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• Gymboree, Corp. Recalls Children's Toy Swords Due to Propensity for Breakage and Laceration

  Amy Rothschild | October 24, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On October 18, 2007, the Gymboree Corporation of San Francisco, California, in conjunction with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, issued a voluntary recall of Toy Pirate Swords, which were manufactured in China. The swords can break, creating a sharp point, which can result in a child cutting him/herself or others. Of the 6000 Toy Pirate Swords that were manufactured,...

• Drunk Driver and County to Pay Combined $8.5 Million to Family of Girl Who was Killed While Crossing Street

  Amy Rothschild | October 23, 2007 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A jury in Arizona issued a verdict on Friday, October 19, 2007, which will require Pima County and a drunken driver to pay a combined total of $8.5 million to the family of a girl who was killed in August 2004, while crossing the street. Of this amount, the County will have to be $520,000. The balance of the verdict must be paid by the drunk driver who is serving almost 11 years in jail for...

• Illinois Jury Awards South Carolina Woman $15 Million in Personal Injury Case Involving Motorcycle Tires

  Amy Rothschild | October 18, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A federal jury in Peoria, Illinois awarded a South Carolina woman $15 million after finding that a tire on the motorcycle she was riding had a defect which resulted in a fall and severe brain damage. The jury deliberated over two days before deciding that defendant Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Ltd. was liable for the May, 2002, incident on Interstate 55 in Livingston County, Illinois.In...

• 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...

• Cases Against Manufacturer of Alleged Defective Hernia Patch Consolidated in Rhode Island

  Amy Rothschild | September 11, 2007 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  The Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, was recalled because hundreds of individuals were hurt as a result of using the device. The patch was supposed to help give hernia patients relief from their pain. By 2005, however, it was clear that there was something wrong with the patch. It appears that the recoil ring that opens the patch can break. When the ring breaks, users suffer from bowel perforations...

• A Wrongful Death Suit is Initiated Against General Motors Corporation

  Amy Rothschild | September 11, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  In Jackson, Mississippi, the family of Martha Burns initiated a wrongful death case against General Motors Corporation. Ms. Burns, an educator who was committed to children with disabilities and special needs, died in a one-car accident in Alabama about five years ago. Ms. Burns' family's lawyer claims that Ms. Burns died because and interior switch improperly opened the door when it was hit...

• Individuals Sue Merck Pharamceutical Company Alleging Fosamax Drug is Defective

  Amy Rothschild | August 28, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Seven (7) residents of Texas have filed suit against Merck Pharmaceuticals claiming that the drug, Fosamax, which is used to treat osteoporosis, is defective. The claimants allege that instead of the drug helping with treating thinning bones, it instead, is causing permanent bone decay. The lawsuit claimants claim that as a result of taking the drug, they developed osteonecrosis of the jaw. ...

• S.C. Deputy Lucky to Be Alive After Almost Being Hit By Drunk Driver from North Charleston, SC

  Amy Rothschild | August 14, 2007 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A deputy in Newberry, South Carolina, was assisting with a fatal multiple car accident on I-26, that resulted in the death of an eleven year old boy. Deputy Chris Keller responded to the scene of the fatal car accident in order to direct traffic around the accident locale. Deputy Keller was directing traffic when he was approached by an oncoming vehicle at which time he was forced to jump out...