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• Two Men Seriously Injuried on the Job

  Rick Patterson | August 26, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  In Washington two workers received serious injuries while on the job. It appears that while the two men were working when they were hit by a steel beam. "D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the men were about 30 feet below ground when they were lowering the beam and something broke loose." The injuries, while not life-threatening, are serious. One of the injured men was hit in the...

• Mattel Recalls Toys

  Rick Patterson | August 18, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Mattel recalled nine million toys on Tuesday. It appears that the concern is a magnet that could be ingested by children. Of particular concern, according to Dr. Robert J. Geller, associate professor of pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and director of the Georgia Poison Center, is the fact that if more than one magnet is swallowed it may cause severe intestinal...

• Teenage Girl Injured in Car-pedestrian Accident

  Rick Patterson | August 17, 2007 7:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In Kansas, on Wednesday, a teenage girl was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street during rush hour. "Police Sgt. Steve Thompson said the victim and another female were running south across S.W. 21st Street toward Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center."In this particular car-pedestrian accident, one of the two girls waited in the center turn lane for traffic to pass. However, the other girl -the...

• Peanut Butter Said to be No Longer Contaminated

  Rick Patterson | August 12, 2007 6:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  After a recall that was far-reaching, it appears that Peter Pan peanut butter will now be returning to the store shelves this month. ConAgra is giving a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Just a thought - wasn't that what we thought we had to begin with?The salmonella infection in the peanut butter made as many as 625 people sick in 47 states. What is particularly frightening about the toxic...

• The Cost of Nursing Home Care

  Rick Patterson | August 11, 2007 6:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  Nursing home chain, Manor Care, is the largest nursing home chain in the United States. This year a private equity group purchased the chain. That transaction made Manor Care's CEO Paul Ormond between $118 and $186 million richer. As is the case with all nursing home chains, most of Manor Care's revenues come from public programs, Medicare and Medicaid. Toby S. Edelman of the Center for...

• Drunk Driver Costs Officer his Leg

  Rick Patterson | August 10, 2007 6:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Thirty-six-year-old Roberto Beltran Cedeno pulled out of a tavern on July 29 in Kenmore, Seattle. According to officers, he was intoxicated. Tragically, his vehicle collided with Officer Donn Potteiger , a 23-year veteran of the department. As a result of the collision, Officer Potteiger lost his leg. When Mr. Cedeno appeared in court he pleaded not guilty to vehicular assault. While the...

• Sexual Harassment Legislation in India

  Rick Patterson | August 02, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  India is attempting to put into place what will be their first legislation to stop the sexual harassment of certain working woman. The legislation would only include women working in the organized sector of India's work force, which includes factories, hotels, airlines, textile mills, parts of the farm sector and offices. However, out of the hundreds of millions of working women in India, only...

• Dealing with Imported Defective Products

  Rick Patterson | August 02, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  As always, product safety is a great concerns for consumers. Of late, the list of defective products coming out of some foreign countries, namely China, has been getting much needed press coverage. From the tainted pet food fiasco to a variety of products designed for human consumption, the public are coming to the realization that they should think twice before using any product that is...

• Protect Yourself from Staged Accident

  Rick Patterson | August 01, 2007 11:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  It has recently been noted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) that almost one-fourth of all motor vehicle accident claims may contain fraudulent information. As a result of the amount of fraud, the cost may add approximately $4.5 billion to auto injury settlements each year. Obviously, at the end of the day, we all pay the price for fraud.So, what do you do to protect yourself and your...