- Brett Emison | May 31, 2010 11:55 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe headquarters of our law practice is in a small town just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. Ask anyone in town, and they could talk to you for at least an hour about Dr. Lea. They'll tell stories...
- Brett Emison | May 31, 2010 11:41 AM |
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MiscellaneousNew legislation designed to protect the public make it illegal for banks to charge overdraft fees on debit card card tranactions... unless the bank can trick its customers into opting out of that...
- Brett Emison | May 30, 2010 10:03 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Dallas Morning News reported that hundreds of classrooms in Dallas ISD lack proper fire detectors and smoke alarms. According to the report, the Dallas ISD failed install proper fire alarms in...
- Brett Emison | May 26, 2010 11:45 AM |
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MiscellaneousFox 4 News in Kansas City ran a feature story on our clients, the family of Nikki Groves. Nikki and two others were killed at a Union Pacific Railroad crossing in Trenton, Missouri. The Union...
- Brett Emison | May 26, 2010 11:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousSummer is nearly here and many families will soon be heading to pools, lakes, rivers and beaches across the country. Do your kids know how to swim?
Pediatricians now recommend swimming lessons for...
- Brett Emison | May 25, 2010 11:30 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal have reported that Toyota has been forced to stop selling its 2009-10 LS 460 and LS 600h model vehicles due to a recall for an electronics problem...
- Brett Emison | May 25, 2010 10:30 AM |
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MiscellaneousMemorial Day is just around the corner and many of you will be enjoying the holiday weekend on the water. Safety experts and the National Safe Boating Council remind us all to be safe on the water....
- Brett Emison | May 24, 2010 11:03 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Washington Post reported this weekend that the US will ban drop side cribs amid ongoing safety concerns.
The drop side crib has been on the US market since the 1950, although it is unknown how...
- Brett Emison | May 22, 2010 11:27 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMore news about Toyota's recall for sudden acceleration.
Remember when you saw this story here nearly two and a half month ago? That's when I showed you how Toyota's class action litigation lawyers...
- Brett Emison | May 21, 2010 10:30 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)It turns out size does matter.
NBC Miami reported that a TSA worker was arrested for aggravated battery after attacking a colleague who made fun of his small package after using one the new...
- Brett Emison | May 20, 2010 10:30 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Future airline pilots will be less experienced, less ethical and in short supply, said a panel of experts at an aviation safety forum as reported by the Associated Press. Following the tragedy of...
- Brett Emison | May 19, 2010 4:46 PM |
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MiscellaneousAn alert Texas bus driver narrowly missed hitting a baby sitting in the middle of a city street. Now the child's parents are fighting to maintain custody after an investigation by the Texas Child...
- Brett Emison | May 19, 2010 12:00 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter being imprisoned for manslaughter, a Minnesota man is asking for a new trial after an expert found a mechanical problem that caused the throttle cable to become stuck and evidence that the...
- Brett Emison | May 19, 2010 11:42 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesAccording to popular site, WebMD, a new study shows that eating canned vegetables could expose you to chemical compound, bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA.
According to bisphenol-a.org, BPA...
- Brett Emison | May 19, 2010 10:42 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSources, including USA Today have reported that Toyota cut the US government a check for $16.4 million to pay off its fine for dragging its feet in recalling millions of vehicles because of a sticky...
- Brett Emison | May 18, 2010 10:30 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesDid you know that BP's liability to all of the families and businesses affected by the massive gulf oil spill is capped a total of only $75 million? Is British Petroleum too big to spill? Will the...
- Brett Emison | May 17, 2010 12:35 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsAccording to the Truckinginfo web site, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has confirmed that a semi truck driver involved the trucking accident that killed 11 people in Kentucky was...
- Brett Emison | May 17, 2010 10:28 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe American Association for Justice recently released a report summarizing many of the vehicle safety improvements that were brought about not from a sense of corporate responsibility or even...
- Brett Emison | May 17, 2010 10:02 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsGM said today that earned just under a billion dollars during the 1st three months of 2010, earning $865 million in net profit for the 1st quarter. This was GM's first quarterly profit since...
- Brett Emison | May 11, 2010 9:55 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsDespite Toyota's deadly sudden acceleration problem -- full coverage here -- Toyota reported a strong profit during the first quarter of 2010.
From CNN:
From the Wall Street...
- Brett Emison | May 09, 2010 11:03 AM |
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Wrongful DeathSmoke detectors and fire alarms are a critical safety device for your home. You should make sure that your smoke detectors are properly installed, your batteries are fresh and are sufficient to warn...
- Brett Emison | May 07, 2010 11:19 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarlier this week, I reported how the Toyota's Toyota's deadly sudden acceleration problem -- full coverage here -- prompted efforts in Congress designed to tighten regulation and improve safety for...
- Brett Emison | May 07, 2010 10:31 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThis Sunday -- coincidentally, Mother's Day -- is the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the birth control pill. USA Today featured a report discussing the pill and its effects on women's...
- Brett Emison | May 06, 2010 11:35 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTelevision station Fox 21 in Colorado has reported that a jury determined that a reclined seat caused the death of a 16-year-old Monument, Colorado girl in 2007.
Even though most auto passengers do...
- Brett Emison | May 05, 2010 2:12 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsToyota's deadly sudden acceleration problem -- full coverage here -- that caused Toyota to shut down production and recall more than 10 million vehicles worldwide has spurred Congress to propose...
- Brett Emison | May 04, 2010 10:51 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesUSA Today reported that the US Department of Transportation never conducted required safety inspections on 20,000 - 30,000 companies that received special permits to transport risky shipments of...
- Brett Emison | May 04, 2010 10:02 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsUSA Today featured a story today about national standards for teen drivers. Currently, each states sets its own requirement for driver's education and age limit to obtain a learner's permit. Some...
- Brett Emison | May 03, 2010 2:14 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesFollowing the explosion and continuing oil leak at the British Petroleum (BP) deep water oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, reports have surfaced that, under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, BP's...