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Sort by relevance 102 pages found matching taco bell- Cyclists at Risk for Bicycle Accident Injury
Oct-28-08 Brownsville, TX Writing about bicycle accident injury is a tough one, because on this subject there are more often than not two sides to every bike accident story. Tragic, too because more and more people are riding bicycles for all the right reasons. But whenever there is a bicycle accident, there is usually at least one of the parties who is grossly at... - Medical Helicopter Crash: It Has Happened Again
Oct-16-08 Aurora, IL In what appears to be becoming a tragic epidemic of helicopter crashes , another medical helicopter has gone down in flames—this time in a Chicago suburb. Three crewmembers and the patient were killed. Deepening this tragedy, and that of other recent medical helicopter crashes, is the fact that patients have already suffered great trauma,... - Attorney Charles Binder: Advocate for The Disabled
Oct-4-08 New York, NY For over 3 decades, attorney Charles Binder has been cutting a narrow but deep swathe through the legal system. He worked first as a public defender in New York City, and then later teamed up with his brother to advocate on behalf of disabled Americans struggling to claim Social Security benefits or disability claims . "It's simple," he say... - Tomato-Pepper Salmonella: Still Some Concerns
Sep-25-08 La Habra, CA Marie believes she suffered from salmonella food poisoning after eating both salmonella peppers and tomatoes. "Due to the fact that I'm a nurse I didn't go to a doctor," she says, "but what really troubles me is that my grandson frequents fast-food restaurants and they continually served tomatoes and peppers on almost everything." Marie... - Lead-Tainted Children's Cosmetics Accessory Bags Recalled
About 945,000 Bonne Bell Children's Cosmetics Accessory Bags are being recalled because the metal clasps on the handle of the accessory bags contain excessive levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects. The recalled accessory bags are made of plastic and have a zipper and carrying handle. The bags come with an assort... - Wayne Cohen: Flying Golf Balls Can Cost You More Than an Extra Stroke on Your Game
Jul-11-08 Washington DC Lawyer and golfer Wayne Cohen readily admits to having hit a wild shot or two, that ended up on the wrong fairway, or went hurtling off in the wrong direction. "Yes, that does happen!" he confesses. A Washington, DC personal injury lawyer, from the firm Cohen and Cohen P.C., he says it was about six years ago that the firs... - California Labor Law: Exemption Gray Area
Jul-9-08 Sacramento, CA: Darlene was promoted to manager after working as an hourly employee for several years. At first she welcomed her promotion: it meant a salaried position and more responsibility and it was time she moved ahead with her career. But in retrospect, Darlene says she would have made more money as an hourly employee, such is the interpretation of... - Plane Crash: Hope and Celebration Ends in Tragedy
Jul-5-08 Flagstaff, AZ A plane crash is, in itself, a nightmare. However, that nightmare is all the more tragic when circumstances dictate that an occasion meant to be celebrated, or is cause for hope, turns immediately into grief and despair . Such is the case with a small plane crash June 28th that took the lives of two couples celebrating their respective... - Asbestos Exposure a Concern for Children
Jun-26-08 Calgary, CA John has been diagnosed with asbestosis and even though he is worried that it might lead to mesothelioma , that isn't his major concern. As a caring father, John is more concerned about his son who also has respiratory problems, possibly due to second-hand asbestos exposure . In the 1950s, John worked with asbestos insulation in Montreal... - More Customer Frustration Regarding Unauthorized Mobile Content
Jun-19-08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Wireless Service Carriers, including Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, US Cellular, OpenMarket and Alltel have caused customers no end of frustration regarding unauthorized mobile content charged to their cell phones. "Sprint sent me a final notice saying that account was 'delinquent' and it was going to a collection agency," say... - I'll Have a Burger but hold the Salmonella Tomato
Jun-9-08 Rockville, MD On June 9, 2008 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide warning that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes , and products containing these three kinds of tomatoes. The FDA advises consumers, retailers and restaurateurs to only eat, sell and/or serve cherr... - California Labor Law: Fired Because of Work Injuries
May-26-08 Los Angeles, CA Employees in California are often unsure about labor laws that protect them and their employment. The laws can be complex and difficult to understand, especially given the broad range of circumstances that each individual situation involves. Making matters more complex are issues that involve disability claims, like the situation Lisa H... - Developer agrees to pay $1 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Long Beach, CA: (May-21-08) Bankruptcy trustee Howard Ehrenberg, who represents the estate of Queen's Seaport Development Inc. (QSDI), a company operated by Joseph Prevratil, brought a lawsuit against him, alleging that Prevratil engaged in fraud, which resulted in the downward spiral of the company. The February 2008 lawsuit alleged that Prevratil and h... - Did my Son Die from Heparin?
Apr-23-08 Bell fountain MI: Michael was just 18 years old when he died. He was scheduled to undergo what today is a fairly routine operation--implanting a pump to help his heart while he waited for a heart transplant--when he developed a blood clot prior to surgery. He was given heparin to clear the clot. "Once he started the heparin he never got better," his moth... - Microsoft to pay $364.7 million settlement in technologies lawsuit.
San Diego, CA: (Apr-04-08) Alcatel-Lucent brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation, alleging that it infringed on two of its patents related to handwriting recognition technology. The suit claimed that Microsoft used handwriting recognition technology in its Tablet PC operating system, which was an infringement of pattern recog... - Rochester Meat Recall: Tainted Beef Slips through USDA Loopholes
Jan-28-08 Washington, DC: As far as anyone can tell, the recall of 188,000 pounds of e. coli-tainted ground beef by Minnesota-based Rochester Meats has prevented any further cases of illness beyond the six reported in Wisconsin and California. The voluntary recall began on January 12, 2008, and is the largest so far this year. There's plenty wrong with this pic... - Accounting IRS Payment, McGill, Power, Bell & Associates pays Lawrence Park Golf Club settlement for accounting errors
Erie, PA: (Oct-23-07) The Lawrence Park Golf Club brought charges against McGill, Power, Bell & Associates LLP, an accounting firm, claiming that an undetected financial problem cost the company $1.7 million. The club claimed audits performed by McGill, Power, Bell & Associates failed to show that money that was supposed to be funneled to the Internal Reve... - Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part II
Sep-2-07 Washington, DC: Influence peddling in the field of psychiatry is out of control. An analysis of Minnesota disclosure records by the Pioneer Press and the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen shows that, between 2002 and 2006, 187 Minnesota doctors received payments from drug companies worth a grand total of $7.38 million. No other field of medicine ev... - Textron Inc. Oil for Food Kickbacks Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-23-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Textron Inc., which makes products like Bell helicopters and Cessna corporate jets, accusing them of engaging in oil-for-food kickback practices. The SEC alleged that from 2001 to 2003, two of Textron's French units paid $650,539 in kickbacks in connection with the... - Gloucester, MA Police Sergeant Promotion Settlement
Gloucester, MA: (Aug-22-07) Sergeant John McCarthy brought a lawsuit in federal court against the city, Mayor John Bell, and police Chief John Beaudette on Dec. 9, 2005, alleging that he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant because of his activities as president of the Gloucester Superior Officers Association. The suit claimed that the city retaliat...