Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules for Plaintiff in Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Matter

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 01/26/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled for the plaintiff in a same-sex sexual harassment matter. Cherry v. Shaw Coastal, Inc., No. 11-30403 (5th Cir. Jan. 19, 2012), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-30403-CV0.wpd.pdf. A supervisor sent the plaintiff sexually charged text messages and regularly touched the plaintiff. Both the plaintiff and the […]

CPSC: Lee Carter Co. Recalls Rattles for Choking Risks, Federal Violations

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/25/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley San Francisco, CA — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Lee Carter Co. have voluntarily recalled infant rattles for choking hazards the defective product poses to young children. The CPSC announced the nationwide product recall on January 24, 2012. […]

Oregon® Replacement Lawnmower Blades Recalled for Injury Risks

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/25/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Kansas City, MO — Oregon® Replacement Lawnmower Blades by Blount International are being voluntarily recalled for laceration hazards posed by the lawnmowers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Blount International announced the nationwide product recall on January 25, 2012. […]

CPSC: Bicycle Handlebars by Euro Asia Imports Recalled for Hazards

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/25/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley San Francisco, CA — Euro Asia Imports, Bicycle Technologies Intl., Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have voluntarily recalled bicycle handlebars for loss of control and fall hazards the product poses to consumers. The CPSC announced the […]

Amtrak Train Slams into SUV near New Orleans—Father, Son Killed

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/25/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley New Orleans, LA — Investigations are continuing to determine why a SUV was on a private road when it collided with an Amtrak train Tuesday afternoon, January 24, 2012, killing two people. The train accident occurred off Airline Highway near the […]

CPSC: Travelin’ Chef Food Carriers Recalled for Ingestion Hazards

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/24/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and California Innovations have voluntarily recalled Travelin’ Chef expandable thermal food carriers for ingestion hazards the product poses to consumers. The CPSC announced the nationwide product recall on January 23, 2012. […]

CPSC: California Innovation’s Expandable Lunch Boxes Recalled for Ingestion Risk

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/24/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Washington, D.C. — Expandable insulated lunch boxes with freezer gel packs by California Innovations have been voluntarily recalled by the firm and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for ingestion hazards the defective product poses to consumers. The CPSC announced […]

Worker Critically Injured in Hollywood Construction Accident

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/24/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Hollywood, FL — A construction worker was seriously injured, after becoming trapped in wet concrete on Monday, January 23, 2012, at a Hollywood construction site. The construction accident occurred at 1:10 p.m. at the Florida East Coast Railway tracks at McKinley […]

Update: Maintenance Work Cited in NYC Elevator Accident That Killed Woman

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/24/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley New York, NY — Officials have revealed that maintenance work was the likely cause of an elevator accident that killed an advertising executive and injured two others in Midtown on December 14, 2011, reported the New York Times. Y&R advertising executive […]

18-Wheeler, Train Collide in Bethlehem Twp.—1 Injured

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/24/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Bethlehem Township, PA — A tractor-trailer and a train collided Monday morning, January 23, 2012, spilling 200 gallons of diesel fuel and injuring the driver. The train accident occurred at about 10:15 a.m. on Brodhead Road just before the intersection with […]