The Legal Examiner Kansas City Archives

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: October 26, 2012

  Brett Emison | October 26, 2012 9:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Check out these legal, safety, and other news headlines from around the Internet that caught my attention this week: Top 10 Ways The U.S. Chamber Hurts Americans [Mary Graffam at...

• Judging the Judges Before You Hit the Polls

  Megan O'Neill | October 25, 2012 4:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  This November, voters will have the final say on Missouri judges who are up for retention elections in their respective communities. Missouri’s non-partisan court plan – adopted...

• Monster Energy Drink Linked To Teen Deaths

  Brett Emison | October 23, 2012 3:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Monster Energy – a popular, highly caffeinated drink – has been linked to at least five deaths in recent years according to a report by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: October 18, 2012

  Brett Emison | October 19, 2012 10:22 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Check out these legal, safety, and other news headlines from around the Internet that caught my attention this week: Obama and Romney Square Off In Political Jury Trial [Joe Patrice...

• Always Wear Your Seat Belt: Unbelievable Video Of Russian Truck Driver Ejected From Vehicle

  Brett Emison | October 15, 2012 10:15 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  There's a YouTube video just published last month and already with millions of views aptly titled Luckiest Truck Driver In Russia. The video shows a nearly head-on collision between two...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: October 12, 2012

  Brett Emison | October 12, 2012 10:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  It's been a very busy several months around here (and particularly busy this week), so this week's list of headines that caught my interest is a little lighter than normal (but hope...

• "Hazing For Cars": A Guided Tour Through GM's Super Secret Testing Facility

  Brett Emison | October 11, 2012 10:14 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  ABC's Nightline was granted an unprecedented tour through General Motors' Proving Grounds, where it tests its new vehicles for safety and durability. The report provides an interesting...

• Government Regulators Warn Of Counterfeit Air Bag Hazards; Say Air Bags May Not Inflate

  Brett Emison | October 10, 2012 12:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Government safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alerted consumers to dangers that counterfeit air bags may not properly inflate. The U.S....

• Glasses, Optics & Eyewear Monopoly: Luxottica's Illusion Of Global Competition

  Brett Emison | October 09, 2012 10:23 AM | 2 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  This may be slightly off-topic from my normal topics, but I found this story fascinating. I happened to catch 60 Minutes report on global eyewear company Luxottica and its near total...

• Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Massachusetts Pharmacy Linked To Meningitis Outbreak Issues Recall

  Brett Emison | October 08, 2012 10:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The New England Compounding Center, a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis, has voluntarily recalled its entire line of products. Meningitis from contaminated...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: October 5, 2012

  Brett Emison | October 05, 2012 11:34 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Check out these safety, legal, and other news headlines that caught my attention this week: Should Supreme Court Justices Tell Us Why They Do and Do Not Recuse? [Brian Wolfman at...

• Special Interests Attacking Missouri Court Plan Stand Down... But They'll Be Back

  Brett Emison | October 03, 2012 12:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The special interest groups attacking the Missouri Plan and trying exert political influence over Missouri's judges has announced they are backing off their support of Amendment 3, that would...

• How To Increase Your Chances Of Surviving A Plane Crash

  Brett Emison | October 02, 2012 10:20 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  ABC's Good Morning America previewed what appears to be a very cool Discovery TV safety experiment that placed nearly half-a-million dollars worth of instrumented crash dummies on a Boeing...

• Ending Rental Car Roulette: Rental Companies Pledge To End Renting Recalled Vehicles

  Brett Emison | October 01, 2012 11:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  After years of defiant posturing - and after unnecessary deaths - the four largest rental car companies have finally pledged to not rent any vehicles subject to a manufacturer safety recall and...