Archives : 2008 : May
New York Crane Collapse Kills Two
When the first crane related disaster occurred in October last year – debris from a crane fell down several stories injuring several people – New Yorkers could have been forgiven for dismissing it as a one-time freak accident. Then, came the considerably more severe crane collapse in March of this year that killed at least seven people, and destroyed buildings in the near vicinity. Now, another crane collapse has been reported in the Upper East Side. This one, it is confirmed, has killed at least two people.
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Drowned Woman’s Family Gets $5 Million Settlement
The family of a woman who died in the bathtub of a hospital has been awarded $5 million in damages by a jury. The settlement has been awarded against Gwinnett Medical Center, located in Gwinnett County, near Atlanta, GA.
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Mother of Boy Voted Out of Class Considers Legal Action
The mother of a 5-year-old boy, who was voted out of his class Survivor-style encouraged by his class teacher, has voiced her intention of filing a lawsuit against the school administration.
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Magnetix Toy Lawsuit settled
It took doctors four days to figure out what was wrong with William Finely. The four-year-old began vomiting inexplicably, and three days later, was rushed to the hospital. Doctors were not able to diagnose his illness. When he re-entered the hospital after another bout of vomiting, doctors performed emergency surgery, where they found what was causing the vomiting – a pair of powerful earth magnets from the Magnetix range of toys stuck together on either side of his intestine. The damage was very obvious –a perforation where the two magnets had been stick together.
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Los Angeles Firm Fined $10 Million for Sale of Lead Tainted Lunchboxes
It would seem that there is hardly any product out there fit for children that’s untouched by lead. First, we had the lead toy crisis. Tainted candy and jewelry followed. Now, a Los Angeles firm, T-A Creations Inc., has been fined $10 million for selling more than 100,000 pieces of it toxic lead-tainted lunch bags. One of the purchasers? The California Department of Public Health, which loaded up on thousands of these bags to be distributed at heath fairs, which ironically enough promoted healthy and natural living with the slogan “Eat Fruits and Vegetables and be Active” on the bags.
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against DSS for Elder Abuse
When Mary Terry was moved from her home to a Florence hospital, the 62-year-old woman weighed less than 115 pounds, and her body was covered with bedsores. Hospital authorities later estimated she had not been fed in more than 30 days. The house she was living in was covered with human and rat feces, and reeked of urine and filth. Mary didn’t live long after being removed from her horrendous living conditions. She died in the hospital. At the time of her removal from her home, her son, Timothy Sims, and a nephew were caring for her. Both of them have been charged with elder abuse.
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Police Look for Hesperia Hit and Run Driver
Authorities in Hesperia are looking for a 2002-2003 gold or tan colored Ford Taurus with tinted windows. The vehicle is suspected in the hit and run accident that has put a 19-year-old boy in the hospital.
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Man Killed in DUI Truck Accident in Santa Clara County
A Seaside man was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver on Highway 156 in Santa Clara County. This accident is just one more example of the way in which drunk drivers can cause accidents. The kind of reasoning impairment and poor reflexes that alcohol can cause is enough to cause an accident even if you were not speeding or driving recklessly.
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Amusement Park Ride Crash Injures 23 in Northern California
The collapse of the Yo-Yo ride at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee has been blamed on “mechanical failures.” Two girls still remain hospitalized from injuries after the accident. At least 23 people were injured on Friday at the carnival in Angel Camp, California.
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Family of Fire Victims Receive $21 Million Settlement
There was nothing on the eve of July 10, 2006 that could have prepared the Higdon family for what was to come the next day. Patrick and Margaret Higdon, along with their twin boys, James and Patrick, and daughter Megan, Margaret’s siblings and her parents, were holidaying at a vacation rental at Cedar Grove Resort about 200 miles north of Milwaukee. They had gone to bed after the usual vacation day – lazing around, eating at the restaurant nearby and playing cards.
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