- Sandy Grinnell | June 28, 2007 12:13 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTires manufactured in China and imported by a New Jersey firm, Foreign Tire Sales, Incorporated, may be defective. Although the manufacturer, Hangzhou Zhongce, denies exporting a defective product, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall.The NHTSA recall includes tires sold under the brands Westlake, Compass, Telluride and YKS. It appears the tires may...
- Sandy Grinnell | June 28, 2007 11:26 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOnce again a fatal auto accident has claimed the lives of 5 young teens. Our hearts go out to the grieving family and friends of Fairport, NY, a suburb of Rochester, for the tragic loss of these recent high school graduates.The five teenage girls were on their way to the family camp of one of the victims. When the Chevy Blazer they were in passed another vehicle, it swerved back across the...
- Ed Normand | June 27, 2007 6:54 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccidente del tractor-acoplado de A mayo que matado dos adolescencias causó recientemente la muerte de una tercera vÃctima. El coche en el cual las adolescencias viajaban primero fue golpeado por un coche entonces por semi cuando el conductor funcionó una muestra de la parada en el camino 42 del condado. El alcohol no estaba implicado, y todos los pasajeros usaban las correas de asiento,...
- Ed Normand | June 27, 2007 8:54 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI met a beautiful young woman recently. An avid runner, diligent college student and all around good gal. She won't be running anymore; school is out for a long time and none of this was her fault. Coming back from work one evening a drunk driver, way way drunk, driving on the wrong side of the road hit her head on. There was nothing she could do. Medical bills are huge, she can't work and...
- Ed Normand | June 26, 2007 6:27 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA May tractor-trailer accident that killed two teens recently caused the death of a third victim. The car in which the teens were traveling was first hit by a car then by a semi when the driver ran a stop sign on County Road 42.Alcohol was not involved, and all of the passengers were wearing seat belts, said Sgt. Jorge Delahoz, an FHP spokesman."It was just a mistake," Delahoz said.As we...
- Chrissie Cole | June 25, 2007 4:11 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseIf Julia McCauley,74, had been wearing the monitoring bracelet prescribed by her doctor, authorities believe the elderly resident of Life Care Center would not have plummeted to her death down a stairwell on April 17, 2004.Life Care Centers of America was indited with criminal manslaughter charges due to the workers at the Acton Life Care Center acting recklessly by not making sure the woman...
- Chrissie Cole | June 22, 2007 2:08 PM |
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Wrongful DeathA stay-at-home Dad was awarded $21.6 million Thursday for a fatal car crash that killed his wife. The jury found the driver negligent for talking on her cell phone or some other distraction that caused the horrific accident.The Husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the corportation that owned the company car she was driving when she was involved in a rush hour crash that...
- Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2007 4:27 PM |
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MiscellaneousA woman, fishing on Long Island Sound, when a 324-foottanker barge crashed with her bot, died after she was taken off life support.The woman, 47, of the Bronx was in a coma at St. Francis Hospital since the accident on June 10. Visiting from Rhode Island, she was fishing in a 24-foot boat off Sands Point when the accident occurred.Authorities had released very few details about the accident,...
- Chrissie Cole | June 07, 2007 3:53 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA Port St. Lucie man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he was thrown from his motorcyle on Sunday, crashing into a sign post, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The man, 27, was traveling south on U.S. 441 just after 10:35 a.m. when he attempted a "one wheel stand" on his bike and lost control. The front wheel of the bike went back down to the road and the motorcycle wobbled, causing...
- Chrissie Cole | June 05, 2007 3:29 PM |
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MiscellaneousCitizens Property Insurance, facing criticism for thousands of 2004 and 2005 open hurricane claims and insurance claim disputes, seeks to rein in the adjusters and lawyers alleging they are creating disputes in order to pocket larger feesAssistant general counsel for the state-run propery insurer, suggests limiing the time a homeowner has to change disputed insurance claims''We have created a...