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• Fair Ride Injures Two Children

  Lee Coleman | August 01, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  It's that time of year again, county fairs going on and the carnival rides the children love. But how safe are those rides? The Department of Agriculture is responsible for inspecting just once a year those rides here in Kentucky. Two children were injured in Mercer County when the lap bar on the "Sizzler" failed while the ride was moving, a six year old boy had a cut on his head and his seven...

• Antioch Man Killed While Laying Flares on Highway 24

  Claude Wyle | August 01, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A 60-year-old man was struck by an oncoming vehicle and killed early this morning while laying down flares on Highway 24 near Walnut Creek, California. The injuries proved to be fatal, and the motorist was pronounced dead at John Muir Medical Center. The vehicle was out of traffic, so this just goes to show how this sort of auto accident can be avoided by remaining protected in your car until...

• Antioch Man Killed on Highway 24 in Walnut Creek

  Claude Wyle | August 01, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Early this morning, a 60-year-old man was struck by another vehicle and killed while laying down flares on Highway 24 in Walnut Creek, California. The man did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead at John Muir Medical Center. Since the vehicle was out of traffic, this is an example of how auto accidents like this can be avoided by remaining in your car until help arrives. For more...

• Home Depot's Falling Merchandise

  Ken Margolin | August 01, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA

  Obtaining data on the number of people injured at big box stores such as Home Depot, is difficult. The information is guarded like state secrets. Data generated in litigation, however, has revealed that the big box giant, Home Depot, has had an ongoing problem with falling merchandise killing and maiming customers. One lawsuit revealed that in the late 1990s and early 2000s, more than 2,200...

• Pars Cove Salmonella Plagues Over 700 At Taste Of Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 01, 2007 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The latest reports show over 700 people came down with salmonella after eating at Pars Cove's booth at Taste of Chicago. This number has nearly doubled from the original reports. Of the reports, it is estimated that 31 people had to be hospitalized. It is believed the shirazi salad from Pars Cove is the cause of the outbreak.City food inspectors review food at each booth at least four times...

• Liability for Dog Bites in Vermont

  Ed Van Dorn | August 01, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  According to a recent article in the Burlington Free Press over 4.7 million people are attacked by dogs each year. Of these 800,000 are injured and about a dozen die. The article goes on to say the Vermont is a "one bite" state.Vermont's laws provide an owner limited protection after a dog attack. Vermont is one of 17 "one bite" states that do not hold an owner responsible for damages when it's...

• "The court sincerely regrets the unusual delay in issuing this opinion"

  Ben Glass | August 01, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued an opinion this week in a case called to Viola J. Scott v. Crestar Financial Corporation. Nothing particularly esoteric or difficult about the decision. Footnote 15 of the decision however sad "the court sincerely regrets the unusual delay in issuing this opinion." You see, the case was argued over seven years before was decided.In a time...

• 13 Year-Old Dies in Car Accident

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  Shawna Linn Brown, 13, died in a car accident that took place on Monday, July 30 on Route 100 in Hancock. The driver of the car was driving southbound on Route 100 when the car crossed the line and ran into a vehicle in the northbound lane.The driver, Sammy Jo Wood, is 18 years old, but only has her learner's permit. Wood received non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the other...

• The CPSC's "Top Five Hidden Home Hazards"

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Every year, 33.1 million people are injured by consumer products in their homes. Some of these products have warnings from the CPSC and others are new products and technologies. Either way, the home is supposed to be a place where families can feel safe and secure. This list contains products families may use everyday and don't realize what a hazard they can be. Injuries and incidents are...

• No Civil Liability on Hospitals to Ensure Financial Compliance of Medical Staff

  Patricia Doherty | August 01, 2007 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Under the Florida Statutes (FS 458.320) in order for a doctor to have hospital medical staff privileges the physician must meet certain financial requirements in order to pay medical malpractice judgments against the doctor for negligent medical care. However, the Florida Surpeme Court held a hospital has no duty to ensure a doctor complies with the statute.As a result of this court ruling, a...