New York LIRR Railroad Tunnel Collapse Kills Sandhog

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/18/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley New York, NY — A railroad tunnel collapsed under Park Avenue Thursday, November 17, 2011, killing a young sandhog, despite his father’s attempts to save him. The fatal workplace accident occurred around 8 p.m., in a LIRR tunnel under 37th St. […]

CalTrans Worker Severs Arm While Clearing Brush in Fallbrook

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/18/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley San Diego County, CA — A work-related accident caused a CalTrans worker’s arm to be severed at his shoulder on Thursday, November 17, 2011. The worker was clearing brush in Fallbrook around 1 p.m. on Highway 76 near Gird Road, just […]

It’s the Season: Time Off for Holidays in Texas

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 11/19/2011 With the holidays rapidly approaching, employers and employees alike may be asking questions about holiday pay and time off for special days. Although many employers offer paid holidays to their employees as a benefit, no Texas or federal law actually mandates that employees be paid for taking time off to celebrate […]

EEOC Files Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against Texas Roadhouse

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 11/18/2011 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency charged with enforcing the federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination, recently issued a press release regarding its decision to file suit against Texas Roadhouse, a restaurant chain.   According to the EEOC, Texas Roadhouse has engaged in a nationwide pattern of age discrimination in […]

Recall: CPSC, Family Dollar Recalls Animal Slippers for Choking Risks

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/17/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Matthews, NC — Family Dollar Services, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary product recall of about 16,000 Kidgets® Animal Sock Top Slippers, for choking hazards the defective product poses to young children. The CPSC […]

CPSC: Collective Brands Recalls KEDS® “Know It All” Girls’ Shoe for Injury Risks

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/17/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Topeka, KS — KEDS® “Know It All” Girls’ Shoe are being voluntarily recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Collective Brands, Inc. for laceration hazards the shoes pose to consumers. The CPSC announced the nationwide product recall on […]

NY School Bus Driver Investigated for Not Reporting Crash; 21 Injured

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/17/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Peekskill, NY — Investigations are underway into why a bus driver did not report a traffic accident that sent 21 students to the hospital on Thursday, November 17, 2011. The school bus crash occurred between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on […]

CPSC: Liebherr Recalls Refrigerators for Injury Risks; 2 Injuries Reported

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/17/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Washington, D.C. — Liebherr-Canada Ltd and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a nationwide recall of Liebherr Freestanding 30-Inch Wide, Bottom Freezer Refrigerators for injury hazards the defective refrigerators pose to consumers. The CPSC announced the product recall on […]

Worker Killed by Falling Beam in South Side Demolition Accident

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/17/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Chicago, IL — A demolition accident on the South Side left a construction worker dead on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The fatal work-related accident occurred just before 9 a.m., at 11 E. 79th Street when a piece of a concrete beam […]

Patti LaBelle Sued for Throwing Water, Swearing at Toddler

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com11/15/2011 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley New York, NY — Singer Patti LaBelle is facing legal action filed by a New York couple who claim LaBelle unleashed her diva-like behavior on their toddler in the apartment building she was staying in last year, reported the Washington Post. […]