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• Cases Settled Involving Helicopter Crash

  Amy Rothschild | February 25, 2008 9:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  In 2002, a medical helicopter crashed in Norfolk, killing three people aboard. The helicopter had just left a Norfolk hospital on June 21, 2002. when the pilot reported trouble. The helicopter subsequently crashed at the airpoirt. The pilot, an emergency room nurse and a paramedic were killed. The families of the thre three victims filed suit. On February 19, 2008, the the famiilies'...

• Grassplot Brand Dried Pachyrhizus Recalled Due to Undeclared Sulfites

  Jenny Albano | February 23, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Lion Pavilion LTD., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 8 ounce packages of Grassplot brand Dried Pachyrhizus due to undeclared sulfites. Consumers who are sensitive to sulfites can run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions and side effects if they consume this product. The product comes in an uncoded 8 ounce, clear plastic package. The recalled packages of Grassplot...

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

  Amy Rothschild | February 11, 2008 8:46 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Ford Motor Company Ordered To Pay $6.5 Million In Rollover Case Where Man Suffered Brain Damage

  Amy Rothschild | February 06, 2008 12:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In 2004, Ruben Zamora, an oil field worker who was disabled prior to the accident, lost control of a 1993 Ford Motor Company Explorer sports utility vehicle when a tire lost its tread. The Explorer rolled over and the 41 year old driver was ejected from the vehicle. Ruben Zamora lost control of the 1993 Explorer when a tire lost its tread and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over. Mr....