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An Army investigation called the electrocution death of a U.S. soldier in Iraq a “negligent homicide” caused by military contractor KBR Inc. and two of its supervisors.
Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, died as a result of negligent homicide because the contractor failed to ensure that “qualified electricians and plumbers” worked on the barracks where the soldier died.
More than 125 products have been recalled in a salmonella-and-peanuts investigation that keeps getting bigger, according to federal health officials.
The list ranges from goodies like cookies and ice cream to energy bars. Even food for dogs may not be entirely safe, with a national company recalling some of its dog treats.
On Dec. 8, 2008, a jury awarded $873,000 to an insurance adjuster who claimed he was fired for cooperating with an FBI investigation.
In 2003, the FBI began investigating fraud allegations made against one of Fred Klecka’s co-workers. Klecka claimed that when his managers learned he was cooperating with the FBI, he was told he would be fired if he continued.
Klecka refused to obey his managers and within a few months began receiving poor job evaluations. He alleged he was wrongfully terminated in 2005 for refusing to obstruct the investigation.
The Food and Drug Administration said that salmonella was found in a package of peanut butter sandwich crackers made by Kellogg.
Kellogg said that a previously recalled peanut butter-sandwich cracker tested positive for salmonella.
The outbreak has led to 474 reported illnesses and may have caused six deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Dec. 12, 2008, a jury sided with a neurosurgeon accused of failing to perform the appropriate procedure on a patient with spinal injuries.
In May 2004, Dr. Walter Loyola performed a two-level fusion on Melinda Lynch’s neck. She had a second fusion in late July, but her problems persisted. She ultimately underwent a 360-degree fusion performed by another doctor three months later.
Lynch sued Loyola for malpractice, alleging the two-level fusions failed and that she wouldn’t have needed the third surgery if Loyola had initially performed a 360-degree fusion instead.
On Dec. 4, 2008, a jury awarded $49,098 to a mother and two children injured in a rear-end collision in Dallas.
In 2004, Silvia Dominguez and her children Teresita and Erick Hernandez were passengers in a vehicle struck from behind by a van driven by Raul Romero and owned by Champ Transportation Services.
Dominguez sustained back injuries and underwent chiropractic treatment, a diskogram and disk resection at L4-5. However, she claimed her pain still persists and she may need a lumbar fusion in the future.
On Nov. 25, 2008, a jury determined that dogs were not to blame for an accident that injured a motorcyclist.
In 2002, Ronald Ashley was riding his motorcycle in Midlothian when he claimed two dogs ran into his path and caused him to fall. He sustained five fractured ribs and a collapsed lung in the incident.
Seeking $50,000 in damages, Ashley sued the dogs’ owners, Cathy and C.L. Smith, alleging they violated the city’s leash law.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a link between peanut butter and a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 400 people in 43 states.
CA lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would offer greater legal protections to Good Samaritans in light of a recent California Supreme Court decision.
Legislators have introduced three bills to address Van Horn v. Watson, 08 C.D.O.S. 15199, which held that a state statute only shields rescuers from liability if they provide medical care in an emergency situation. The ruling puts at risk aid-givers who inadvertently hurt victims while removing them from a burning building or other potentially dangerous scenarios.
On Dec. 4, 2008, a jury ordered a computer parts distributor to pay $247,000 in damages after one of its laptop batteries short-circuited, resulting in a house fire.
In 2006, Rodger Hill was using his Hewlett-Packard laptop computer, which contained a battery distributed by Kahlon Inc., at his home in Southlake when the battery short-circuited.
The computer caught fire and quickly spread to the rest of the house. Hill blamed Kahlon, alleging the battery was defective.
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