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• 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....

• The Black Box - "Big Brother" Capturing Car Accident Information

  Amy Rothschild | June 08, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  For many years now, automobile manufacturers have been installing a device commonly known as a "black box" into many of their vehicles. The black boxes were initially installed with the stated purpose of gathering data to optimize vehicle performance but now are more commonly used for the purpose of gathering information post-accident. Many consumer advocate groups are concerned about the use...

• Mitsubishi Ordered To Pay $11 Million For Death Resulting From Defective Seatbelt

  Amy Rothschild | March 04, 2008 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On February 26, 2008, a jury in Palm Beach County in Florida, ordered Mitsubishi to pay $11 million in damages to the parents whose 25 year old son died after being partially ejected from a sports utility vehicle. Of this amount, $10 million dollars was awarded for their son's pain and suffering and the rest was awarded for funeral expenses and other losses. Scott Laliberte, the deceased, was...

• Woman Killed on I-26 Near Charleston, South Carolina

  Amy Rothschild | February 11, 2008 8:46 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported that a Syvlia Kassandra Floyd, a 26-year-old woman from Olanta, South Carolina died after being hit by a car on Interstate 26 between Ridgeville and Harleyville. Apparently, Ms. Floyd's car had broken down in the right-hand lane of I-26 and she was trying to flad down traffic to let others know that the her disabled vehicle was in this lane of traffic...

• U.A. Veteran's Affairs Secretary Faces Wrongful Death Suit by Family of Iraq War Veteran

  Amy Rothschild | July 31, 2007 9:34 AM | 1 CommentCharleston, SC

  The family of an Iraq war veteran recently filed a lawsuit in Springfield, Massachusetts, on July 30, 2007, alleging negligence against Jim Nicholson, the secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary, in the suicide death of their son. The action states that the Veterans Affairs (VA)is at fault for the death of Jeffrey Lucey, a 23 year old Marine who committed suicide in June 2004, after he was...

• Family Sues Over Six-Year-Old Son's Pool Drowning

  Amy Rothschild | January 29, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On January 28, 2008, the parents of a six-year-old boy who drowned when his arm got caught in a strong underwater swimming pool suction drain, filed a law suit agains the the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, Shoreline Pools and other defendants. The lawsuit, which asks for more than $15,000 in damages, states that Shoreline Pools ad a history of violating building code requirements. The lawsuit...

• Bausch & Lomb Continues To Be Served With Lawsuits As A Result of Eye Infections Caused by Renu MoisturLoc Contact Lense Solution, Some Of Which Was Manufactured In Greenville, SC Plant

  Amy Rothschild | October 30, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  573 product liability law suits have been brought against Bausch & Lomb Inc, the maker of defective Renu with MoisturLoc Contact Lens Solution, as a result of eye infections caused by the recalled product. Those lawsuits include 550 individual lawsuits and a consolidated federal class action suit. The lawsuits have been filed in both state and federal courts in the United States as well as in...

• Mattel Recalls Almost One Million Toys, Including Some Dora the Explorer, Elmo and Big Bird Toys Due to High Lead Levels

  Amy Rothschild | August 07, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Toy-maker Mattel which is the parent company of Fisher Price, is recalling almost one million toys because they contain high levels of lead. Some of the products being recalled are among children's favorites including Dora the Explorer, Elmo, Big Bird and others. The toys were all manufactured for Mattel by a Chinese Vendor. Mattel announced that it will work with authorities in China to...

• Mother Files Wrongful Death Action Against Manufacturer of Exploding Gasoline Container

  Amy Rothschild | September 04, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Rene Green, the mother of twenty (20) year old Jonathon Green, filed wrongful death and survival actions on August 28, 2007, against Blitz, USA, in the Eastern District of Texas. In late winter in Texas, Ms. Green's son was burning brush in a barrel. He tried to pour additonal gasoline onto the brush but the gas container manufactured by Blitz, USA, exploded resulting in the boy becoming...

• Jury Awards Family $28 Million in Wrongful Shooting of 12 Year Old Boy By Police

  Amy Rothschild | March 11, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Today, a federal jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, awarded $28 million to the family of a 12 year old boy who was shot by police on Christmas Eve in 2002. The boy was unarmed at the time he was killed. After the boy's death, his family filed a wrongful death claim against Troopers Samuel Nassan and Juan Curry alleging that they acted intentionally. Apparently, the jury agreed. The jury...