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• Having safe fun in the water

  Jessica Grigsby | June 28, 2011 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  Monday is the 4th of July and so far it is promising to be a hot and sunny holiday weekend perfect for outdoor barbeques, fireworks and, for anyone who likes the water, a dip in the pool or lake...

• KC Royals Expect Ticket To Protect Fans From Foul Ball

  Brett Emison | June 28, 2011 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  According to a local news report, the Kansas City Royals have questions to answer about yet another person injured while watching a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium. I've written before about two...

• Davis, Saperstein & Salomon Sponsor Teaneck Intl. Film Festival

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2011 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The 6th Annual Teaneck International Film Festival is slated for November 11 -13, 2011. The theme is Activism: Making Change. The festival has garnered the support and co-sponsorship of...

• Dallas Police Seek Driver In Hit-and-Run Accident That Killed Motorcyclist

  Angel Reyes | June 28, 2011 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A motorcyclist was killed in North Dallas on Monday by a hit-and-run driver. Dallas police are now asking for help to find the driver. The motorcyclist was named as Roland Olvera, 41. He was...

• Part III – Hot Coffee On HBO and HBO2 This Week

  David Mittleman | June 28, 2011 2:22 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  The compelling documentary Hot Coffee tells the story of how corporations and insurance companies have utilized so-called “tort reform” to limit access to justice for injured...

• Summer Pool Safety

  Alison De Villiers | June 28, 2011 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  Drownings are 100% preventable. But unfortunately, about 10 people die per day due to unintentional drowning. Additionally, more than 850 spinal cord injuries result from pool injuries each year....

• Loser Pays Governor Signs Anti-SLAPP Law; Hypocrisy In Action

  Mark Bello | June 28, 2011 1:23 PM | 5 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Governor Rick Perry signed the Texas Citizen Participation Act (HB 2973) giving protection to parties targeted by Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or “SLAPP” suits...

• CPSC - Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2011 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released the Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives campaign, which includes the number of drowning and near-drowning incidents that have...

• Profits Over Patients: The Problem of Understaffing in Nursing Homes

  Shayna Slater | June 28, 2011 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  For profit nursing homes are exactly that: run for a profit. It’s a business and the bottom line matters. As much as we would like to believe that nursing homes strive to provide quality...

• Sprouts With a Side of Salmonella - FDA Recalls Certain Sprouts

  Pierce Egerton | June 28, 2011 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  I love sprouts. They are crunchy, delicious and usually healthy. But not when they come with a side of a rare strain of salmonella. Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a...