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• Automobile Accidents, Insurance & The Law

  Rick Patterson | October 03, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Anyone considering committing auto insurance fraud should really think twice. Clearly, it is wrong on many levels, and the penalties are steeper than many realize. Take, for example, the indictment of Kim Falle, and it was not the only indictment. That particular indictment was announced on Monday in New Hampshire for Falle's part in automobile insurance fraud.Kim Falle, age 42, was indicted on...

• Baby's Bliss Gripe Water Recall

  Rick Patterson | September 30, 2007 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The Department of Consumer Protection has announced a voluntary recall of Baby's Bliss Gripe Water. The FDA are warning consumers not to serve this drink. Specifically " The product is Baby's Bliss Gripe Water, Apple with code number 26952V expiration date October 2008.It appears that cryptosporidium, a parasite that can cause intestinal infections, has been found in the drink. This came to...

• Night Driving & Fatal Car Accidents

  Rick Patterson | September 29, 2007 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  More than 4 in 10 fatal car accidents occur at night. When you consider the fact that there is 60 percent less traffic at night than during the daytime, that number becomes even more alarming. It is believed that the reason for this is reduced visual acuity due to the illumination from headlights. Research is currently being conducted in Europe. Researchers are working on a project known as...

• Animal Control in Nassau

  Rick Patterson | September 28, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Nassau County Animal Care and Control will contract for an independent review of operations at their operation. This independent review is due to the fact that the failings of Animal Control have been all over the paper for some time now. The paper has run stories of all kinds of disasters involving Animal Control. The question seems to be "Does Animal Control arbitrarily pick up some pets while...

• Auto Crash Involving School Bus

  Rick Patterson | September 23, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Traffic accidents are never good, but when a school bus is involved it can be particularly awful. So many young children can be exposed to harm. In Greenburgh, New York, one person had to be hospitalized after his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a school bus on Route 100C. Fortuntily, there was only a driver and one student on board the bus at the time of the incident, a...

• Recall on Convection Ovens

  Rick Patterson | September 21, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of Cook's Essentials Convection Ovens with Pull-Out Rotisserie and Deni Convection Ovens with Rotisserie. There will be a recall of approximately 32,000 ovens according to CPSC. The ovens were retailed by QVC. It appears that the wires behind the control panel can overheat, which poses fire and electric shock hazards. ...

• Recall on Convection Ovens(2)

  Rick Patterson | September 21, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of Cook's Essentials Convection Ovens with Pull-Out Rotisserie and Deni Convection Ovens with Rotisserie. There will be a recall of approximately 32,000 ovens according to CPSC. The ovens were retailed by QVC. It appears that the wires behind the control panel can overheat, which poses fire and electric shock hazards. ...

• Recall on Convection Ovens(3)

  Rick Patterson | September 21, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of Cook's Essentials Convection Ovens with Pull-Out Rotisserie and Deni Convection Ovens with Rotisserie. There will be a recall of approximately 32,000 ovens according to CPSC. The ovens were retailed by QVC. It appears that the wires behind the control panel can overheat, which poses fire and electric shock hazards. ...

• Defective Product - Ice Tea Makers Recalled

  Rick Patterson | September 19, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced that they are recalling IT400 Iced Tea Makers, approximately 10, 000 ice tea makers in all. It has been determined that the ice tea makers can fail, posing a fire hazard. Fortunately, to date, no injuries have been reported. This particular model has a 2.5 quart glass pitches. The recall will only include the following date codes: CA1307 or...

• CPSC Recalls- Defective Product

  Rick Patterson | September 15, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that there will be a voluntary recall of Apex Security Systems with XICOR Memory Chip. It seems it could fail to warn of intrusion and/or fire. 1,000 units will be recalled. The product name is "Apex-Brand Destiny 6100 and 6100AN Security System Control Panels."This product was distributed by Honeywell International Inc., of Syosset, N.Y.,...