Miscellaneous

• Child Injured in Dog Attack

  Beth Janicek | March 23, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  An 8-year-old boy went to the hospital on March 20, 2007 after a neighbor's dog attacked him. He suffered deep puncture wounds to the back and front of his arm, but expected to be okay. The incident is the latest in a spate of dog attacks in the city and state over the past few months, including one that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old girl. In their wake, state lawmakers have filed...

• Pet Food Recall Class Action Lawsuits

  Ben Glass | March 23, 2007 10:38 AM | 3 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The first class action lawsuit, with 95 pet owners, has been filed in Wisconsin.The lawsuit, against Menu Foods Inc.,alleges that it produced and distributed pet food that might be dangerous, and possibly deadly, to animals.We have received several calls on these cases and will help coordinate Virginia claims. We will be working with other firms nationally who are handling the Menu Foods pet...

• Insurance Companies Delay Payment in Rebuilding the World Trade Center

  Scott Smith | March 23, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Construction workers along with builders protested two insurance companies delay in funding the construction to rebuild the World Trade Center. As reported on March 14, 2007, Trade Center Developer Larry Silverstein, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Executive Director Anthony Shorris, lawmakers and labor leaders rallied outside the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

• Roll Over Car Accident on I-75

  Larry Buckfire | March 23, 2007 8:14 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A roll over car accident in the construction lanes of I-75 caused traffic chaos this morning. The vehicle rolled over for unknown reasons and the driver fled from the scene before police arrived. This brings to mind the rash of Ford Explorer roll over lawsuits that were filed throughout the country over the last few years in which the SUV's would roll over and cause significant injuries to the...

• Like a Good Neighbor?

  Geoff Trachtenberg | March 22, 2007 10:17 PM | 1 CommentScottsdale, AZ

  Randy Udelman reports on the record profits from State Farm Insurance, noting:In the midst of its record-setting year, according to a recent story on CNN, State Farm apparently adopted a policy to minimize settlement offers for low-impact motor vehicle collisions forcing accident victims to take substantially low settlement offers or spent significant costs in litigation. Moreover, Katrina...

• Norfolk Pet Owners Concerned Over Food Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | March 22, 2007 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Menu Foods, based in Canada, has issued a huge recall of dog and cat food. The recalled pet food may cause kidney failure. It includes over 90 brands of pet food and is the canned and foil packet "cuts and gravy" style food. The FDA reports that 16 pets have died so far.Worried owners around Norfolk are calling their veterinarians and pet stores to find out more information and whether their...

• Dog and Cat Food Recall is Expanded

  Shannon Weidemann | March 22, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Another company has announced it is recalling pet foods produced by Menu Foods. Proctor and Gamble is recalling certain cans and foil pouches of wet cat and dog food. The pet food may cause kidney damage and failure in cats and dogs. Veterinarians around the country are seeing cases that are possiblly linked to the food."We've had three young cats in one household that all died of acute renal...

• Pet Owners Bring Lawsuits Against Menu Foods

  Shannon Weidemann | March 22, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  The massive pet food recall by Menu Foods has left at least 16 pets dead and many dog and cat owners worried for their own pets. Some pet owners that have lost a pet that ate the recalled food have brought lawsuits against the company. The recall involves over 90 brands of pet food, including well known brands Iams and Eukanuba. The recalled dog and cat food is the canned and foil packet...

• Supreme Court expands window for parents filing loss of consortium claims

  Dale Emch | March 22, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Toledo parents now have more time in which to file loss of consortium lawsuits based on the negligence or medical malpractice claims of their children.The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that because the parent's claim for the loss of companionship and society of a child is inseparable from the claim a child might advance for an injury, the parent enjoys the same expanded statute of limitations...

• Sandusky parents have more time to file loss of consortium claims

  Dale Emch | March 22, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the parents of Sandusky children injured in an auto accident or through some other type of negligence have an expanded time to file lawsuits.The Court ruled today that because the parent's loss of consortium claim is inseparable from the claim a child might advance for an injury, the parent enjoys the same expanded statute of limitations as the...