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• Brother of Crane Victim Suing City for $30 Million

  Jenny Albano | March 25, 2008 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The brother of a construction worker who died in the crane collapse incident has filed notice that he will sue the city of new York for $30 million for his brother's wrongful death. The claim filed by Christopher Canzona, brother of Clifford Canzona, was the first legal action taken since the crane collapse on March 15. The collapse killed a total of seven people and ruined or damaged many...

• Cell phone use causes car accident, case settles for $5.2 million

  Anneke Kurt | March 25, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Currently in Ohio, it is not against the law to talk on your cell phone while driving. Georgia's cell phone statue, however, states that drivers are not to do anything distracting while behind the wheel. A $5.2 million verdict was recently reached in Fulton County, GA, in a the personal injury case involving the car accident caused by cell phone use behind the wheel. The case was set for trial...

• More Cantaloupe Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

  Jenny Albano | March 25, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Charlie's Produce, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Cut Cantaloupe Products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. People infected with Salmonella can become very ill and the infections can sometimes be fatal for the young, the old, and those with compromised immune systems. To learn more about Salmonella and its symptoms click here.The products...

• Hulk Hogan Sued for Son's Car Accident

  Rob McKinney | March 25, 2008 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Wrestler Hulk Hogan was sued in Florida by the family of a man who was critically injured in an accident involving Hogan's son. It is alleged that the Hulkster knew his son liked to speed and race other drivers. The purpose of the post today is when can a parent be sued for the acts of his child. The Family Pupose Doctrine is one instance a parent can be sued...

• Bad Week for Airline Passengers

  Sandy Grinnell | March 25, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Since the full moon had begun to wane, there had to be some other external force effecting air travel this week. Here are the headlines from msnbc.com yesterday:Piece of airliner dislodges... hits passenger window; Pilot's gun fires on US Airways jet; and 747 blows 4 tires, aborts takeoff from LAXThe first incident involved a US Air Boeing 757 traveling from Orlando to Philly. A piece of the...

• Second Crane Accident in 10 Days Kills 2

  RLF Staff | March 25, 2008 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Less than two weeks after the 20-story crane collapse that killed seven in New York City, a collapse in Miami has killed two workers and injured four others. Used at a construction site for a 40-story high-rise conominium, officials were unsure how the crane fell. Continued instability hindered rescue efforts at the rubble site - a home the contractor had been using as an office (and according...

• Imperial Sugar Company Plant Cited for Safety Violations

  Beth Janicek | March 25, 2008 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The Imperial Sugar Company in Gramercy Louisiana was cited for several violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited violations that could total $36,000 in penalties.Some of the violations were the dust collectors were not correctly equipped with explosion protection systems.An explosion on February 7th at the Imperial Sugar Company Refinery close to Savannah, Georgia...

• Teen Dies From Complications During Breast Surgery

  Scott Kappes | March 25, 2008 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  An 18 year-old senior at West Boca Raton High School in Florida tragically passed away over the weekend after complications during breast augmentation surgery. Stephanie Kuleba, a well-liked cheerleader, was having corrective surgery to repair a symmetrical breasts and an inverted areola, when she suffered a fatal reaction to anesthesia used during the surgery. Doctors believe the cause of death...

• Male Infant Death More Likely

  RLF Staff | March 25, 2008 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Boys have about a 20 percent higher chance of dying by the age of one than girls, according to research released Monday. Though the gap has lessened in the past decades because of medical practices like increased Caesarean sections and intensive care units for premature babies, there is still a disparity between the genders. Some of this may be attributed to the data showing that boys are 60...

• Michigan State University Doctors Fail to Timely Diagnose Infection - Patient Dies - Jury Awards $9 million

  David Mittleman | March 25, 2008 8:54 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The Lansing State Journal recently reported that Patrick Cavanaugh was only 39 years old when he died about two weeks after being admitted to Sparrow Hospital. His chief complaints upon admission were shortness of breath, weakness and a fever that lasted ten days.Cavanaugh was a construction worker and died from a fungal infection, histoplasmosis, to which he had been previously exposed while...