On Saturday night, a single-vehiclecar accident claimed the life of a woman in St. Charles County, Missouri. According to the St. Charles County Police, the accident occurred at the intersection of Seeburger Road and Highway B at approximately 6 p.m. A female occupant was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and a…
Medical malpractice claims against VA Hospitals are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The FTCA is decades old and provides a strict set of rules for making tort claims (injury claims) against the federal government and its employees. Two important features of the FTCA are that the right to a jury trial is…
A Glenview Hospital and one of its’ physicians have been named in amedical malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient. On September 25, Carol Saleh filed the lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois against Glenbrook Hospital and Dr. Steven Meyers claiming she has been the victim of medical malpractice. The complaint states that Saleh was seen…
On Monday, General Mills issued a recall for boxes of Cheerios that contain wheat even though the boxes are labeled “gluten-free”. The recall includes approximately 1.8 million boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios and Cheerios with the “Better Used By Date” of July 12, 2016, through July 25, 2016. General Mills has been converting several Cheerios varieties to gluten-free, and the recalled boxes may contain wheat. The contami
A former teen idol, David Cassidy, caused ahit and run accident last month. According to authorities, the accident happened in Florida when the 65-year-old struck a vehicle. Police are claiming that Cassidy attempted to cover his license plate on his vehicle before fleeing the scene. Witnesses stated that he drove away with a flat…
Several dishwashers have been recalled due to a possible fire hazard. Dishwashers manufactured by Bosch, Gaggenau, Kenmore Elite, and Thermador have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission due to overheating that could cause a fire. The models recalled were produced from January of 2008 to December of 2013 and includes approximately 149,000…
Tragically one elderly couple’s daily routine turned tragic after one of them was struck and killed by a car. Furthermore, thepedestrian accident happened Thursday morning while Kunlek Wangmo and her husband, Lobsang Jorkhang were walking on St. Paul’s W. 7th Street near downtown; a route they take every single morning. Suddenly Jorkhang heard a…
Anauto accident involving three vehicles sent two individuals to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. The accident occurred on Thursday evening in Illinois City, Illinois, approximately 4 1/2 hours north of St. Louis. According to authorities, 48-year-old Kenneth Stulz was operating a vehicle on 175th St. when he crossed the centerline into…
Tragically a Mount Pleasant husband and wife were involved in apedestrian accident Tuesday afternoon when a car struck the pair as they were walking at the intersection of Sunnyslope and Washington Avenue. In addition, Otto and Ulla Theur were hit by the car as they were crossing Washington Avenue on the south side of…
In Ellis County, California a blazingsemi-truck crash had responders trying to douse the flames for hours. Furthermore, the semi crash happened after a semi-truck and SUV collided head on located at FM 1446 at Lone Elm Road. According to police it seems that the SUV went onto the path of the semi, and the…