Death Toll from Recalled Chinese Heparin Continues to Rise; Tainted Heparin Still in Circulation
Philadelphia, PA – The family of a Missouri man who died after suffering adverse reactions to contaminated Chinese Heparin is suing Tyco Healthcare, claiming that the company waited too long announce a recall of the drug. And the death toll due to tainted Heparin continues to rise, because this case has not been accounted for […]
Jury Awards $5.3 Million to Woman in Bad Faith Insurance Case
Missoula, MT – An insurance company has been ordered by a jury to award a woman $5.3 million in damages because the California-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. failed to pay her medical expenses after the plaintiff was involved in a 2003 head-on car crash. The trial lasted five days and it only took the jury […]
Inmate Suffered Brain Injuries, Sheriff Testifies
Miami, FL – The family of a former inmate of the Broward County Jail has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and the former sheriff, Ken Jenne, has been named personally. This could mean that any damages the jury awards could result in Jenne having to pay out of his own pocket. Other defendants include […]
Teen Still Recovering from Alcohol-Related Accident
Fruitvale, TX – It was a trip to Taco Bell and to another boy’s house that would have young Brittany Hodges fighting for her life for the six months following. But even after six months of recovering from the injuries inflicted on her body and her brain after the car crash, she would never be […]
Thousands of Fun ‘N Games Magnetic Dart Boards Recalled
Washington, DC – Approximately 870,000 of the Fun ‘N Games magnetic dart boards sold at Family Dollar stores were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because it has been known for over a year that the magnets at the end of the darts detach. These detaching magnets pose a choking hazard and even […]
Dollar Tree Stores Pull 300,000 Cuddly Cousins Toys after Recall
Washington, DC – According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dollar Tree, Greenbacks, Dollar Express, Dollar Bill$, Deal$, and Only One $1 stores have had to remove 300,000 units of the Cuddly Cousins insect toys that were sold at their stores between March 2007 and December 2007 for $1 each. Dollar Tree and the […]
Contraceptive Blamed for NJ Woman’s Death
Toms River, NJ – Jackie Kelly Bozicev’s young life came to an end on December 7, 2007 when the 32-year-old mother had a seizure in her home in front of her husband and her 2-year-old son. This Christmas was supposed to be the family’s first Christmas with the couple’s newborn daughter, Mary Kelly. Robert Bozicev […]
Multiple Lawsuits Filed In Fiery Truck Crash
Pharr, TX – On January 10, 2008, a fiery truck crash killed four people on the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and accusations are flying at almost every party that could have been involved. Accusations have been made toward the city of Pharr, the trucking companies and their drivers, and the company that installed the bridge’s concrete […]
Mega Brands Recalls Popular Toy
Montreal, PQ – Amidst the many toy recalls due to high levels of lead and choking hazards, another toy has been added to the list. Mega Brands’ popular toy that is primarily aimed toward preschoolers has now been recalled because the magnets in their toy line have been found to detach, which can pose a […]
Old Naval Ship Toxic: EPA Sues
Baltimore, MD – The owner of an old naval ship has been sued by the EPA to keep the ship within the United States in order to clean up the decaying ship that is parked within Baltimore’s harbor to be cleaned up there. This comes after a report showing that the ship contains a level […]
