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• Child Lead Poisoning Verdict

  Larry Buckfire | March 07, 2008 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A New York jury awarded $21 million to three children who suffered lead poisoning injuries as infants. The lead poisoning came from peeling and chipping paint at the rental home. The verdict was against the landlords. The children are in special education and have other behavioral problems. The health department inspectors found lead based paint hazards at the property.This is a great...

• Detroit Car Accidents FIll Lodge Freeway

  Larry Buckfire | February 29, 2008 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The morning snowfall reportedly caused as many as twenty Detroit car accidents this morning on the Lodge Freeway. Other Michigan car accidents have been reported throughout the state due to the inclement weahter. Michigan law requires drivers to use more caution when the road conditions are icy and hazardous and people injured in Michigan car accidents can still file claims for their injuries...

• Michigan Truck Driver Accident Kills Two

  Larry Buckfire | February 19, 2008 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A Michigan truck driver travelling in Arkansas was involved in a truck accident that resulted in the death of two people. From reported accounts, the truck driver was not at fault. Rather, the other vehicle in the crash crossed the median and struck the tractor-trailer, killing the two occupants. If this is in fact true, the truck driver and the trucking company would not be liable for the...

• Michigan Excessive Force Settlement

  Larry Buckfire | February 15, 2008 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A federal lawsuit filed by the family of an Ypsilanti Township man recently settled for $4 million. The suit was filed against the Washtenaw County Sherrif's Department for the arrest of a 45 year old man who died of asphyxiation and respiratory restriction after a traffic stop. The claims were made under the MIchigan Wrongful Death Act.Without the efforts of the man's children and relatives,...

• Old Fashion Potato, Minestrone Soups Recalled Due to Undeclared Wheat and Soy

  Jenny Albano | February 13, 2008 12:45 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Onion Crock, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Old Fashion Potato and Minestrone soup because the soups may contain wheat or soy that were not listed on the label. People who have allergies to soy or risk could incur severe side effects or even death if they consume this product.The recalled potato and minestrone soups were sold in restaurants, stores, and through fund-raising...

• Detroit Lawyer Dies in Apartment Fire

  Larry Buckfire | February 07, 2008 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A Detroit lawyer died in a Detroit apartment fire yesterday. The 47 year old attorney was found by firefighters at the Forest Arms Apartment complex while trying to put out the huge blaze that swept through the building. Two other residents were injured and about 100 others were left homeless. The fire department is still investigating the cause of the fire, which took three hours to contain....

• Secret Detroit Mayor Whistleblower Documents

  Larry Buckfire | February 05, 2008 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  "The documents in question were never introduced into evidence during the lawsuit or trial, were never part of the evidence the jury considered during the trial and many of the documents have never been in the city's possession," said Sharon McPhail, general counsel to the mayor, said in a statement. "We disagree with the judge's ruling and will immediately appeal." The recent news about Mayor...

• Detroit Bus Accident Case

  Larry Buckfire | January 31, 2008 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A City of Detroit bus driver was charged criminally after she hit two woman the other day. Audrey Locke, 27 years old, was killed and her mother suffered serious injuries. The accident occurred at the intersection of Lahser Road and Grand River in Detroit. The family has hired an attorney to puruse a Michigan Wrongful Death Case and a case for the serious injuries suffered by the accident...

• Day Care Fire Kills Child

  Larry Buckfire | January 17, 2008 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A terrible tragedy yesterday at a Chicago child day care center took the life of a 22 month old toddler. The child was dropped off by his mother at day care by his mother while she went to work. A few hours later, a fire broke out and the toddler did not survive. Apparently, five other children escaped serious injury. He apparently died of smoke inhalation.The family is mourning the death...

• Ypsilanti Car Accident With DTE Truck

  Larry Buckfire | January 14, 2008 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A seventy-year old Ypsilanti man is in serious condition after his car was struck by a DTE utility truck. It happened at the intersection of Rawsonville and Bemis Roads in Ypsilanti Township. The injured man was rushed by ambulance to the University of Michigan Hospital where he is receiving treatment. Police are still investigating the accident.The injured man has two possible legal claims...