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• EMU Settles Dorm Death Case

  Larry Buckfire | December 14, 2007 7:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The family of the Eastern MIchigan University student who was killed in her dormitory has agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit for $2.5 million. This tragegy was first reported about one year ago when her body was discovered in her dorm room. Police later arrested a fellow student and charged him rape and murder.Initially, the university informed the parents that their daughter had...

• Car-Train Collision Kills Two and Injures One

  Jenny Albano | December 09, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two residents of Mount Pleasant, MI were killed Saturday afternoon, December 8 when their car struck a train carrying 67 passengers. The accident occurred at 2:12 P.M. and Jennifer Mae VanBuskirk, 31, and Allen John Pego, 31, were pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Msquabnah Pego, 28, was airlifted to St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw with unknown injuries.Jennifer Mae VanBuskirk, 31, Mount...

• Colorado Sexual Assault Case Settled

  Larry Buckfire | December 05, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The University of Colorado has settled a lawsuit filed by two women who alleged that they were sexually assualted by football recuits. The women will share a total settlement of $2.85 million dollars. The women's lawsuit alleged CU violated federal law by fostering an environment that allowed sexual assaults to occur. The suit accused the university of failing to adequately supervise players...

• Amtrak Train To Chicago Crashes

  Larry Buckfire | December 01, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An Amtrak train travelling from Michigan to Chicago on November 30, 2007 crashed into the back of a freight train ust as it entered the Chicago yard. Dozens of people were injured and taken to the hospital, including five Amtrak employees who were in critical condition. At least 187 passengers and six crew members were on train No. 371, also known as the Pere Marquette, which was to arrive at...