Miscellaneous

• Bad Faith Insurance Verdict Against Fireman's Fund

  Brent Adams | July 28, 2007 1:03 AM | 1 CommentFayetteville, NC

  The Supreme Court of the State of Washington, on July 26, 2007 upheld a jury verdict of $750,000 against Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. and it's subsidary National Surety Co. for bad faith insurance practices. Fireman's refused to defend a lawsuit against Dr. Robert C. Woo, a dentist who was sued by a former enployee Tina Alberts who had also been his dental patient. The suit against Woo...

• Inside Aquafina Bottles You Will Find Tap Water

  Staff Writer | July 27, 2007 9:21 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  In case you are wondering exactly where the bottled water comes from that makes up Aquafina water, today you have an answer. No, the water does not come from a spring somewhere high in the mountains of some exotic location. Instead, according to an article in today's Arizona Republic, the source for water found inside the Aquafina water bottle is the same source as our regular tap water. ...

• Dentist Won Money From Insurance Company Over Tusk Prank

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 3:38 PM | 1 CommentOlympia, WA

  An oral surgeon who played a prank on his assistant by implanting fake boar tusks in her mouth, won $750,000 from his insurance company after the state Supreme Court sided with the dentist.Dr. Robert Woo put fake boar tusks in his assistant's mouth while she was under anesthesia for another procedure. The doctor took pictures of her with the tusks in and then removed them before the women woke...

• New Procedures in Hospitals Can Reduce MRSA Infections

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  New procedures in hospitals could drastically reduce the number of infections patients receive during their stay at hospitals. Some hospitals have started having nurses swab the nasal passage of every incoming patient to test for drug-resistant bacteria. Those who are found positive are put in isolation rooms so other patients and medical personnel won't contract an infection. Also, hospitals...

• Report Says, 9/11 Workers Not Getting Enough Healthcare

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  According to a federal report written by the Government Accountability Office, the federal government does not have enough health programs for 9/11 workers. The report states that thousands of responders don't have access to suitable health programs.According to the report, the health care estimates from last year are very questionable. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...

• Three Dead from Explosion at Space Port

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  An explosion occurred at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California killing 3 and critically injuring 3. Two people were killed on the scene, and early the next morning a third worker died. According to Burt Rutan, the aerospace engineer who designed SpaceShipOne and the first plane to fly nonstop around the world without refueling, the explosion occurred during a test that involved...

• Pit Bull Attacks UPS Driver

  Christina Medlin | July 27, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A pit bull attacked a United Parcel Service deliveryman at a home in Orange County early Tuesday afternoon. The attack happened as the UPS worker delivered a package to a home on East Lebanon Road, northwest of Hillsborough. Orange County Animal Control workers seized the dog and will quarantine it for at least 10 days to determine if it has rabies. The owner of the dog is responsible the...

• Recall of Bread Products from Sara Lee

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Sara Lee Food & Beverage Company, in cooperation with the FDA, issued a voluntary recall of some of their bread products because they contain tiny pieces of metal. The products that are included in the recall have 'Best if purchased by" dates between July 25, 2007 and August 7, 2007 and have the code '222' which is found on the front of the package. The bread products are sold in a number...

• Speeding Five Miles Over Limit Bars Recovery

  Brent Adams | July 27, 2007 8:26 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a verdict finding that a contributory negligence defense applied to a driver going five miles over the speed limit. This is true even though the defendant crossed the centerline and hit the plaintiff head-on.Although the investigating officer testified that the injured party's speed was not a factor, the Court of Appeals held that the jury could find...

• Similar Facts with Far Different Results

  Brent Adams | July 27, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Two past Court of Appeals decisions illustrate how unpredictable workers' compensation cases can be.A frequent issue in workers' compensation cases is whether or not the injury suffered by a claimant while at work is an "accident."In order to give rise to workers' compensation benefits, the injury which occurred at work must be the result of an accident.The North Carolina Court of Appeals has...