- Amy Rothschild | July 31, 2007 2:07 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe truck that was involved in the horrific crash on I-526 on July 13, 2007, in Charleston, South Carolina resulting in the deaths of five individuals, is the subject of a recall expected to begin as soon as July 27th. The rig involved in the accident was a 2007 Freightliner Columbia series model that was put into service in December 2006. It had about 48,000 miles on it when it was last...
- Amy Rothschild | July 31, 2007 9:34 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe 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...
- Amy Rothschild | July 27, 2007 1:54 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIt was just reported that two of the most widely used drugs to treat diabetes and which were taken by thousands of overweight people in the United Kingdom last year, are causing widespread heart failure. The use of the drugs including Avandia and Actos has increased two fold in the last three years as a result of the increasing problem of obesity. The United Kingdom recently reported that in...
- Amy Rothschild | July 23, 2007 9:47 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLast week, we reported that Castleburty Food Co. of August, Georgia had recalled canned chili due to some of the cans containing the botulism, a life-threatening bacteria. Just hours ago, a Georgia meat processor expanded its recall of canned meat items that may be connected to the outbreak of botulism. Over the weekend, Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta, recalled not only additional brands of...
- Amy Rothschild | July 19, 2007 10:44 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety recall on certain cans of hot dog chili due to botulism. This was the first incident of botulism being discovered in commerically canned products in decades. Botulism is a bacteria that can cause muscle paralysis. Eventually, paralysis can cause a person to stop breathing and die, unless supported by a ventilator. Most victims eventually...
- Pat Jennings | July 17, 2007 11:41 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesJust over a month ago, Smokehouse Restaurant employee Kevin Lane suffered second degree burns over nearly twenty percent of his body following an accident at work. The employer failed to hold Worker's Compensation Insurance on Lane, and may end up paying dearly for being in direct violation of South Carolina laws relating to this situation. An employer that has four or more employees must have...
- Amy Rothschild | July 16, 2007 5:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn Friday, July 13, 2007, around rush hour traffic, there was a terrible car accident on the northbound lanes of Interstate 526 or the Mark Clark Expressway at the North Rhett on-ramp. A total of eight vehicles were involved. All the lanes on that portion of Interstate 526 were closed for nearly 10 hours after the accident. While the exact cause of the accident may not be known for weeks, it...
- Amy Rothschild | July 12, 2007 9:43 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOn July 6, 2007, the New York Times reported that regulators in China have found that certain mobile cell phone batteries manufactured in the southern Guangdong Province, one of the world's largest electronics manufacturing areas in China, were prone to exploding. It was found that the batteries were subject to exploding under certain conditions. The batteries that were affected were those...
- Amy Rothschild | July 10, 2007 9:26 AM |
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MiscellaneousJoe Nemecheck of NASCAR fame, has honored the lives of the nine (9) firefighters whose lives were tragically lost in a warehouse fire in Charleston, South Carolina that occurred on June 18, 2007. Mr. Nemecheck's car for the Pepsi 400 Nextel Race in Daytona, South Carolina that was held on July 7, 2007, displayed a scene on his racing car which included the names and ages of the deceased...
- Amy Rothschild | July 05, 2007 9:47 AM |
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MiscellaneousOn July 4, 2007, two fireworks crew members were injured, one of them being severely burned, during a July 4th fireworks display in Washington, D.C. Leftover fireworks exploded at the National Mall. In another community fireworks display in nearby Vienna, Virginia, seven other individuals were injured including five children. It has been reported that the injuries occurred when some fireworks...