May 27, 2012
A railroad jack falling on a worker’s foot and breaking his big toe wasn’t that big of a deal – until the Metro-North Railroad in Connecticut disciplined the worker for reporting his injury. A jury recently awarded Andy Barati $50,000 for lost earnings and pain and suffering in the incident. But…
May 18, 2012
A Brooklyn mother of three went to her local hospital complaining of pain. She was treated in the emergency room, where she was diagnosed as having kidney stones, was given a painkiller and sent home. The next day, still in pain, she called 911 but the New York Fire Department did not send an…
May 07, 2012
If there was ever any doubt that Medicare fraud is rampant, federal officials recently arrested 107 people including doctors, nurses and social workers from across the country and charged them with submitting phony claims totaling $452 million. The raid was the largest-ever for a federal strike…
April 25, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Office Depot and Swinton Avenue TradingBiella Leather Desk Chairs (fall hazard - 307,000)
SR Suntour, GT, Giant and Trek bicycles with SR Suntour suspension forks (fall…
April 25, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Irwin Industrial Tool Company, Classic Series circular saw blade 3-packs (laceration hazard - 55,260)
One World Technologies Inc. gas grills (burn hazard - 87,600)
XS…
April 25, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
FoodService Products, food service beverage cups and mugs (burn hazard - 111,000)
Sakar International Inc. Digital Concepts compact travel chargers (electric shock hazard…
April 25, 2012
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Leggett & Platt, Power foundations or adjustable bases for mattresses (fire hazard - 25,200)
Great American Opportunities Great American Opportunities arena lamps (…
March 03, 2012
Acclaimed Chicago chef Grant Achatz has reached an undisclosed settlement with a dental clinic in a missed-cancer diagnosis case. The case involved a cancerous growth in a place where it could have ended the of Achatz – it was on his tongue. Achatz years ago noticed a small, white dot on the left…