Pottery Barn Kids has issued a product recall for 31,000 crib bumpers that they sold in their store. The defective product has stitching that may come undone and pose an entanglement hazard to young children. This recall involves the Diamond Matelassé, Floral Matelassé and Polka Dot Matelassé cri
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The beginning of July is a special time for many families in Hampton Roads. Families in Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, VA celebrate this nation’s independence with one another by doing many activities, such as going to the beach and picnicki
A man was killed about 100 feet from his home after he was dropped off after work. Another vehicle driving down the street had no chance to keep from hitting the victim when he stepped out into the street. The pedestrian accident happened in Jackson.A 23-year-old Jackson man died Thursday after he w
Do the various United States Constitutional rights and privileges that we think of as being protections against criminal prosecution apply even in a personal injury case? The answer, at least in Virginia (VA), is yes, all constitutional protections apply even in a personal injury or other type of ci
Insurance company advertising seems to involve lots of jokes these days. Obviously, some advertising executive has convinced the insurance companies that they can increase their profits [44 billion in 2006] and market share by having comic ads about insurance. If you watch TV you’ve seen these insur
After a report was published by Cornell University saying approximately 704,000 workers in New York are misclassified as independent contractors, Governor Spitzer has promised to focus on identifiying and classifying workers correctly. The state loses out on unemployment insurance taxes and workers’
Two tractor-trailers were driving on Interstate 70 Friday morning when they collided, causing one truck to spill corrosive chemicals. The trucking accident happened in Frederick County. The accident happened when an Arnold Trucking tractor-trailer ran out of fuel as it traveled up South Mountain, tr
The Mount Carmel Nursing Home in Greenfield, Wisconsin was cited for numerous violations and needs to have them fixed before any new admissions will be paid for with state funding. The home was in danger of being closed in 1998, but since then has had a record of very few violations. The nursing hom
A 2-year-old boy is allowed to bring forth a medical malpractice suit against the doctor that misdiagnosed his father a month after he was conceived according to an appeals court. A doctor did not correctly identify colon cancer and instead diagnosed it as diverticulitis. Judge Michael Gibbs should
370,000 more pounds of ground beef were added to a recall that covers meat sold in 11 states. The ground beef could potentially be contaminated with a deadly form of E. coli bacteria. The bacteria can cause dehydration and bloody diarrhea. The recalled products may contain the O157:H7 strain of E. c
A group of five people traveling through North Carolina were involved in a single car accident on Saturday. One man was killed and all the others were hospitalized with injuries. The driver of the car is 80-years-old. The driver was driving north on I-95 through Four Oaks, N.C., about 12:30 p.m. Sat
