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• Consumer Product Safety Commission Sued Over Unsafe Chemicals in Toys

  David Rowell | December 06, 2008 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Two consumer groups, the Natural Resouces Defense Council and Public Citizen, have filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Product Safety Commision, claiming that the CSPC is not correctly implementing...

• Allegations of Nursing Home Abuse Surface in Pastor's Death

  David Rowell | November 01, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of Reverend Dennis Graham claims that nursing home abuse led to the minister's death. Dennis Graham died in September 2007 and, according to his family, the cause of his death was abuse and neglect from the nursing home where he was beilng care for. Sherry Cooke, the victim's sister, says that "what happened [to him] there was inhumane and would not be allowed to happen to animals."...

• Consumer Safety Recalls for 2008 Set New Record

  David Rowell | December 03, 2008 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A report issued by Consumers Union on December 2 contains troubling news for consumers, expecially parents. CU's report, title Still Not Safe, notes that 2008 set a new record for recalls by the...

• ATV Deaths

  David Rowell | June 13, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Despite recent improvements in safety, ATVs remainsome of the most dangerousproducts available to consumers.An incident today illustrate that danger: a 67 year-old San Andreas resident was killed in...

• Mother Sues Nalgene Over Chemical in Plastic Containers

  Jenny Albano | April 25, 2008 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A mother is suing Nalgene over the use of the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, in its plastic containers. Nalgene Inc. announced last week that it will phase out production of its containers that...

• Pleasonton Accident Kills One, Injures Two

  David Rowell | October 21, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A two-car motor vehicle collision in Pleasonton on Saturday resulted in the death of a 19 year-old girl, and the serious injury of two others. The auto accident occurred around 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, on Foothill Road in Pleasonton. The 19 year-old driver of a Ford Mustang, southbound on Foothill Road, collided head-on with a Mercedes SUV traveling northbound. Laurel Williams, a passenger in the...

• Fresno Man Dies in Bay Bridge Crash

  David Rowell | October 01, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Randy Madrigal, 39, of Fresno, was killed in a motor vehicle accident on the Bar Bridge in San Francisco early Saturday morning. Madrigal was westbound on the bridge when his Toyota Tacoma pickup slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig carrying steel rebar. The truck had slowed to exit the Bridge at the Treasure Island off-ramp when Madrigal drove into the back of the truck. Madrigal was...

• Slip and Fall Lawsuit Filed Against Bronx Theater

  Shannon Weidemann | July 18, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A Theater in the Bronx and a Synagogue have had a slip and fall lawsuit filed against them by a man that broke his leg while attending a dinner event. A temporary stage and staircase was built over the theater seats for the dinner. The man fell down the staircase.Attorney Al Bernstone, who is representing the Karans in a lawsuit seeking an as-yet undetermined amount in damages, charged that...

• Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Death Suit

  David Rowell | November 21, 2008 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of George King has sued the nursing home where he was a resident, claiming that neglect by the nursing home staff led to the victim's death. King, who suffered from dementia, wandered...

• Hannah Montana Boots Recalled for "Trip and Fall" Risk

  David Rowell | October 21, 2007 7:19 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Payless ShoeSource, Inc. has announced the recall of about 90,000 girls' boots, made in China, because of a risk of injury due to "slip and fall" accidents. The jeweled, "Hannah Montana" engraved boots have guitar-shapped zipper pulls, which can get caught on each other as the child walks, causing the child to trip. Payless has received reports of five instances of children tripping due to this...