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• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Study Shows Doctors Often Distort the Truth with Patients

  John Lowery | February 10, 2012 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A study discussed in Friday's Tennessean shows that many physicians withhold the truth from patients to avoid being held accountable through a lawsuit: More than half admitted describing...

• Not Wearing a Seatbelt Can Have Devastating Consequences

  Jim Lewis | February 11, 2012 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A recent accident that occurred in York County, Virginia (VA) illustrates how important it is to always wear your seat belt, and make sure your children are wearing their seat belts, while...

• "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...

• Measles Outbreak from the Super Bowl?

  David Mittleman | February 11, 2012 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  It looks like there may be a more serious fallout from the Super Bowl than Tom Brady's disappointment over the Patriots' loss. State health officials are alerting health departments in...

• 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...

• 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] ...

• Come See Real Trials, Hearings, Cases and Races

  Doug Landau | February 11, 2012 5:53 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Call us courageous or call us crazy, we publish our trial, hearing, case and race scehdule so that clients and others can watch, learn and be prepared. In order to make important decisions about...