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• Class Action Lawsuit against Wal-Mart Largest in History

  Christina Cole | February 05, 2007 2:54 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Federal appeals court decision to allow a complaint alleged against Wal-Mart by six women to go ahead with a class action case, is the largest sex discrimination class action lawsuit in American history to date.To sum it up, this decision means, over one million present and past female Wal-Mart employees might seek compensation. This action could end up costing Wal-Mart billions of dollars!The...

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Walgreens

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  On Wednesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class action lawsuit against Walgreens Co. for allegedly discriminating against African-American management workers.The suit was prompted in part from a Kansas City store manager that alleges the drugstore chain assigned black managers to low-performing stores and to stores only in African-American communities and has denied black...

• Home Depot Faces Lawsuits Due to Stand 'N Seal grout sealer

  Jenny Albano | July 12, 2007 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Stand 'N Seal Spray-On Grout Sealer has been generating complaints for months about adverse side effects that are sending consumers to the hospital. Now there are over 160 people across the country that have brought product liability suits against The Home Depot, seller of the product, and five other companies that helped manufacture and distribute the grout sealer. The plaintiffs claim the...

• Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products Recalled by Baxter

  Jenny Albano | March 02, 2008 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Baxter International Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all remaining lots and doses of heparin sodium vial products, including all multi-dose, single-dose vials and HEP-LOCK heparin flush products. The company recently recalled nine lots of the heparin sodium injection multi-dose vials as a precaution due to more than normal reports of adverse reactions from the product....

• Paralyzed Kansas Teen Awarded $16 Million

  Matthew Bergmann | June 06, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A northeast kansas teenager who was left a quadriplegic after a diving accident has been awarded $16 million by a jury. In August 2005, Bradley Hudspeth, was injured while diving with friends at Lake Quivira. Lake Quivira is a private residential community that stretches the Wyandotte-Johnson county line in the Kansas City metro-area.Rather than jumping at the end of the dock, Hudspeth dove...

• Kansas Governor Vetoes Workers Compensation Bill

  James B. Biggs | March 24, 2006 10:35 AM | 1 CommentTopeka, KS

  Legislation that would change the amount of benefits due to injured workers has been vetoed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Over the past month benefits for injured workers has become a hot topic in Kansas with businesses and trial lawyer associations fighting on both sides of the battle. This specific measure would have limited an employers' responsibility for workers' compensation when an...

• KWCH Reporter Injured In Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Alana Rocha, KWCH 12, was critically injured in a car accident last Saturday. Wichita Police believe the driver that crashed into her car was driving while drunk.Police say they first spotted the driver because he almost crashed into another car. They thought he was stopping when he pulled into a parking spot but the man kept on driving through an alleyway and back onto the road.He was traveling...

• Harry and David is Recalling Their Giant Cashews Because of Undeclared Peanuts and Other Nuts

  Jenny Albano | January 23, 2008 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Harry and David, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling around 2130 boxes of their 4.oz Harry and David Giant Cashews because because they may contain mixed nuts. Consumers who have an allergy to these nuts (peanuts, almonds, pecans and/or Brazil nuts) may have a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.Harry and David is recalling all 4 oz. boxes of Giant...

• CVS Recalls Playskool Sippy Cups

  Chrissie Cole | July 30, 2007 12:42 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  CVS Pharmacy announced a recall of 84,000 Playskool Toddler "NoSpill" Sippy Cups due to a choking hazard.CVS has received 36 reports of toddlers chewing through the plastic of the sippy cup, resulting in a choking incident and three near-choking incidents. To date, no injuries have been reported.The recall includes the Playskool Todder "NoSpill" Sippy Cup with the serial number 382814, which can...

• Deadlocked Jury in Olesky Malpractice Case

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 1:18 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Collier County jury was deadlocked today after 2.5 days of deliberation in a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit involves two local physicians and a physician assistant in the death of Ann Olesky, before her death in 2004.The jury of four women and two men were sent back into deliberations by the Judge. The defendants are Dr. Dennis Stapleton, a cardiothoracic surgeon...