All Topics - Last 2 Days

• Captain Schettino of Costa Concordia Remains Under House Arrest

  Brett Rivkind | February 10, 2012 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  An Italian Court ruled on Tuesday that Captain Schettino must remain under house arrest. He was the captain of Costa Concordia that killed at least 17 people because the captain sailed too close...

• News Anchor Bitten in Face by Dog Live on Air

  David Mittleman | February 09, 2012 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  During what was supposed to be a heart warming segment on a local television newscast, a reporter was biten in the face by a dog rescued from an icy lake the day before by firefighters. The dog,...

• 1.7 million Single-Cup Brewers and 4 million T Discs recalled due to burns, children injured

  Paul Napoli | February 10, 2012 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  More than 100 reports of burns and incidents involving the spraying of hot liquids has prompted the recall of Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers and the coffee or tea filled T Discs used in them. The...

• Michelin Has Knowingly Been Selling Defective Tires, But Won’t Own Up

  Mike Ferrara | February 09, 2012 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  After almost two years of a series of bad faith efforts to keep information about its defective, dangerous tires private, Michelin North America has been ordered by a federal judge in...

• House GOP Bill Would Enable Anti-Abortion Civil Suits

  Andrew Cochran | February 09, 2012 3:34 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  This week, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which prohibits an abortion based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the...

• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage- Is It Really Necessary?

  Hugh Robert | February 09, 2012 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsTulsa, OK

  A new study shows that one in four drivers in Oklahoma are on the road and carry no liability insurance (the fourth highest number of uninsured in the Country.) Over half the drivers in Oklahoma...

• OSHA cites Manhattan contractor after worker fall at Brooklyn worksite

  Paul Napoli | February 10, 2012 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A Manhattan-based masonry contractor faces citations and fines totaling $74,500 after an investigation into a construction worker’s 80-foot fall from a scaffold. Inspectors from the...

• "Team InjuryBoard" Road Racers to do Double Duty for Downs Syndrome

  Doug Landau | February 10, 2012 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  After their successful participation and fundraising for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (which cares for maimed, disabled and diseased marine animals, as depicted inthe hit movie WInter's...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: February 10, 2012

  Brett Emison | February 10, 2012 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Legal and safety news from around the internet that caught my attention this week: Justice Kennedy As Healthcare Swing Vote: Which Way Will He Go? [Lee Pacchia at Bloomberg Law] ...

• Could Inhaled Caffeine Become the New Club Drug?

  David Mittleman | February 10, 2012 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Areoshot may be caffeine addicts' biggest fantasy: by simply taking a deep breath, you can get your caffeine fix for the day or for a little while, at least. The device was created by a...