Police are asking anyone with information about the driver who hit an 8-year-old boy in Charlotte, N.C. on June 30 to call Crime Stoppers. The incident happened around 5:50 pm on Idlebrook Drive in East Charlotte. The boy was riding a bicycle on the 6200 block of Idlebrook Dr. when a vehicle traveling…
A tragic case out of New York recently ended in an $11 million verdict against Ford Motor Company after a former mechanic developed mesothelioma from inhaling asbestos particles over decades of working on cars and trucks. Though the massive verdict was an important victory for those injured by asbestos, it was hollow for the man’s…
You use them, your teens use them even toddlers use them. What am I talking about? USB chargers like those used for the ipad and Ipod. Cheap USB chargers have flooded the market but many of these chargers have faulty wiring which has led to electrical shock injuries. A defective USB device killed a mother…
It happens easily enough – someone falls, or is injured, and goes to see their doctor. The doctor prescribes a painkiller and the person leaves feeling better. Unfortunately, this is the first step to prescription painkiller addiction for many people. The problem lies with big pharmaceutical manufacturers that create and market these drugs. The companies…
Source: Washington Post On July 2, one of the last community meetings was held in Washington D.C., where residents from the Navy Yard congregated in the Capitol Skyline Hotel and sat shoulder to shoulder to utter their concerns. CSX denied a resident’s request to legally document their claim that they would not transport hazardous materials…