suffered a lumbar injury that put him out of work, although at the same time in which he was collecting benefits, Leech was also working a carpentry job for more than 10 months. This included maneuvering on ladders and manipulating...

• Daughter Files Wrongful Death Suit Alleging that State Improperly Belted Her Wheelchair-Bound Mother Which Resulted in Mother's Death

  Amy Rothschild | October 08, 2007 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Sharon Miller, the speicial administrator of the estate of her mother, Elizabeth Massears, filed a wrongful death suit on October 2, 2007, against Central Illinois Taxi in Madison County Circuit for the death of her mother. The lawsuit alleges that on October 4, 2005, her mother was being transported by a taxi company from her residence at the Blue Fountain Nursing Home to a doctor's...

• Kraft Recalls White Baker's Chocolate Due to Salmonella Concerns

  Amy Rothschild | October 08, 2007 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Kraft Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall of its 6 oz. Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares (6 oz.), because of concerns that the the chocolate might be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. No other varieties of Baker's White Chocolate or any other Baker's products sold in the United States are impacted by this recall. The possibility of Samonella contamination was indicated after...

• Two Die When Ford Explorer SUV Rolls off I-526 Bridge in Charleston, SC

  Amy Rothschild | October 02, 2007 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On Friday, September 28, 2007, a driver and passenger were killed around 10:30 a.m. when the SUV they were in plunged off a bridge along I-526 into the mud below. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken by the United States Coast Guard helicopter to the Medical University of South Carolina but was determined to be dead upon arrival. Both individuals were belted. A witness...

• Topps Meat Co. Expands Recall of 21.7 Million pounds of Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli Virus

  Amy Rothschild | October 01, 2007 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On Saturday, September 29, 2007. Topps Meat Co. announced that it massively expanded its nationwide recall of ground beef products to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Health officials are investigation 25 illnesses in the following 8 states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. An...

• Family Sues EvenFlo, Co., Manufacturer of Allegedly Defective Car Seat Which Family Claims Caused Death of Their Infant

  Amy Rothschild | September 25, 2007 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Family members of Isaac Eslinger ares suing Evenflo, Co., the manufacturer of infant and car child seats, in federal court alleging that it's defective car seat resulted Isaac's death two years ago in September of 2005, when Isaac was only seven months old. Isaac was killed when the car in which he was riding overturned resulting in him being ejected from the vehicle.Authorities report that...

• Pre-Packaged Dole Salads Recalled After Outbreak of E. Coli

  Amy Rothschild | September 18, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. has issued a recall of certain pre-packaged salads bearing the label "Dole Hearts Delight," sold in both Canada and the United States. The recall was issued after a randomly tested bag tested positive for E. coli. The voluntary recall, issued Monday, September 17, 2007, affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United...

• Charleston, SC Jury Awards Charleston Lawyers $3.95 Million Dollars for Personal Injuries Arising Out of Defamation Lawsuit

  Amy Rothschild | September 17, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On September 14, 2007, after an eight day trial, a Charleston County jury consisting of 9 women and 3 men, ordered WSCS-TV (Cahnnel 5) and Jefferson-Pilot Communications, it's former owner, to pay $3.95 million dollars to Charleston attorneys Elizabeth and Christopher Murphy to compensate them for a smear campaign initiated by Don Feldman, the station's former news director. $3.7 million was...