Miscellaneous

• Parents of Findlay children injured in an accident have more time to file claims

  Dale Emch | March 22, 2007 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Findlay parents considering a lawsuit based on the loss of companionship of their children due to an auto accident or some other injury now have an expanded window in which to bring their claim.The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that because the parent's claim is inseparable from the claim a child might advance for an auto accident injury or another type of personal injury, the parent enjoys the...

• Class Action Suit Filed Against Radio Shack

  Scott Smith | March 22, 2007 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Radio Shack shareholders filed a securities class action lawsuit because the company issued misleading statements that inflated stock prices. The lawsuit charges Radio Shack Company leaders with falsifying, manipulating and overstating financial results to conceal the true negative conditions of Radio Shack's business. The company stock prices rose from $20.00 per share before the start of the...

• Truck Overturns on Route 76 Near Medina

  Jack Landskroner | March 22, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A truck accident in Medina has resulted in injuries to the victims in the a three vehicle crash. Drivers approaching a truck accident at Interstate 76 and Ohio 261 got involved in a three-car crash in traffic nearby. One car rolled over and a motorist was ejected.... The tractor-trailer rolled onto its side about 5:45 this morning and remains beside the road, where traffic has been slow. The...

• Massive Pet Food Recall is Overwhelming

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 7:53 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  The pet food recall that includes over 90 brands of dog and cat food is becoming a bit overwhelming to pet owners as they try to figure out if they have purchased the recalled food. Menu Foods, the producer of the recalled pet food, has set up a hotline for concerned owners to call but it is usually busy. Five days after the pet food recall, pet owners are still worried about giving their...

• Pet Food Recall May Have Affected More Animals Than Reported

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 6:59 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Currently there has been only 10 animals that have died from the pet food recall as reported to the FDA. Veterinarians around the country are concerned that the number is much higher than that. Foods manufactured by Menu Foods has been recalled due possible causing kidney failure in dogs and cats. Preliminary numbers indicate at least a hundred dogs and cats have died from the tainted food....

• Dog and Cat Food Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Menu Foods, a pet food manufacturer based in Canada has announced a recall of 60 million cans and foil pouches of dog and cat food. The food may cause kidney failure and even death in cats and dogs. A spokeswoman for the Allegany County Animal Shelter in Cumberland said that while she has not seen any animals displaying symptoms of kidney failure, she has received numerous inquires about the...

• Florida Experiments with Commercial Litigation Courts

  Aubrey Ford | March 21, 2007 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  A new court in Tampa, Florida seeks to resolve commercial litigation matters between businesses. The Complex Business Litigation Division is a new court established to resolve business-related cases such as contract disputes, non-compete agreements, trade secrets claims, and other business matters. The Tampa court is part of a trend in various parts of the United States to establish business...

• Lawyers for Katrina Victims Withdraw Settlement Motion

  John Rice | March 21, 2007 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  The lawyers representing approximately 36,000 Hurricane Katrina victims withdrew from a proposed settlement with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance. The judge was reluctant to approve the settlement and the lawyers plan to file a new settlement proposal. According to the judge the proposed settlement of $50 million dollars did not guarantee enough policyholders would receive money.

• Liability for Negligent Creation of a Dangerous Condition

  Geoff Trachtenberg | March 21, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  When someone gets hurt on property or on a roadway, the issue that is litigated is typically whether there was sufficient "notice" to the property owner or entity responsible for the roadway. Often, however, proving such notice is not required where the defendant is responsible for creating the dangerous condition. As the Arizona Supreme Court recognized in Isbell v. Maricopa County, 198 Ariz....

• Tap Water Burns

  Bruce Roberts | March 21, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsTyler, TX

  Almost every day nearly 300 children end up in emergency rooms around the country suffering from serious burns caused by tap water that is simply too hot. It only takes a few seconds for a child or an elderly person in water with temperatures about 130 degrees to be severely burned requiring hospitalization, skin grafts, and lifetime scars.Too often when these events happen, it is the parents...