Two years ago, Tarika Wilson was shot and killed at her home in Columbus, Ohio. Recently, her family settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the city of Columbus for $2.5 million. Wilson, unarmed at the time, was shot by a police officer. The shooting occurred as part of a SWAT team raid of Wilson’s home. […]
Identity Theft Victims Get Their Day in Court
United States District Judge Thomas B. Russell of Paducah, Kentucky recently gave preliminary approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp (owned by Bank of America) and millions of Countrywide customers whose financial information was exposed in a breach of the company’s security. The victims of identity theft (approximately 17 million people) will get free […]
Prescription Error Led to Potential Infant Overdose
A prescription error at a local New Jersey CVS may have resulted in permanent damage to Jayden Trowbridge, an eight-month-old baby. The label on Jayden’s prescription cough medicine called for four times the appropriate dosage for a child of his age and weight. Instead of receiving the proper dosage for a 19-pound child, he was […]
DUI Death Rates on the Decline for Most States
The Transportation Department recently released figures indicating that drunk driving fatality rates declined in 40 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008 calendar year. In 2008, 11,773 people died in auto accidents caused by drunk drivers compared to 13,041 people in 2007. Eight states and the District of Columbia saw their DUI fatality […]
Tiger Woods Cancels Tournament Appearance after Auto Accident
Tiger Woods has cancelled an appearance this week at the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament. He is currently recovering from minor injuries sustained in an auto accident early last Friday morning. The accident occurred outside his home near Orlando, Florida. Woods backed out of his driveway and hit a fire hydrant on the side of […]
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