Red-light camera intersections: In the name of safety or revenue? »

05/27/2010 // WPB, FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley
West Palm Beach, FL—A heated debate is growing in West Palm Beach on whether the red-light cameras installed at three city intersections are there to actually boost safety or as a revenue generator. While rear-end collisions have more than doubled since the cameras were installed, [...]

Flint MI Medical Malpractice: Doc. faces 7-count lawsuit for forced abortion »

05/28/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan
Flint, MI—A woman who claims she was forced into undergoing an abortion filed a seven-count lawsuit and criminal complaint against the doctor who carried out the procedure. The lawsuit was filed in Genesee County Circuit Court, according to information provided by ConnectMidMichigan.com on [...]

Lead Paint Hazard: Basketball-shaped chair and ottoman sets recalled »

05/27/2010 // WPB , FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley
Los Angeles, CA—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Colleen Karis Designs LLC have announced a voluntary recall of about 380 All-Star Basketball Chair and Ottoman Sets. The CPSC announced the recall on May 27, 2010, which advises consumers to stop using the [...]

Tampa Motorcycle Accident Lawyer: May celebrates Motorcycle Safety Awareness »

05/24/2010 // Tampa, Florida // GetMeJustice // David Shapiro- Tampa Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

Tampa, FL (News)—May 1st kicked off the beginning of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, which is aimed at reminding motorists to safely share the road with motorcycles. Tampa’s leading motorcycle accident attorney, David Shapiro, educates motorists and motorcyclists on how to stay safe [...]

Jury Verdict in New York Construction Accident »

05/20/2010 // White Plains, New York, USA // Calano & Culhane // New York construction accident lawyer - Thomas A. Culhane, Esq.

A Bronx jury recently awarded over $12,000,000 to a worker injured in a New York construction accident. He was injured when a piece of scaffold fell and struck him on the lower back. [...]

Columbia MO Construction Accident: Fall kills worker at IBM construction site »

05/27/2010 // WPB, FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley

Columbia, MO—A workplace accident left a worker dead at the construction site which will soon become the new IBM Technology Service Center. The accident occurred Tuesday morning, May 25, 2010 at 2810 LeMone Industrial Blvd., as reported by the Columbia Daily Tribune.

Larry Embley Jr., Of [...]

Salt Lake City Train Accident: Fatal TRAX train-car crash brings lawsuit »

05/27/2010 // WPB, FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley

Salt Lake City, UT— A lawsuit has been filed in connection with the fatal TRAX train crash, which killed two Kentucky Fried Chicken management trainees. The fatal crash, which killed a total of two people, occurred on March 11, 2010, as reported by the Salt [...]

Product Liability Alert: Cummins recalls portable generators for fire hazard »

05/27/2010 // WPB, FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley

Minneapolis, MN—Cummins Power Generation and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have voluntarily recalled about 550 portable generations. The CPSC announced the recall on May 25, 2010, stating it is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

The recall was [...]

Santa Cruz CA Injury: Researcher’s brake lines cut; FBI investigating »

05/27/2010 // WPB, FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley

Santa Cruz, CA– The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is investigating a suspected case of sabotage that was directed towards a UC Santa Cruz professor and researcher. Authorities stated, as the researcher’s wife was about to get into her SUV, she noticed that [...]

Los Angeles Drug Injury: Dennis Quaid files lawsuit against Baxter Healthcare »

05/27/2010 // WPB, FL, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley

Los Angeles, CA—Actor Dennis Quaid is going after Baxter Healthcare Corp., after his twins were given near fatal doses of a blood thinner called Heparin. The lawsuit was filed on May 21, 2010 in Los Angles Superior Court on behalf of his children, as reported [...]