A Canadian family heading south on Interstate 77 in Virginia was involved in a tractor-trailer accident Thursday evening. Three people were killed and two were injured. The accident happened in…
Hammer drills manufactured by the Robert Bosch Tool Corp. have been recalled. The recalled hammer drills have a faulty trigger. The drill may continue to work after the trigger is released. The…
A 28-year-old man driving a pickup truck was injured in a car accident on N.C. 49 South in Alamance County. The truck rolled several times before coming to a stop. According to an eyewitness the…
Munchkin Inc. has issued a product recall for baby bottle warmers that may be a fire hazard. The unit may overheat due to a manufacturing error. The company has received several reports of fires…
In late April 2008, an Ohio state court jury ordered Conrail to pay $2.6 million to its former locomotive engineer, for negligently causing his diesel exhaust asthma lung disease. Frank Battaglia, worked in the Detroit, Michigan rail yards for Conrail for 23 years as a railroad engineer, before he w
Note: see also medical malpractice, automobile accident categories. Here’s a true story that you won’t believe: a 73 year old Reverend was in the operating room for back surgery in Hawaii. His surgeon, Dr. Ricketson, realized once he had begun the surgery that the two titanium rods he needed for the
Note: See recent updates on radioactive contamination, cancers, wrongful death cases: Radioactive/Radiation Exposures Linked to Cancers in Railroad Workers handling nuclear/uranium…
Note: see also automobile accident category.. Honda Motor Company recently announced that it is going to offer an airbag on one of its expensive Honda Gold Wing motorcycles for the next model year….
Note: see also the automobile accidents category. Big rigs, large trucks, semis, tractor trailers, and 18 wheelers are some of the ways that we refer to the giant, automotive machinery that runs…
Note: see also Medical Malpractice category. One of the legislative changes that many states need to enact is to require a minimum amount of insurance for all medical professionals, hospitals and nursing homes. It appears to me that the states are going to catch up fast with these nursing homes that
Note: see also category Head & Brain Injuries. Brain injury is a major cause of death and disability of people under age 45 and a significant medical/legal…
Note: see mass transit category for many rail industry articles. This article discusses railroad worker long term diesel exhaust fume lung disorders, as well as medical studies relating to…