- Brett Emison | April 28, 2010 4:23 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsI reported last year about AstraZeneca's ongoing problems with its antipsychotic drug, Seroquel. The pharmaceutical giant denied Seroquel's link to diabetes in the US years after acknowledging the...
- Brett Emison | April 28, 2010 2:10 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsNews outlets in Atlanta have reported that a man was killed in North Fulton County in Johns Creek when an RV apparently exploded and burned. Details are still sketchy, but authorities have reported...
- Brett Emison | April 27, 2010 5:24 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThe Kirksville Daily Express reported that a Kirksville, Missouri man was killed when he was run down on his bicycle by a semi truck early this morning. According to reports, the victim was in his...
- Brett Emison | April 27, 2010 3:10 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Wall Street Journal and USA Today have reported that Ford Motor Company earned a $2.1 billion profit during the first quarter of 2010.
From the Wall Street Journal:
We remain...
- Brett Emison | April 25, 2010 11:42 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesWe reported weeks ago about the tragic West Virginia coal mine explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine. We also followed up on the story and reported about Massey CEO Don Blankenship's...
- Brett Emison | April 24, 2010 2:59 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Detroit Free Press has reported that Ford Motor Company will recall 33,000 midsize vehicles and SUVs because of serious safety defect involving front seat recliner mechanisms. The seat...
- Brett Emison | April 23, 2010 10:15 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)We reported earlier on the tragic train crash in University Park, Illinois -- near Chicago -- that killed a popular dance instructor and performer last week. Within days, Canadian National Railway...
- Brett Emison | April 20, 2010 9:52 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Canadian National Railway has admitted that the railroad crossing where Chicago area dancer Katie Lunn was killed did not have working warning lights or crossing gates, officials learned...
- Brett Emison | April 19, 2010 5:48 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsWould you pay a $16.4 million fine if you did nothing wrong? That, apparently, is what Toyota wants you to believe. According to the Los Angeles Times, Toyota has agreed to pay a record $16.4...
- Brett Emison | April 19, 2010 8:00 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)We reported yesterday about the tragic death of a Chicago dance teacher who was killed in a crash with an Amtrak train when the railroad crossing signal lights and gate failed to activate. Now...
- Brett Emison | April 18, 2010 10:15 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Chicago news outlets have reported that a popular teacher at the Joffrey Ballet School and Naperville's School of Performing Arts was killed when an Amtrak train crashed into her vehicle at the...
- Brett Emison | April 17, 2010 11:16 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter recalling more than 10 million vehicles worldwide for sudden acceleration problems, Toyota has issued another recall... this time recalling more than 600,000 Toyota Sienna minivans because of...
- Brett Emison | April 16, 2010 6:21 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWe learned earlier this week that Consumer Reports declared the Toyota-made Lexus GX460 a safety risk because of stability problems. Is Toyota's SUV the next Ford Explorer?
The Ford Explorer has a...
- Brett Emison | April 16, 2010 3:05 PM |
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MiscellaneousNews outlets across the country have reported that the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors in a sale of securities tied to subprime...
- Brett Emison | April 14, 2010 2:58 PM |
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Wrongful DeathI often get asked how our jury system works. The U.S. Constitution and State Constitutions grant you the right to a trial by jury.
Article III, Section 2: Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction,...
- Brett Emison | April 13, 2010 4:48 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMore troubles for Toyota -- in addition to Toyota's massive sudden acceleration problem -- after Consumer Reports declared the Toyota-made Lexus GX460 a safety risk because of stability problems....
- Brett Emison | April 13, 2010 11:49 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsLast week, Toyota was hit with a record $16.4 million fine for hiding its sticky pedal sudden acceleration defect from federal safety regulators and the American public. Now, it looks like Toyota...
- Brett Emison | April 13, 2010 11:35 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsLast week, we learned that a top Toyota executive warned the company that it needed to come clean about its sudden acceleration problem before Toyota ever told safety regulators at NHTSA or the...
- Brett Emison | April 08, 2010 1:56 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter years of stonewalling and attempted coverups, we've learned that a top Toyota official finally warned the company that We need to come clean about sudden acceleration problems several days...
- Brett Emison | April 08, 2010 10:54 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe tragic Montcoal, West Virginia mine explosion that killed at least 25 mine workers has shed light on dangerous conditions faced not only by mine workers, but by millions of workers across...
- Brett Emison | April 07, 2010 3:31 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsDoes that headline sound familiar? It should. Even though the Associated Press just reported about this yesterday, you've been hearing about it here at InjuryBoard since January. After Toyota was...
- Brett Emison | April 07, 2010 11:11 AM |
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Wrongful DeathSince the tragic Montcoal, West Virginia coal mine explosion, the world has learned a lot more about Don Blankenship, the CEO of mining giant Massey Energy, Co. What you might not know is that Don...
- Brett Emison | April 07, 2010 10:46 AM |
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Wrongful DeathAccording to the Associated Press, Massey -- the giant coal mining corporation -- was fined nearly $1 million last year because of 495 safety violations at its Upper Big Branch Mine where at least...
- Brett Emison | April 06, 2010 12:18 PM |
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Wrongful DeathPeople across the country were shocked by reports yesterday that at least 25 West Virginia coal miners were killed in an underground explosion at the Massey Energy Co. Upper Big Branch Mine near...
- Brett Emison | April 06, 2010 9:32 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsNews outlets around the world, including the Associated Press, Time Magazine, Forbes, US News & World Report and BusinessWeek have reported that US government safety regulators have hit Toyota...
- Brett Emison | April 02, 2010 10:49 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeveral sources, including CBS affiliate WKRC and ABC affiliate WCPO have reported that a father and daughter were killed when their Beechcraft Bonanza small plane crashed yesterday at the Dayton...
- Brett Emison | April 02, 2010 10:09 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter more than 100 people have been killed by Toyota's sudden acceleration problem, Toyota has spent millions of dollars trying to convince the public that electronics are not a cause of its sudden...
- Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:53 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsCNN, The Roanoke Times, and TV station WAVY have reported that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the cause of a crash on...
- Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:21 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)NBC affiliate KSN and ABC affiliate KAKE reported that one man was killed this morning when a train struck his vehicle at a railroad crossing in Butler County, near Wichita, KS.
The railroad...
- Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:02 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsFive people - including three US Marine recruits - were killed in separate tractor trailer crashes in Ohio and Kentucky yesterday. There have been several fatal semi truck crashes across the country...