The FDA is advising consumers to discard any Veggie Booty Snacks, marketed by Robert's American Gourmet, due to possible contamination of Salmonella Wandsworth, a bacterium that causes gastrointestinal illness.Parents who are aware that their children have eaten Veggie Booty Snacks should watch for symptoms and seek medical attention immediately if signs of illness appear.Anyone who has eaten...
A man, who says his dog has helped him to cope with the after effects of the World Trade Center attack, is fighting his condo neighbors whom are trying to evict his German shepherd.Marvin got his dog, Jazzman, as a recommendation for therapy. Neighbors complain the dog is bigger than allowed by the condo code that limits the size of dogs to no bigger than 35 pounds. They also say the dog has...
A drunk driver was charged with vehicular homicide this week after he struck and killed a roadside construction worker with a blood-alcohol level of over twice the legal limit. The driver disregarded orange construction cones and struck two Department of Transportation workers, killing one and injuring the other. Under Washington law, violation of a criminal statute is strong evidence of...
The Partnership for New York City business group has drafted and signed a letter to Congress asking them for $283 million in aid to help pay for those affected by World Trade Center Illness in 2008. Thousands of people are estimated to have some sort of illness or disability related to the World Trade Center attack in 2001. The letter asks Congress to appropriate $283 million for the 2008...
According to the FDA and Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc., a popular snack food called Veggie Booty may be linked to incidents of salmonella contamination. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control have been made aware of more than 52 cases of salmonella contamination in consumers who ingested the popular Veggie Booty snack food. The specific strain of salmonella in this outbreak is being...
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A Douglas County District Judge awarded $837,000 to Dorcas Davis, 46. Davis experiences seizures, memory loss and eye movement problems because of the accident seven years ago. The award was made against the City of Omaha for failing to install a stop sign at the intersection of 17th & Burt Street at the proper height.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Cars and...
A Kern County (California) Judge levied sanctions against U-Haul for "losing" evidence that one of its do-it-yourself moving trucks was defective and caused serious personal injuries to a customer. This is not the first time U-Haul has been sanctioned for similar behavior.The evidence had disappeared.A Kern County Superior Court judge declared in December that he would sanction U-Haul for...
Andy Warhol's "Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I)" was recently auctioned for $71.7 million dollars. The painting depicts a fatal car crash in Seattle."Green Car Crash," painted in 1963, is part of a series of Warhol works that drew on photographs of fatal accidents. Silkscreened over a green background, the painting uses a news photograph of a grisly crash in Seattle.If a painting depicting...
A Bellingham man is fighting for his life in Harborview Medical Center after a motorcycle accident broke his neck in three places and caused serious lung injuries, leading to pneumonia.Accidents on the road, particularly with motorcycles, are often caused by a defective product in the vehicle itself. The Washington Products Liability Act provides for very consumer-friendly laws in these types...