Los Angeles Jury Awards Woman $208 Million in Asbestos Cancer Case

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 Los Angeles, CA ( Mesothelioma News) – In a verdict that left no question about a Los Angeles jury’s view of the impact and egregiousness of an asbestos manufacturer’s behavior, a woman who contracted mesothelioma-a deadly cancer almost always caused by asbestos exposure-simply by washing her husband’s work clothes was awarded nearly […]

Safety concerns raised at L.A. County jail over faulty metal detectors

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Los Angeles, CA—Safety concerns at the Los Angeles County’s Men’s Central Jail are being raised after discovering that only one metal detector, out of the seven detectors at the jail, is operational. Deputies routinely confiscate makeshift weapons from inmates, and […]

Home Depot called “callous and arrogant,” ordered to pay millions to inventor

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley West Palm Beach, FL—A U.S. District Judge called Home Depot “callous and arrogant” before ordering the company to pay a former Boca Raton man $3 million in punitive damages, in addition to other awards. Home Depot was found guilty of […]

Topeka KS crash: Two officers hit by van along I-70; 4 reported injured

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Topeka, KS—Two officers who were helping maintain a perimeter while others searched for two suspects were injured when a vehicle slammed into one of their police vehicles alongside the shoulder of I-70. Officials reported that the accident occurred around 1:45 […]

Libya Aviation Accident: “Miracle” child survives horrific Tripoli plane crash

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Tripoli, Libya—An aviation disaster claimed the lives of 103 individuals Wednesday morning, May 12, 2010, sparing only one person: an 8-year-old boy. The deadly plane crash occurred as an Afriqiyah Airways jet attempted to land at the Tripoli International Airport […]

Kansas City workplace injury: 2 Owens Corning workers sprayed with hot asphalt

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Kansas City, KS—An industrial accident at the Owens Corning plant hospitalized two workers who were sprayed with scalding asphalt. Rescue teams were alerted of the accident at 300 Sunshine Road at around 8:00 a.m., as reported by KMBC. Authorities reported […]

Mims Florida Injury News: 3 girls seriously injured in evening ATV crash

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Mims, FL—An accident involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) left three girls seriously injured. The accident occurred Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in Mims, Florida, according to information provided by FloridaToday.com. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officials reported 12-year-old Desiree Curley operating the ATV at 6:20 p.m., when the […]

Fire/Burn Hazard: Remote-controlled helicopters recalled

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Boulder, CO—Imagine Nation Books Ltd./Books Are Fun and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntarily recalled about 46,000 “Fly Dragonfly” (also called “Queen Bee”) Remote-Controlled Helicopters. The CPSC announced the recall on May 12, 2010 over […]

Correction: Semi-truck involved in fatal stolen SUV wreck not Aldi stores’

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach , Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Arlington, TX—In the article titled “Arlington TX 18-wheeler crash: Stolen SUV, semi crash kills teen on I-30” posted on May 12, 2010; it was incorrectly reported that the semi-truck involved in the wreck was hauling produce for Aldi stores. […]

Defective Product News: Injury hazard prompts recall of Step2® ride-on buggies

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Streetsboro, OH—Step2 Company, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), has recalled approximately 2.5 million Push Around and Whisper Ride Buggies. The children’s ride-on toys were recalled due to the injury hazard they […]