WASHINGTON—Isaac White, formerly an officer with the Memphis Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to using excessive force and causing bodily injury. White faces up to 10 years in prison for the civil rights violation. White, 29, admitted in court that on Nov. 1, 2008, he struck a handcuffed arrestee [...]
Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra Pickups for Excessive Corrosion; Motorists Should Remove Spare Tires From the Underbody The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today alerted owners of certain Toyota Tundra vehicles to remove spare tires mounted underneath the body of the vehicle. Excessive corrosion due to “road salts” can cause the rear cross- [...]
The Virginia State Bar Professional Guidelines for the first time are being published online in a searchable HTML format that will allow users to quickly access the sections they are looking for without flipping through pages or waiting for PDFs to download. Because the format will meet most VSB members’ needs, print copies of the [...]
Chesterfield County Police are investigating a crash involving an all terrain vehicle which killed the driver and injured his passenger. Police responded to the 14700 block of Beach Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. on July 10 to investigate a vehicle crash. Police said that Mark E. Lafoon Jr., 18, of the 13200 Block of Balta [...]
A survey in the December 4 issue of the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that while most doctors believe in the tenets of medical professionalism, there’s a gap between these standards and doctors’ actions. According to the survey, almost half of all doctors say they have witnessed medical mistakes but have not reported them. [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and [...]
State authorities will investigate the death of a 14-year-old Poquoson boy caught by the blades of a wood chipper. Investigators from the Va. Department of Labor and Industry will not say if the wood chipper Anthony Gornick was using had a functioning safety bar or whether it would have made a difference in his death. [...]
Salomon USA Recalls Ski Bindings Due to Unexpected Release, Fall Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Alpine Ski Bindings Units: About [...]
November 16, 2009 – ST. PAUL, Minn. – Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. CSI Nasdaq: CSII has announced a voluntary recall of all lots of the ViperSheathTMSheath Introducer on behalf of Thomas Medical due to reports about stretching or fracture of the sheath during use. CSI initiated the nationwide recall on November 2, 2009. The ViperSheathTM Sheath [...]
This is a great article about a tragic incident that really helps shed some light on the phsycological pressures on injury victims and their families. In the article Mr Spencer was injured outside the building that he helped build. The family had deep reservations about pursuing a case because of Mr Spencers involvement but when [...]