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• Man Declines Help after Accident, Later Dies

  Christina Cole | April 21, 2007 1:22 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A man died, on Saturday, from injuries he sustained in a head-on car crash.The car accident occurred at 3pm in Anderson County. Investigators say, the car turned left onto McGee Street and collided head-on into a car driven by a 54-year-old man. The man declined going to the hospital when asked how he felt.He called his wife to come pick him up at the accident site. Soon after, the man started...

• Woman Dies After Falling Off Trunk of Moving Vehicle

  Christina Cole | April 20, 2007 11:33 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  A woman was killed in a car accident when she fell off the trunk of a moving car. The district attorney is getting help from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to help figure out what caused the accident.The woman struck her head on the road, Tuesday, while driving on the trunk. McMinn County investigators were working the accident. The District Attorney General asked the TBI to help assist...

• Washington County Receives Notice of Claim for Nursing Home Abuse

  Shannon Weidemann | April 20, 2007 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A resident of a Pleasant Valley Nursing Home was assaulted by a nursing assistant in November. The employee was fired after an investigation, but the family of the victim is concerned that the nursing home and Washington County did not take proper action to keep the assault from happening in the first place. They have file a Notice of Claim against the county in prelude to filing a lawsuit. A...

• More Pet Food is Included in the Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | April 20, 2007 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Another company has announced they are recalling dog and cat food. Royal Canin is recalling several varieties that were made with rice protein that may have been tainted with melamine. Previously pet food made with wheat gluten that had melamine in it were recalled. A third ingredient, corn gluten, has also tested positive for melamine. Melamine is used to make plastic kitchenware and is...

• Oeuf Baby Bouncer Seats Recalled

  Christina Cole | April 20, 2007 6:06 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Oeuf brand baby bounce seats have been recalled for defective frames that can collapse upon use, posing a risk to infants.Oeuf LLC has received six reports of the seat frames breaking. However, no injuries have been reported. The recall involves the bouncer seats padded with canvas, that are supported by a tubular steel frame. The seat is brown and white, blue or pink stripes. A three-way safety...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Woman Murdered

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 20, 2007 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Angela Alvarado was shot and killed by her husband James Alvarado on October 10, 2006. The murder of the 36 year old woman happened inside her Streator, Illinois home. Angela Alvarado leaves behind three children. Her husband, who called the police after shooting Angela, was charged with first-degree murder. Angela Alvarado's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against James...

• Officer Accused of Solicitating Young Girl Online

  Christina Cole | April 20, 2007 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A 10-year veteran with the Ocala Police Department has been arrested for police misconduct and charged with attempting to solicit a 14-year-old girl over the internet.The officer, 32, was arrested at his home by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials after an undercover operation by his own department and the North Florida Internet Crimes against Children Task Force.The officer is...

• Pawtucket Teen Killed as she Crossed Road

  Shannon Weidemann | April 20, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  A 13-year-old girl was crossing Smithfield Avenue in Pawtucket when she was struck by a car Tuesday evening. She was out walking with a group of friends and family. She died from her injuries at Hasbro Childrens Hospital in Providence. Her family remembers the victim as a sweet girl that was always taking care of her mother and younger siblings.The only thing she insisted on, family members...

• Allstate's Profits Rise, Maybe Now They'll Pay

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 20, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Allstate and other insurance companies when reviewing claims like to follow the mantra "delay, deny, defend." In recent months Anderson Cooper of CNN began reporting on how these companies low ball accident victims and refuse to pay them what they rightly deserve. Their method of paying off claims for lower amounts than they should, which often works, happens because victims want to get on...

• Merck's Vioxx successor being reviewed by FDA

  Lindsay Bauer | April 20, 2007 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Merck has created a successor to its now defunct drug Vioxx. The new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is called Arcoxia. Like Vioxx, Arcoxia is a Cox-2 inhibitor and was developed to treat osteoarthritis, but be gentler on the stomach then other drugs. On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 FDA advisers discussed the safety of Arcoxia as they attempted to determine if the new drug should be...