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Florida school fired whistleblower who voiced safety concerns, OSHA says
Posted: March 22, 2012 Personal Injury

PALMETTO, FL–The Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Florida, is being sued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for firing an employee who blew the whistle on alleged safety hazards at the school.

Gardasil distribution stalled in France pending government-ordered study
Posted: March 21, 2012 Pharmaceutical

The distribution of Merck’s human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil has been halted in France, where a government-appointed group of immunologists and other researchers has been formed to determine if the benefits of the vaccine are worth the risks.

Sudden acceleration cases filed against Toyota in California state courts get trial date
Posted: March 9, 2012 Product Liability

Litigation filed in California state courts over sudden unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles has been slated to begin January 1, 2013, starting with a high-profile case alleging the wrongful death of a California woman whose 2006 Camry crashed after it

NYC elevator death blamed on ignoring basic safety measures
Posted: February 28, 2012 Product Liability

An investigation into the brutal elevator death of a New York City advertising executive “starkly showed safety protocols were ignored,” according to the city’s Department of Investigation Commissioner.

Mine superintendent charged in deadly West Virginia blast
Posted: February 27, 2012 Personal Injury

The superintendent in charge of Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia at the time it exploded, killing 29 workers, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy for his central role in deceiving federal regulators who were trying to

Manhattan elevator death spurs criminal investigation
Posted: February 7, 2012 Product Liability

NEW YORK CITY — A criminal investigation into the horrific elevator death of Suzanne Hart, a 41-year-old advertising executive with the Manhattan advertising firm Young and Rubicam, is underway.

Family of Florida medical flight crash victim sue helicopter’s owners, operator
Posted: January 25, 2012 Product Liability

The family of a medical technician who was killed when the heart-transplant helicopter he was on crashed December 26 is suing the helicopter’s owners and operator saying they hope others may be spared having to experience such a “horrible, horrible”

Final settlements reached in WV mine explosion, criminal charges likely to follow
Posted: January 19, 2012 Personal Injury

Alpha Natural Resources, the new owner of West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch Mine, has settled with the remaining families of the miners who were killed in an April 2010 explosion, believed to be the worst mining disaster in 40 years.

Korean nationals injured in Nevada Amtrak crash sue truck company
Posted: January 13, 2012 Personal Injury

Personal-injury and wrongful-death lawsuits continue to pile up against John Davis Trucking Company of Battle Mountain, Nevada, after one of its trucks ran a crossing gate and slammed into the side of a double-decker Amtrak train June 24, killing five

Four common drugs cause most emergency hospitalizations, CDC says
Posted: December 21, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A new study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that four common prescription drugs – two blood thinners and two diabetes medications – are responsible for the majority of emergency room