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• Topps Meat Closes After E. coli Contamination

  David Rowell | October 06, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Last week, almost 22 million pounds of tainted ground beef, produced by Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was recalled by the USDA, the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history. On Friday, the CDC announced that an E. coli outbreak in 8 states, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, was linked to Topps Brand Ground Beef. The recalled beef...

• Car Accident on 101 Kills One

  David Rowell | October 05, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A deadly 4-car automobile accident on Highway 101 in Menlo Park resulted in the death of one person on Monday. In the first auto accident, a Ford Mustang collided with a Toyata Celica, blocking the northbound lanes. Immediately after the first collision, an Acura Integra and a Toyota Camry collided with the first vehicles. The driver of the Celica suffered major injuries and was pronounced dead...

• Nursing Home Death Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  David Rowell | October 05, 2007 7:10 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of Helen Edwards has filed a wrongful death lawsuit based on nursing home abuse againt Manor Care, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, following Ms. Edwards' death. Ms. Edwards was a resident of the facility for four weeks and, according to the family's attorney, during that time she developed an infected State IV pressure sore and other problems that led to her death. The...

• Fatal Auto Accident Kills One in San Francisco

  David Rowell | October 04, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Zhang Bailan, a 37-year-old resident of San Franciso, has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence following a fatal automobile accident on Highway 101 in San Franciso Monday morning. Bailan was southbound on Highway 101 when he veered from the driving lane onto the shoulder, where William Lemus and Rodolfo Armenpa were fixing a flat tire on Lemus'...

• Children's Toys With Lead Paint Recalled

  David Rowell | October 04, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of about 350,000 children's gardening tools and chairs due to a violation of the lead paint standard. The defective products, made in Taiwan, are imported and sold nationwide by Taget, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to CSPC's press release, the surface paint on the toys contains excessive levels of lead, which poses...

• USDA Expands Ground Beef Recall for E. Coli

  David Rowell | October 03, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The USDA recently announced an expanded recall of certain ground beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli bacteria. The recall concerns 21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef produced by Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey.This is an expansion of a recall originally announced on September 25, 2007. The USDA issued the expanded recall because the New York Health...

• Fresno Man Killed in Collapse of Trailer

  David Rowell | October 03, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Chris Beintker, 52, of Fresno, was killed Monday night when a trailer at his east-Fresno home collapsed as he was working underneath it. According to news reports, Fresno County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene, where Beintker was found pinned underneath the trailer. It is not clear whether the trailer, a jack or some other defective product collapsed, killing Beintker.For more...

• CPSC Recalls Millions of Toys for Lead Paint Violation

  David Rowell | October 02, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  In June, the Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of about 1.5 million defective products, toys, for violation of the lead paint standard, which poses very serious health risks to children. The recall concerned "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys manufactured in China and imported by RC2 Corporation of Oak Brook, Illinois. Last week the CPSC announced the recall of an...

• $4 Million Award in Wrongful Death Suit

  David Rowell | October 02, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A jury in Anne Arundel County awarded more than $4 million in a wrongful death suit by the parents of a 5 year onld child who drowned in a country club swiming pool. The child, Connor Freed, was found floating face-down in the pool, and was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he died on June 22, 2006. Connor's parents, Thomas Freed and Debra Webber, brought the suit against DRD Pool...

• Doll Strollers Recalled After Child's Finger Severed

  David Rowell | October 01, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of children's doll strollers by Lan Enterprises, of Beverton, Oregon. The strollers, sold by Pottery Barn Kids, pose a risk of finger amputation for children. Pottery Barn Kids has received reports of three serious injuries, including one partial finger amputation on a 2 year old boy. CPSC cautions consumers to...