- Chrissie Cole | March 31, 2009 6:40 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Mike Sheehan, Fox 5 TV Newsman and former cop, was arrested when he refused a Breathalyzer test following a traffic accident that involved his vehicle and an NYPD officer on a horse.
The Monday...
- Chrissie Cole | March 30, 2009 7:11 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The production of pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. has been halted while the FDA and the California Department of Health (CDPH) investigate a possible Salmonella...
- Chrissie Cole | March 30, 2009 2:04 PM |
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Wrongful Death
The families of two men killed in a Manhattan crane collapse last year are suing the city, the crane’s owners and several construction companies for wrongful death.
Donald Leo, 30 and...
- Chrissie Cole | March 27, 2009 9:41 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
The leading cause of nonfatal injuries in the U.S. is falls, but until now few data has been published regarding falls associated with pets.
In the latest edition of MWMR by the Centers for...
- Chrissie Cole | March 26, 2009 7:02 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Electrolux Home Care Products Inc, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling 320,000 Ergorapido, Pronto and Precision Vacuums because the battery can...
- Adam Gana | March 21, 2009 7:13 PM |
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MiscellaneousWe have all suffered losses over the past few months. The stock market is down over 43% since the third quarter of 2007. Losing our money is hard enough but losing money saved for our children's...
- Chrissie Cole | March 19, 2009 5:42 PM |
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Head & Brain Injuries
Natasha Richardson, 45, was alert and conversational after she fell and bumped her head at the end of a skiing lesson on Monday.
Back in her hotel room, just an hour later, she developed a...
- Chrissie Cole | March 18, 2009 7:54 PM |
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Workplace Injuries
A construction worker fell ten stories to his death, landing on scaffolding on the first floor of a luxury hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday. According to officials, it appears the worker was not...
- Adam Gana | March 18, 2009 7:47 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the agency charged with broker-dealer regulation and overseeing arbitrations, fined Citigroup's global-markets unit $2 million for trade-reporting...
- Adam Gana | March 17, 2009 7:15 PM |
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MiscellaneousNapoli Bern & Ripka LLP, is investigating the following Oppenheimer funds OPCHX, OCHBX OCHCX, OCHNX, OCHYX for potential fraud and malfeasance. According to recent Morningstar reports these funds...
- Marc Jay Bern | March 16, 2009 11:33 AM |
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MiscellaneousNow that stimulus money for the unemployed is starting to flow in, some republican governors are giving their share of the 7 billions dollars a stern no. These republican governors have said no to...
- Marc Jay Bern | March 16, 2009 11:28 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThere is a new proposed bill that actually makes it mandatory for doctors and medical professionals to apologize to victims of medical malpractice. The rate of medical malpractice recently has...
- Chrissie Cole | March 13, 2009 5:48 PM |
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Toxic Substances
A new report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics finds many children’s bath products contain harmful and toxic chemicals that are known to cause skin allergies and cancer.
According to the...
- Karen Tucci | March 11, 2009 5:40 PM |
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MiscellaneousAfter sitting on the sidelines, watching all of the action take place before my eyes, I decided to jump in head-first. After working five years at the New York Stock Exchange Arbitration Division...
- Chrissie Cole | March 08, 2009 7:17 PM |
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Motorcycle Accidents
A Madison County man, 21, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, after he crashed into a truck.
The man was riding his off-road Yamaha motorcyle on his property in Hubbardsville when he...
- Adam Gana | March 06, 2009 6:26 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Napoli Bern Ripka LLP is investigating Charles Schwab & Co. for engaging in fraud. Schwab managers misrepresented the Schwab YieldPlus Funds (SWYSX and SWYCX) as similar to money market funds...
- Chrissie Cole | March 03, 2009 2:37 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Alpargatas USA, in cooperation with the CPSC, recalled Children’s Flip Flops because the decorative paint on the sole can contain excessive level of lead.
Lead is a highly toxic substance...
- Paul Napoli | March 02, 2009 11:16 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe motor trade industry has been having significant problems offering a significant amount of insurance coverage, specifically due to the dangerous conditions that employees must work in. The new...
- Oguz Ozdemir | March 02, 2009 10:31 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAbout 10 years ago, Chelsie Barker, was born in a Michigan Jail after her mother went through a painful labor in her jail cell. It has been reported that Chelsie’s mother, Chantrienes Barker,...