OSHA fined U.S. Steel $175K for injurious Clairton Coke Works explosion

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/14/2011 // Greensboro, NC, USA // Personal Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Clairton, PA—The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CPSC) fined U.S. Steel for the coke plant explosion that injured at least 15 workers. U.S. Steel was levied with a total of $175,000 in safety violations for the July 14, 2010 […]

Long After Asbestos Dangers Known, Ban Still Proves Elusive

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/12/2011 // Chicago, IL, USA // Mesothelioma Lawyers – Cooney & Conway // Cooney & Conway Mesothelioma—an aggressive, deadly cancer—is known all too well today, but the asbestos that causes it has been a source of concern since Roman times. Even then, a disturbing trend emerged: Slaves who worked in the quarries and […]

Golden Globe Awards sued for $2M by scorned PR firm

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/14/2011 // Greensboro, NC, USA // Personal Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Los Angeles, CA—Just days before the star-studded Golden Globe Awards, a multi-million dollar lawsuit was filed against the awards ceremony by their public relations firm. Cinepoint Productions claims the organizers of the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), […]

Witness: ‘Tractor trailer was cut in half’ in fatal NY Amtrak train crash

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/13/2011 // Greensboro, NC, USA // Personal Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Dunkirk, NY—A truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer was struck by an Amtrak passenger train in Dunkirk on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. The train crash occurred on Middle Road, as the train was headed to New York City, as […]

Country Singer Billy Ray Cyrus sued for firing ‘old’ employee

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/13/2011 // Greensboro, NC, USA // Personal Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Nashville, TN—Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus has been sued for over a half-million dollars for allegedly firing his half-brother over his age. The employment lawsuit was filed on Monday, January 10, 2011 in Davidson County Circuit Court, reports the Tennessean. […]

NY women pinned between 2 vehicles while assisting an accident

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/13/2011 // Greensboro, NC, USA // Personal Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Mendon, NY—A Mendon woman was rushed to the hospital after she became pinned between two-vehicles while trying to assist an accident on Route 251. The automobile accident occurred around 11 a.m., on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, near Stoney Lonesome Road […]

Recall: CPSC, Marker, Kästle recall ski bindings over fall hazards

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com01/13/2011 // Greensboro, NC, USA // Personal Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Lebanon, NH—About 5,400 Marker and Kästle Twin Cam 12.0 ski bindings were voluntarily recalled by Marker Völkl USA, of Lebanon, N.H. and Kästle GmbH, of Austria; along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall was initiated after […]