Record $10 Million Asbestos Settlement
It is the largest asbestos settlement in Missouri history, according to the woman’s attorney. A Missouri engineering firm did not follow proper procedures while working with asbestos in a Kansas City courthouse. As a result, an employee contracted mesothelioma and died on October 2010 from cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Earlier this month, her family […]
Tis the Season for Toy Injuries
Chances are your kids are telling you about the toys they want for Christmas. However, one thing to keep in mind when purchasing toys this season is safety. With that in mind, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has some advice about what types of toys present a danger to your child. If purchasing […]
Airplane that Crashed had Empty Gas Tanks
Both gas tanks were empty on a small airplane that crashed near the Davidson County Airport last October. One Florida man died in the plane crash and doctors say the other man is in good condition, according to the report at the-dispatch.com. The plane crashed into a soybean field about a half mile from the […]
Car Surfing Ends in Double Tragedy
A bizarre and deadly teenage stunt known as “car surfing” took the lives of two Florida teens this past February. After an investigation, police arrested the 19-year-old driver in November in connection with the deadly car crash that resulted in a vehicle bursting into flames in Volusia County. In a story at news-journalonline.com, the suspect […]
Class Action Filed Following Blackberry Outage
Do you or a friend favor the Blackberry over the iPhone? If so, you, like millions of Blackberry users, were inconvenienced when Blackberry experienced a worldwide outage of its services on October 10. Don’t be surprised if users in the U.S. follow suit and file a class action lawsuit as users in Canada did last […]
Medical Devices that Don’t Need Strict Safety Testing
Are some medical devices such as artificial hips and knee implants getting on the market without strict testing and clinical trials? The answer is “yes” and a federal agency is at the center of it. An abbreviated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process for medical devices has some experts criticizing the agency for allowing […]
Driver with History of Blackouts Causes Fatal Car Accident
A truck ran a red light in Tampa and struck a minivan in October. The couple inside the minivan lost their lives and their 3-year-old granddaughter suffered serious injuries in the car crash, as reported at wtsp.com. According to police, the truck driver suffered a blackout while driving just before the fatal collision. Apparently, this […]
