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Three Dead in Cruise Ship Accident

January 14, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

At least three people are dead and as many as 70 more are unaccounted for following a cruise ship accident in Italy. It is not known what caused the cruise ship crash on Saturday, although officials have said that the cruise ship suffered a 160-foot gash along the hull. Among those who died in the boating accident were two French passengers and a Peruvian crewman.

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Questionable Deaths Reported in Florida's Assisted Living Facilities

May 11, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Miami, FL: A report by NPR and the Miami Herald has revealed that state regulators in Florida are not adequately protecting residents of assisted living facilities. According to their report, dozens of deaths in Florida state records appear questionable.

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Record Damages for Death of Alabama Policeman

April 21, 2011. By Brenda Craig.

Birmingham, AL: A jury in Alabama was simply standing up for its community and following the rule of law when it awarded $37.5 million to the family of a young Huntsville police officer who was dispatched to investigate a 911 at a Mexican restaurant and then shot dead at point blank by the El Jalisco's intoxicated manager Benito Albarran, according to attorney Matthew Minner.

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Two-Year Old's Death Linked to Bacteria in Triad Medical Wipes

February 15, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Houston, TX: The parents of two-year old Harrison Kothari, who died as a result of contracting a rare infection, are suing the makers of Triad Alcohol Prep Pads, having determined that their child's infection acute bacterial meningitis caused by Bacillus cereus, was likely contracted through exposure to product tainted with the same bacteria.

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Three Dead, Homes Destroyed in Allentown Gas Explosion

February 10, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Allentown, PA: Two adults and a four-month old child were killed in a natural gas explosion late Wednesday night in eastern Pennsylvania. Two row homes were demolished by the explosion while another six were set on fire – destroying an entire row of houses.

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Three dead, 10 Injured in Mississippi School Bus Crash

February 8, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Calhoun County, MS: At least three people have been killed and 10 injured in a school bus accident in Mississippi Tuesday afternoon. The bus, from Choctaw County, was struck by an 18-wheel tractor trailer at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 9 in Calhoun County at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time, Jon Kalahar, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said.

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Plane Crash in Iraq Kills 3 Americans

February 7, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

London, UK: Three Americans are among seven people killed in a small plane crash in northern Iraq on Friday, February 4th. Basil al-Rahim, the chief executive officer of private equity group MerchantBridge, and two JPMorgan executives Murad Megalli and Javier Zurita, were en route from Sulaimaniya where they had been to visit the offices of AsiaCell.

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Judge Allows Experts' Witnesses in Avandia Lawsuits

January 20, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Washington, DC: US District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that three plaintiffs' expert witnesses meet the Daubert standard for scientific validity in Avandia lawsuits currently before the court.

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Plane Crash in Wyoming Mountains Kills 3

December 28, 2010. By Lucy Campbell.

Cheyenne, WY: Three people are dead following a plane crash in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming.

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Health Bill for 9/11 Responders Passes

December 22, 2010. By Lucy Campbell.

Washington, DC: The 9/11 responders health bill designed to cover the medical costs of rescue workers and others who became ill after breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke during and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has been passed by the US Senate.

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