A 60-year-old electrician from Wilkes-Barre was killed in a construction accident when a coworker drove a van over him. The person driving the van did not see the man before he was hit. The victim was pinned under the van. Construction workers pulled Mr. Anstett's body out from under the van. Officer Bidwell and a few of the workers performed CPR until an ambulance arrived. Officer Bidwell...
The Judicial Panel for Multi-District Litigation, commonly known as the MDL Panel, met on May 31, 2007 in Las Vegas to decide where the hundreds of pending pet food cases would be transferred. They have now ruled that all the cases should be handled by United States District Court Judge Noel Hillman, sitting in Camden, New Jersey. One of the factors for the choice of Camden is that Menu...
Deputy to the Secretary of the Interior J. Steven Griles, the number two person in the Interior Department, plead guilty to obstructing a congressional investigation. His attorneys and the United States Attorney agreed on a five month jail term. However, at the sentencing, he and his attorney tried to minimize his conduct and shift the blame to the Senate. The Federal Judge, who was...
There is only one reason to buy insurance - to have the peace of mind of knowing that the financial needs of you or your family will be covered in the event of death, catastrophic injury, or long-term disability or illness. When an insurance company denies payment of a valid claim in bad faith, it is practicing the corporate greed version of "what's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine." You...
The family of Emily Rae Rice, the twenty-four year old who died needlessly in the hands of Denver County Jail employees, files suit against the City and County of Denver, Denver Health and nearly 50 deputies, jail guards, doctors and nurses.It is absolutely amazing that in this day and age someone like Emily Rae Rice could die due to the negligent actions of those entities entrusted with the...
A Douglas County Nebraska jury this week ordered Union Pacific Railroad Company to pay $942,000 to a conductor for the knee injuries he suffered after falling on ice in a parking lot of a hotel where Union Pacific had paid for him to stay. For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Workplace Injuries and Discrimination.
Paxil is a prescription drug approved to treat depression, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. Although the FDA approved Paxil in 1993, there are many side effects that users should be aware of. Studies show that nearly twenty percent of all clinical trial patients in Paxil studies have had to discontinue treatment because...
Paxil is a prescription drug approved to treat depression, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. Although the FDA approved Paxil in 1993, there are many side effects that users should be aware of. Studies show that nearly twenty percent of all clinical trial patients in Paxil studies have had to discontinue treatment because...
Federal agencies ordered Foreign Tires Sales, Inc. to recall up to 450,000 tires it imported from China and sold to U.S. distributors. The reason for the recall is because the Chinese manufacturer unilaterally decided not to install gum strips into its tires, thus increasing the risk of tire separation. The recalled tires were sold under at least four brand names-Westlake, Compass, Telluride,...
It pays to pay attention to safety. As has been the case recently, products made in China may not have the same level of safety standards as those made in the United States, Europe, Japan or Korea. The latest recall involved 450,000 Chinese made tires sold under the brands Westlake, YKS, and Telluride. We need stronger enforcement of our import laws to make certain unsafe products don't...