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• Consumer Advocacy Org. calls on Congress to Eliminate 2-year Waiting Period for Disability Insurance

  Christina Cole | April 23, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  After retiring on social security disability and waiting two years to become eligible for Medicare, Pamela, had spent nearly $50,000 on health insurance premiums. Even then, the woman's insurance didn't cover the specialists and physical therapists she believes could have helped slow the progression of her illness.This is just one of the many people that have stories such as this one. The...

• Tree Service Owner Arrested for Lack of Workers' Comp Insurance

  Christina Cole | April 06, 2007 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The owner of Don Estlund's Tree Service is facing charges for operating without workers' compensation insurance. Allegedly, he admitted to operating his business for eight years without state-mandated coverage when one of his employees incurred a steep medical debt after suffering an injury on the job.He was arrested, on Thursday and booked into the Sarasota County Jail. If convicted of the...

• Students Burned in School Chemistry Accident Reach $1.8 Million Settlement

  Amy Rothschild | January 18, 2008 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Calais Weber and Cecilia Chen suffered personal injuries when a chemistry experiment burst into a ball of fire at a private boarding school in Hudson, Ohio. The personal injury lawsuit settled for $18.9 million. Calais suffered burns over 46 percent of her body, and Cecilia was burned over 18 percent of her body. In addition to the intense pain, Calais also suffered deep depression. Calais...

• Parents of Student Who Died After College Hazing Incident File Wrongful Death Suit

  Amy Rothschild | January 02, 2008 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The parents of a Rider University student who died after a suspected hazing incident in the Spring of 2007, filed a law suit againt the university claiming it didn't adequately supervise the fraternity house where excessive drinking occurred. The lawsuit also names Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and four members of the fraternity's now-defunct Rider chapter. Gary DeVercelly Jr. died in March 2007...

• Two Teens Sue Isuzu Claiming Trooper Defectively Designed

  Amy Rothschild | October 23, 2007 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Tyler Carron and Nikko Landeros, 18 year old high school students in Colorado who were both on the wrestling team, lost their legs when a classmate crashed into them as they were changing a flat tire on on the Isuzu in which they were riding. The students who lost their legs are suing Isuzu for negligence and product liability. They also want Isuzu to notify other Isuzu owners of the alleged...

• Chrysler Recalls 125,000 Vehicles Including 2007-2008 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger Because of Faulty Cooling Fan that Could Lead to Engine Fire

  Amy Rothschild | October 17, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Chrysler is recalling 125,000 cars, because a problem with a cooling fan could lead to engine fires. The recall includes the 2007-2008 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger. So far, Chrysler has received 17 reports of fires since July 2007. The company plans to notify car owners. For more information, call Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

• 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...

• 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...

• Terrible Motor Vehicle Accident Involving a Tractor-Trailer In Colleton County in South Carolina Sends Victim to Trauma Center

  Amy Rothschild | August 28, 2007 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On August 19, 2007, the Colleton County Fire-Rescue in South Carolina responded to a two-vehicle accident on I-95 at the 59-mile marker. A northbound tractor-trailer, which was traveling at a high rate of speed through a work zone, struck a painting truck in the rear end. This was after the same tractor trailer nearly sideswiped a State Trooper. Despite being equipped with an impact cusion, the...

• S.C. Judge Approves Class Action Personal Injury Settlement In Train Derailment Case In Which Toxic Fumes Were Released into the Area

  Amy Rothschild | June 27, 2007 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A South Carolina United States District Court Judge recently approved a class action settlement brought on behalf of hundreds of victims who were injured when a train derailed in the small town of Graniteville, South Carolina on January 6, 2005, releasing a poisonous gas cloud of highly toxic fumes into the air. The settlement that was recently approved will provide relief to 480 personal injury...