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• 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...

• Two-Year-Old Orphan Files Wrongful Death Suit

  David Rowell | September 16, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Tyler O'Neil, a two-year-old survivor of a fatal automobile accident that killed his father, mother and brother, has filed a wrongful death suit against the driver and owner of the tow truck company that killed his family. The driver, Cynthia Charlebois, was southbound on South Chambers Road in Aurora Colorado. Charlebois lost control of her truck, side-swipped a parked car then crossed the...

• CSPC Recalls Defective Product

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  On Thursday, the Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of the "IT400 Iced Tea Maker." The defective product, sold at Bon-Ton Department Stores, the JCPenney catalog, and hardware stores nationwide, is a danger to consumers because of a risk of fire. The machine was manufactured in China and was sold between April and July of this year. Consumers should immediately...

• Slain Teenager's Family Files Wrongful Death Claim

  David Rowell | August 25, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of a Sebastopol teenager killed by Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies has filed a wrongful death claim agailnst Sonoma County, the deputies, Sonoma County Sheriff's Department and others. The family of the slain teenager says the deputies used unnecessary force, causing the death. Sonoma County Sheriff Bill Coghill says the deputies used only the amount of force needed in a...

• Jury Awards $25.8M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  David Rowell | August 24, 2007 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A jury awarded $25.8 million on Friday to the family of Beth Hippely, who died as a result of a prescription error at a Walgreen's pharmacy. The victim had the prescription filled at a Walgreen pharmacy in 2002. A pharmacy technician gave her the wrong medication, and she developed a stroke and died several years later. Her family filed a wrongful death suit in 2003, claiming that the pharmacy...

• Motorcycle Accident Kills Driver

  David Rowell | August 23, 2007 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A man was killed in a deadly motorcycle accident Wednesday night about 9:30 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and skidded across Indio Boulevard. No other vehicles were involved, and the police reported no signs of speeding or alcohol. The driver died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Youth Killed in Deadly Truck Accident

  David Rowell | August 23, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 22 year old man from Sacramento was killed in a deadly auto accident on Wednesday morning when he lost control of his speeding truck, hit the center divider, and was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Witnesses reported seeing drug paraphernalia at the scene of the accident.For more information on this subject matter,...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Mattel Defective Toys

  David Rowell | August 21, 2007 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Most people have by now heard about the defective products sold by Mattel, Inc., i.e., millions of toys made in China which are covered with lead paint, a potent neurotoxin. Those toys could lead to severe brain damage in millions of American children. On Monday, a Philadelphia law firm filed suit against Mattel in Los Angeles County, in part seeking to set up a medical monitoring fund which...

• Avandia Heart Risk Warning

  David Rowell | August 19, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  For some time now the FDA has been investigating problems with the popular diabetes drug Avandia, including heart attacks, fluid build up and heart failure. Despite these concerns the FDA decided not to remove Avandia from the market, However, on Friday the FDA announced that GlaxoSmithKline Plc, maker of Avandia, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., which makes the drug Actos, have agreed to...

• 2 Die and 3 Injured in Fatal Auto Accident

  David Rowell | August 15, 2007 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A motor vehicle accident in Kern County on Monday killed two people, including a five month old infant, and injured three others seriously. The injured victims were air-lifted to Kern Valley Medical Center. According to the Highway Patrol, the collision occurred when the driver of a Chevy Impala lost control, drifted across the center-line, and was struck by a Toyota Avalon. California Highway...