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• $23 Million Verdict Against Ford In Southern California

  Brett Emison | February 18, 2010 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Breaking news today as Ford Motor Company was hit with a $23,441,000 verdict in Rancho Cucamonga, California. On March 23, 2007, Cynthia Castillo was driving her 1997 2-door Ford Explorer when a...

• Consumers and Homebuilders will Benefit from Greater Labeling on Drywall

  Ray De Lorenzi | February 18, 2010 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  This week, the American Association for Justice submitted comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) suggesting new labeling requirements for drywall. This is a result of the...

• GSK To Remove Zinc From Poligrip Products

  Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2010 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  GlaxoSmithKline announced today that it plans to stop manufacture of three versions of its denture adhesive Poligrip, until the company can reformulate the product without zinc. Malesia Dunn,...

• CPSC - Several Children's Clothing Items Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2010 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Several children’s clothing items including hoodies and jackets have been recalled this month, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Drawstrings in...

• New Warnings For Asthma Medications

  Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2010 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new safety warnings for long-acting inhaled medications–or Long-Acting Beta-Agonists (LABAs)- drugs used to treat asthma...

• Fatal Crash on Icy Road Caused When Driver Couldn't Stop In Time for Stop Sign

  Diego Avila | February 18, 2010 12:39 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  When 19-year-old Johnathon Russel ran a stop sign the morning of February 2, 2010, he caused an accident that wound up taking his life. The crash took place at approximately 8:00 a.m. near the...

• Two Injured in Car Accident On Washington Avenue, Semi-Truck Spills Fuel Over Road

  David Mittleman | February 18, 2010 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Lansing, MI—Two people were injured while driving on Washington Avenue just south of interstate 96 yesterday afternoon around 11:49 a.m. The two cars collided with one another and then...

• Joe the Plumber Hates McCain and Palin, He Says

  David Mittleman | February 18, 2010 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Remember Joe the Plumber? How could we forget him…according to the McCain/Palin camp he represented “middle America” and called Obama a “socialist” with...

• Family Sues Over Fatal Coast Guard Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old in Christmas Parade

  David Mittleman | February 18, 2010 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  According to a lawsuit filed in San Diego federal court, a Coast Guard vessel was traveling at an unsafe speed when it struck and killed an 8-year-old boy aboard a Christmas parade boat. The...

• QVC Recalls Step Stools

  Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2010 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  Easy-Fold and Easy-Store Step Stools have been voluntarily recalled because they can crack or break, posing a fall hazard. To this date, the company has received nine reports of the stools crack...