Spartanburg SC construction accident: BMW worker severs arm in forklift accident

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/11/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Spartanburg, SC—BMW’s new assembly facility in Spartanburg County was the site of an accident, which caused one worker to loose an arm. A worker reportedly severed his arm around 10:00 a.m., after hitting a door frame while driving a forklift […]

Dallas TX workplace accident: Missing sanitation worker found in landfill

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Dallas, TX—Rescue teams finally recovered the body of the missing City of Dallas employee who disappeared the day before. Not long after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, the 37-year-old sanitation worker was pulled from the McCommas Bluff Landfill, […]

Livermore CA Aviation Accident: Belmont Hills couple killed in plane crash

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Contra Costa County, CA—An elderly couple suffered fatal injuries in an unfortunate aviation accident Sunday, May 9, 2010. The deadly plane crash occurred just north of Livermore, California, according to information provided by the Mercury News. Reports stated Oskar and […]

FCC to consider plan to avoid cellphone “bill shock”

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Washington, D.C.—A public comment is being sought by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a initiative which would require wireless phone companies to notify their customers if they are incurring unusually high charges for data usage, roaming, or other uses […]

Food Contamination UPDATE: Recalled romaine linked to E. coli O145 outbreak

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Sidney, OH—Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as other state health authorities, have linked a food borne illness outbreak to recently recalled romaine lettuce. Sidney, Ohio-based Freshway […]

Verdict: Truck driver recovers $7.87M award from 2006 construction accident

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Minneapolis, MN—A Hennepin County jury awarded a former truck driver $7.87 million in damages after he was injured in a Maple Plain construction accident. The truck driver shattered both of heels trying to avoid an out-of-control beam on January 20, […]

Wayne County IL SUV Accident: Brake failure alleged in rollover crash, 6 hurt

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Wayne County, IL—Six teenagers were injured after an SUV rollover crash occurred in Wayne County, Illinois. The single-vehicle accident happened at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010, as reported by KFVS12.com. According to Illinois State Police (ISP) officials, a […]

Toyota under investigation again for delayed steering rod recall

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Washington D.C.—Toyota is under fire yet again over allegations that the automaker delayed a recall of about one million truck and SUVs for defective steering rods. The new investigation was launched in part by the death of an Idaho teenager […]

Wisconsin property law: Ripon College sued by alumni club over frat house

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Ripon, WI—The Phi Kappa Pi fraternity alumni club of Ripon College has filed an injunction against the college in hopes to keep the Merriam House open. The club filed the motion after finding out the college is moving 20 of […]

Palm Beach County FL Medical Malpractice: Semi-paralyzed woman awarded $36M

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/12/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Palm Beach County, FL— A former pain management doctor will be required to pay $36 million in damages as a result of a medical malpractice lawsuit. The case stemmed from the permanent injuries a woman suffered after undergoing a botched […]