Posts tagged fire

• Mass Lay-offs and the WARN Act - you have a right to notice!

  Timothy Smith | December 29, 2008 10:41 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  It seems that every week here in Northern Michigan, we're reading about layoffs. People are losing their jobs left and right. Many folks think that just because they are at will employees [they...

• Girl With Arm Caught in Pool Drain Rescued by Firefighters

  David Mittleman | August 24, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Firefighters had to use numerous power tools to rescue a young girl whose arm was caught in a pool drain at a condominium complex in Key Biscane, Florida. Back in January I wrote about the fact...

• Children Climb Into "Claw Machines" More Often Than You Might Think

  David Mittleman | February 26, 2012 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If you have children, you've probably been nagged for a quarter so that they could play the claw game to win a toy. However, you might be suprised that it's not uncommon for children to...

• Loading a Tanker With Oil: Transfers Without Grounding Can be Tragic and/or Fatal

  Mark Bello | August 26, 2010 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Static electricity is all around us. While usually just a nuisance in everyday life, in a flammable atmosphere, its effects can be catastrophic. Many injuries and fatalities are caused by fires...

• Grand Rapids Considers Mandatory Residential Sprinklers

  Nolan Erickson | February 22, 2012 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan is in the early stages of investigating whether to incentivize or require interior sprinklers in new homes. Although early studies indicate fire suppression is...

• Remember Fireworks Safety Before Lighting Up the Sky this Weekend

  David Mittleman | July 03, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Fourth of July holiday will soon be upon us as we draw nearer to the weekend. Most likely, you’ve already stocked your fireworks supply in anticipation of family picnics or other...

• Caledonia car accident claims three lives

  Devon Glass | June 28, 2010 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to reports, on June 25, 2010, a Honda driven by Robert Schimming pulled out of a private driveway and was struck by an SUV. The crash happened on 84th Street SE in Caledonia. Mr....

• Pennsylvania Jury Orders Lasko Fan Manufacturer to Pay $13.5 Million to Family of Germantown Boy

  David Mittleman | October 25, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Lasko Products, the largest manufacturer of fans in the U.S., was ordered to pay $13.5 million to the family of a 7-year-old Germantown, Pennsylvania boy who was killed in a 2005 blaze ignited by a...

• Accidental Injury Deaths Down by 30% Among Children

  David Mittleman | April 18, 2012 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It isn’t very often that we receive good news related to injuries. However, a recent CDC report revealed that deaths from accidental injuries among children dropped by 30% between 2000 and...

• Fire in OR Burns Patient's Face

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2011 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  During a routine procedure to remove cysts from her head, a woman's face set on fire and left her with horrific scars. The flash fire burnt 29-year-old Kim Grice's face and neck and she...