Daily Archives: August 9, 2011

Commercial truck drivers head to Orlando for driving safety championship event

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August 9, 2011 Personal Injury

Professional truck drivers from all corners of the country are gathering in Orlando, Florida, this week for the annual National Truck Driving Championship, a 5-day event sponsored by the American Trucking Associations as a way to make safe driving a ... Read More

New Hampshire plant owner permanently barred from explosives industry after worker deaths

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August 9, 2011 Personal Injury

After racking up more than 50 willful, egregious, and serious violations of federal safety laws that directly contributed to the death of two workers, New Hampshire explosives manufacturer Black Mag LLC has surrendered its explosives manufacturing license. According to the ... Read More

Compensatory and punitive damages awarded in HRT lawsuit

August 9, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Hundreds of lawsuits alleging that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ hormone replacement therapies (HRT) caused breast cancer have been settled in recent months including one in Pennsylvania where a judge upheld a verdict against the drug company, including a $6 million punitive damages ... Read More