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Mexico, hundreds of others sue BP over Gulf oil spill damages

Posted: May 4, 2013 Environmental

Mexico is pursuing legal action against BP for its role in spilling millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf. The lawsuit was filed in March just before the third anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which killed 11

17-state salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers

Posted: April 27, 2013 Personal Injury

An outbreak of salmonella illnesses in 18 states has been traced to cucumbers from two suppliers in Mexico, federal health authorities say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there are 73 confirmed illnesses linked to eating

Bad brakes eyed as cause of deadly California bus crash

Posted: February 8, 2013 Product Liability

Authorities investigating the deadly bus crash on a California mountain highway are looking at the vehicle’s mechanical integrity, especially its brakes, in light of reports from the driver and surviving passengers, as well as a company history of brake problems

At least 8 dead, 36 injured in California tour bus crash

Posted: February 4, 2013 Personal Injury

A tour bus carrying passengers down a mountain road after a day of skiing at California’s Big Bear Mountain crashed Sunday evening, killing at least eight people and injuring more than three dozen others, some of them critically.

GM Recalls Midsize Pickup Trucks Due To Sudden Hood Openings While In Motion

Posted: December 20, 2012 Recalls

General Motors is recalling more than 145,000 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickup trucks due to the chance the front hood can unexpectedly open and restrict the driver’s vision while in motion. The recalled vehicles are from 2010 through

Yucatán official says Mexican government hiding knowledge of BP oil spill damage

Posted: September 4, 2012 Environmental

BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded 45 miles off the southeast Louisiana coast, unleashing the worst oil spill in U.S. history. But 470 miles across the Gulf in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, little is known about the disaster’s impact on the environment

Mexican mangoes likely suspect in salmonella outbreak

Posted: August 29, 2012 Recalls

U.S. health officials are eyeing Mexican mangoes as the source of another wide scale salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in the U.S. and Canada.

FDA warns of deaths, strokes, associated with dietary supplement

Posted: August 25, 2012 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use Reumofan Plus and Reumofan Plus Premium, dietary supplements that claim to treat arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer and other conditions, because of reports that some people have

U.S., Canada, Mexico join efforts in poison prevention week

Posted: March 22, 2012 Personal Injury

To young children, grandma’s heart medicine looks like an enticing piece of candy, and a bottle of brightly colored, citrus-scented floor cleaner promises to be a fun, fruity drink. The typical household is full of such deceptive poisons for children

FDA warns about illegal, dangerous stem cell products, procedures

Posted: January 12, 2012 Product Liability

Many people will do anything to find cures for deadly diseases. Some even travel to other countries, like Mexico, to have stem cell procedures that are not approved in the United States. But people should use caution because these medical