Posts tagged lead

• Happy Christmas Eve -- Please Remember to Check Little Ones' Gifts

  Pierce Egerton | December 24, 2011 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Happy Christmas Eve! I hope you are ready for the big holiday. If you have little ones who will be scrambling under the tree tomorrow, please keep in mind the importance of checking toys for...

• The Safety Dance

  Pierce Egerton | November 13, 2011 4:59 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I’m passionate about safety and justice. You’d probably expect that from someone who chose to represent injured people for a career. But I’m also passionate about the arts and...

• Driver who struck, killed 11-year-old gets suspended sentence, probation

  Lawrence Egerton | January 17, 2011 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The driver who struck and killed an 11-year-old Davidson County girl last September pleaded guilty recently to hit and run and received a suspended sentence and 24 months probation. Emily Nicole...

• Motorcycle rider killed in crash near Sophia, N.C.

  Lawrence Egerton | August 13, 2010 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Michael Carroll Lewis of Sophia was riding his motorcycle west on Mount Gilead Church Road near the Hillsville Community in Randolph County, North Carolina, when he was struck by a Ford Explorer....

• Father Sues Utility after Finding Home Tap Water Harboring Harmful Toxins

  Rick Shapiro | May 14, 2009 12:07 PM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Toxic Substances
  

  When vacationing on the Outer Banks you may have noticed that the water seems to taste a little different than your home tap. You may have even come to expect inconsistency in the taste of your...

• Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act forces empty shelves at The Outer Banks Goodwill

  Randy Appleton | April 03, 2009 3:10 AM | 5 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act which was passed February 10, 2009 states that any clothing or toys with unacceptable lead levels cannot be sold. Goodwill stores are pulling anything...

• New Report shows dramatic drop in lead levels in children

  Emily Mapp Brannon | March 03, 2009 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Toxic Substances
  

  According to a federal study, research shows that 1.4 percent of young children had elevated lead levels in their blood in 2004, the latest data available. This compares to almost 9% in 1988....