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• The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 Considered by Congress

  Mike Simon | July 26, 2007 4:39 PM | 1 CommentWest Virginia, WV

  On July 12th, the Arbitration Fairness Act was introduced to the House and the Senate to amend the Federal Arbitration Act, which was passed in the 1920's. The proposed bill would make clauses in contracts that mandate arbitration and prohibit joining class action lawsuits unenforceable. The bill aims to prevent mandatory arbitration in employment, consumer, franchise, or civil disputes.Leo...

• U.S. Attorney: No Charges in E. coli Outbreak Tied to Spinach

  Mike Simon | July 06, 2007 8:28 AM | 1 CommentWest Virginia, WV

  Federal prosecutors have decided not to file criminal charges with regard to the 2006 nationwide E. coli outbreak, which was traced to fresh spinach from California. The companies being held accountable for the outbreak still face numerous civil lawsuits from consumers claiming to have gotten sick from the tainted crop, however.The outbreak, which caused three deaths and approximately 200...

• Mitsubishi Endeavor Recalled Due To Defective Airbags

  Chrissie Cole | September 21, 2009 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  More than 530 Endeavors from the 2010 model year are being recalled by Mitsubishi because the retainer bracket used for side airbag frames may not have been properly installed and could fail in a...

• Children’s Hooded Fleece Jackets Recalled For Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | March 27, 2009 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Golden Grove Trading (d/b/a Crystal Castle), in cooperation with the CPSC, recalled Children’s Hooded Fleece Jackets because the drawstring on the hood can pose a strangulation hazard to...

• Drunk Driver Kills Four in Accident

  Jenny Albano | April 19, 2008 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  On Thursday night April 18 a drunk driver caused a car crash that sent him to the hospital and killed four others in Wayne County The Sheriff s Department reported that Bobby Frazier was driving...

• Nurse may Have Infected Over 300 in Virginia With Hepatitis

  Jenny Albano | March 28, 2008 8:53 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Over 300 patients from a Virginia hospital have been asked to get blood tests because an ex-nurse of the hospital is suspected of infecting patients with hepatitis when he worked in Texas.Retired Army Capt. Jon Dale Jones, 45, was arrested this month in Miami on federal charges of assaulting three patients and possession of a controlled substance by fraud. Federal prosecutors said they believe...

• AP Study Shows U.S. Painkiller Purchases Almost Double

  Courtney Mills | August 20, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  According to a recent study of DEA statistics carried out by the Associated Press, consumers have nearly doubled the amount of money spent on narcotic analgesics between 1997 and 2005. According to the study, the consumption of five major painkillers - codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and meperidine - rose 88 percent between 1997 and 2005. Oxycontin is primarily responsible for that...

• BAR/BRI Charging Too Much for Test Preparation?

  Mike Simon | August 04, 2007 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the country's biggest bar exam preparation company, BAR/BRI bar review, alleging that the company fraudulently and deceptively induced students from New York law schools to purchase BAR/BRI products at inflated prices. The plaintiffs in the $48 million suit are two 2005 graduates and one 2006 graduate from Albany Law School.The initial class...

• 4 Dead in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

  Mike Simon | August 03, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, was in the midst of repairs when the bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday. Cars plummeted more than 60 feet into the Mississippi River, some falling on top of one another. At least four people are confirmed dead, and approximately 79 were injured as a result of the collapse. Eight people are still missing. ...

• Suit Over Wandering Nursing Home Resident's Death Settled For $750,000

  Mike Simon | July 27, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  A $750,000 settlement reached in June between a Pennsylvania nursing home and Francis X. Ounan has been approved by a federal judge. Ounan, the executor of his mother's estate, filed suit against nursing home chain Sunrise Senior Living Services, Inc. on January 15, seeking damages for claims of negligence and wrongful death. Nursing home administrator Lynn Plasha and nurse Cynthia Harbaugh were...