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• Emily Midgley Dies in Big Island Hay Ride on Halloween

  Wayne Parsons | November 02, 2009 11:47 AM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The Star Bulletin story Halloween hay ride proves fatal to Big Isle girl, 7 reports that Emily Midgley of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates jumped off of a trailer at the end of a hay ride and was run...

• Ford Motor Company Reports Billion Dollar Profit

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Ford Motor Company announced $1 Billion dollars in profit for the 2008 third quater, meaning Ford earned $1 billion in profit in only three months (just under $350 million per month or about $11...

• Are Your Financial Advisers' Investment Recommendations "Suitable"?

  Bruce Bierhans | November 02, 2009 10:19 AM | 1 CommentEastern Massachusetts, MA

  Recently, I concluded a case in which I represented a financial adviser for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country against the firm itself. The firm was attempting to enforce a Non...

• Safe Crossing Week Teaches Train Dangers To Children

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Reuters is reporting that Safe Kids USA and CN are working together to teach elementary school children how to stay safe near railroad tracks. In 2008, approximately 744 people were killed and...

• Baby Stroller Hit By Train

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 9:42 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  There is amazing video of a baby stroller rolling off a loading platform just seconds before an incoming train. The infant was struck by the train, but luckily the train was nearly stopped. The...

• Qui Tam and Health Care Savings

  Pete Burns | November 02, 2009 9:35 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  A south Texas hospital agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle a qui tam suit. San Antonio Express-News (10/31, Brezovsky). The whistleblower got $5.5 million for his trouble and the taxpayers got...

• Now The U S Chamber Is Attacking TV Ads

  Mike Bryant | November 02, 2009 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  What do you think that members of the US Chamber spend each year on TV? I would guess it's billions and billions looking at the annual TV advertising numbers. Well apparently, like the courthouses ,...

• Hand Sanitizers Effective in Killing Harmful Bacteria If Used Properly

  David Mittleman | November 02, 2009 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  With fears of catching the H1N1 virus, most people are looking for ways to keep themselves healthy. Obviously, hand washing is a simple way to prevent the spread of bacteria. However, some doctors...

• Infant Brain Injuries and Cerebral Palsy

  David Mittleman | November 02, 2009 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Every expectant parent will tell you that nothing is more important than having a healthy baby. Sadly, circumstances sometimes conspire to prevent this from happening. Injuries can occur before,...

• British Woman Sentenced to Jail in Texting-While-Driving Fatality

  Pierce Egerton | November 02, 2009 8:54 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  While awareness of the texting-while-driving epidemic is growing, the United Kingdom is one of the few countries that are aggressively prosecuting people whose texting causes tragic accidents on the...