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• Hewlett - Packard Recalls Fax Machines for Potential Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2008 7:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Hewlett Packard, in cooperation with CPSC, is recalling Fax1010 and 1010xi Fax Machines due to an internal electrical component failure that can cause the machines to overheat, posing a potential...

• Jefferson County Car Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | June 28, 2008 3:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A man was killed in a car accident in Jefferson County last night. The accident happened in Rodman on County Route 69. Deputies say three people were traveling west on County Route 69 in a 1999...

• Salmonella Cases Top 800

  Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2008 3:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The number of people that have become ill from the Saintpaul strain of Salmonella is at 810 and likely to grow. The cases are spread across 36 states. The illnesses are believed to be from...

• New York Issues New Crane Safety Policy

  Shannon Weidemann | June 24, 2008 5:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  New York City has responded to two recent fatal construction crane accidents by revamping the safety policy involving cranes. These policies include measures on documentation, labeling, maintenance...

• Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Garbage Truck Death in NYC

  Chrissie Cole | June 23, 2008 7:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The family of an English tourist who was killed by a garbage truck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and his employer, Newark-based Action Carting Environmental Services Inc....

• Cars Hit Pedestrians in New York City

  Shannon Weidemann | June 22, 2008 3:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  There was a strange rash of cars going onto sidewalks in New York City this weekend. A total of four cars hurt 22 people after leaving the roadway. Three of the pedestrian accidents happened in...

• Governor Pushes for More Benefits to World Trade Center Responders

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 12:59 PM | 3 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The Governor of New York is introducing legislation to include more workers into the diability class surrounding those with World Trade Center illness. Thousands of people that worked at Ground Zero...

• FDA Requests Seizure of PETCO Animal Food Products

  Chrissie Cole | June 19, 2008 6:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  U.S. Marshals, at the request of The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seized Petco animal food products that the company allegedly stored in unsanitary conditions at its supply distribution...

• FDA Warns Not to Consume Raw Red Tomatoes

  Chrissie Cole | June 07, 2008 8:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that a salmonellosis outbreak is being traced back to the consumption of certain types of raw red Roma, red plum and red round tomatoes,...

• Study: Nursing Home Residents Involved in Altercations More Often

  Chrissie Cole | June 04, 2008 8:34 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  A recent study found nursing home abuse among residents is becoming increasingly more violent – both physically and verbally - on a more frequent basis, than earlier studies indicated, according to...