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• Compensation Amounts Presented To 35W Bridge Families

  Mike Bryant | March 12, 2009 9:13 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, the 35W compensation panel, made offers to the families of those killed and also to those that were injured. This was a state fund that was created by the legislature of $36.4...

• Despite Complaints, FDA Did Not Timely Inspect Syringe Plant

  Greg Webb | March 12, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  AM2PAT Inc., a North Carolina syringe factory, operated for two years without any type of inspection, despite several complaints that its needles were dirty or filled with colored particles. Court...

• Excessive Speed Blamed For Death of Greenville, North Carolina (NC) Kia Minivan Driver

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | March 12, 2009 7:40 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Marlon Lamont McMillan, a 37 year-old Greenville, NC resident was found dead on the scene in a 2002 Kia minivan on Saturday, March 07, 2009. McMillan was driving east on Short Bridge toward N.C....

• Theme Park Injuries Where the Ride Worked As Intended

  Ed Normand | March 12, 2009 1:02 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Lately we have been seeing inquiries from folks injured on theme park rides where the ride was operating as intended. Case in point, a visitor from the United Kingdom who sustained injuries...

• Defective Car Cases

  Staff Writer | March 11, 2009 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY

  When attempting to show a car manufacturer or seller’s liability for a car defect, you do not need to show that they were careless. Unlike personal injury claims that are based on...

• A Little Late, FDA Issues New Safety Guidelines for Companies Using Peanuts

  Mike Ferrara | March 11, 2009 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  In the wake of a salmonella outbreak in peanut products from the now bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), which, according the CDC, sickened at least 683 people and killed 9, the FDA...

• 13 Marines, Driver Injured in Bus Crash Just Outside of Newbern, North Carolina (NC)

  Jim Lewis | March 11, 2009 10:58 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  According to a recent report from (CNN) – there was a three vehicle accident involving three buses carrying U.S. Marines which was described at a chain-reaction crash in a rural area of North...

• New Legislation That Would Give Same-Sex Couples State Granted Benefits that Married Couples Enjoy May Include Workers’ Compensation Protections

  James Cool | March 11, 2009 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Just in case you’ve had your head in the sandy beaches of California over previous months, it’s important to understand some background about gay marriage initiatives in our state....

• Economic Woes and Recession Continue to Dominate News Cycles – But How Can a Workers’ Compensation Claim Impact Your Home

  James Cool | March 11, 2009 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  For many workers, an injury on the job can be the difference between making it from one paycheck to the next, and not making it at all. In a troubled economy like ours, TIME reports that...

• California Attorney General Cracking Down on Workman’s Compensation Avoidance Scams

  James Cool | March 11, 2009 10:27 PM | 1 CommentVentura, CA

  California’s Attorney General, Jerry Brown, has been cracking down on employers and others who illegally avoid carrying workman’s compensation insurance to save money. The Los Angeles...