A jury in Georgia recently awarded the victim of a slip-and-fall accident at a Kroger grocery store $2.3 million. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff, 49, was injured in May 2008 when he slipped on a pile of crushed fruit that had spilled on the…
Yesterday, pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer Inc. recalled 1 million packages of birth control pills due to a packing error that could put women at risk for unintended pregnancy. The recalled pills include generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradoil Tablets and Lo/Ovral-28 Tablets. These brands of birth control…
This weekend, the Winter X Games were held in Aspen, and snowboarder Shaun White became the first person ever to be given a perfect 100 score in the Men’s Snowboard Superpipe finals. White won the competition’s Superpipe gold medal. In addition, White became the first…
A mail carrier from East Hartford, Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against the owner of a German Shepard that bit her on the leg. According to the lawsuit, the letter carrier was delivering mail at a home in East Hartford when the dog broke through…
Last week, the property division details of Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant’s divorce were released to the public. The fact that the two did not sign a prenuptial agreement greatly affected how their assets were divided. Without a prenup, both parties were entitled to half…
This month, a man from Kansas City, Missouri filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jensen Farms. According to the lawsuit, the man’s 92-year old father died as a result of eating cantaloupe that was contaminated at the farm in Holly, Colorado. The 92-year old initially…
Early this morning, 2 people were injured in a pedestrian accident in Colorado Springs, according to the city’s police department. The accident occurred at the 1800 block of Dominion Way, shortly before 1:30 a.m. 3 people were walking westbound on the sidewalk along Dominion Way,…
Monday was Martin Luther King Day, and the city of Denver celebrated with marches, dinners, community service, and more. Tomorrow, Denver residents have another opportunity to honor and celebrate the civil rights leader. The public is invited to attend a luncheon hosted by The Dr.…
A cruise ship with 4,200 passengers crashed this past Friday evening, leaving 6 dead and at least 16 missing. Several Americans were on the Costa Cruises ship, Costa Concordia. The boat accident occurred along the shore of the Italian island, Giglio, when the vessel struck…
Last month, a paint company out of California accepted guilt in the death of 5 people working at a power plant in Colorado. In a plea agreement, the company admitted to violating U.S. workplace safety regulations, and agreed to pay the fire victims’ families $1.65…