As reported by NewsOK.com: One man was killed and another injured Tuesday when something fell off a crane at a construction site, a police spokesman said. The accident happened as the crane was being shut down for the night, Oklahoma City police Lt. Daniel Stewart said. It happened about 8:35 p.m. on the Chesapeake Energy [...]
By Steve Wisner, www.examiner.com Walt Disney World’s transportation department continued its string of bad luck on Thursday when a recreational boat collided with a Disney ferry boat just before 5 p.m. The accident resulted in Barbara Wormald, 61, being taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center where she is being treated with a [...]
By: Will James February 2, 2010 One man was killed and 15 people were injured when a Suffolk County Transit bus struck a car on County Road 51 in Northampton on Tuesday morning, according to Southampton Town Police. The driver of the car, Michael Brown, 21, of Greenport, was killed when he drove his [...]
Posted December 8, 2009 By Lindell Kay, enctoday.com Authorities are stressing gun safety after two recent unrelated accidental shootings left a toddler dead in his home and a 58-year-old woman injured at the Jacksonville mall. “Respect all weapons and use them responsibly,” said Jacksonville Police Lt. Devon Bryan. “Never point a weapon at something [...]
Published September 4, 2009 By Martin Finucane, Boston.com A 49-year-old man who worked for Waste Management Inc. was killed in an accident this morning involving a garbage truck at Fenway Park, police said. incident was reported at about 8:35 a.m. at 24 Yawkey Way, at the back of Fenway Park. Police, fire, and [...]
August 26, 2009 (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – Injury News) New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com A South Carolina patient recovered a $2 million jury verdict against the dental clinic that accidentally pulled 13 additional teeth. The Florence County jury ruled against the Sexton Dental Clinic in a malpractice lawsuit asserting dentists pulled all 16 of the patient’s top teeth. [...]
By Mary Ellen Lloyd Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a wide recall Wednesday of about 5.5 million roll-up and Roman window shades sold by such retailers as IKEA International AS, Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) and Target Corp. (TGT) because of strangulation risks and deaths. The recalls follow similar [...]
Road-paving firm found negligent in collision By Ryan Poe (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal Saturday, August 15, 2009 A DeSoto County Circuit Court jury on Friday awarded a $30 million judgment to a teenager who received permanent brain damage in a traffic collision three years ago. Ethan Bryant spent eight months in a coma [...]
The U.S. Justice Department sides with industry in its case against a Brainerd, Minn., woman, calling the $1.92 million verdict constitutional. By ALEX EBERT, Star Tribune Last update: August 15, 2009 – 8:01 AM It’s a good day for the recording industry, but a bad day for the Brainerd woman who owes it $1.92 million. [...]
The Associated Press Posted: 08/13/2009 05:15:52 PM PDT HENDERSON, Nev.—A $700,000 settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman shot by a Henderson police officer in 2008. Ice cream truck driver Zyber Selimaj sought at least $25 million in damages in the federal civil rights lawsuit. Selimaj’s [...]
