- Larry Buckfire | May 30, 2007 9:08 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOver the last few months, there has been a great number of product recalls due to lead paint hazards. I have blogged about many of these products. Most of them are toys which pose the threat of child lead poisoning, a disease that causes permanent and irreversible brain damage to children. Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 4,500 units of Eli's Small Drums and Liberty's...
- Larry Buckfire | May 30, 2007 1:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis Memorial Day Michigan car accident was devastating and the outcome may have been different if the passengers wre wearing their seat belts . The early morning Memorial Day crash that killed two parents and injured their four children occurred on a stretch of road residents have been complaining about for years.Police are still trying to determine if speed or alcohol was a factor in the...
- Larry Buckfire | May 29, 2007 7:37 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAs I blogged about yesterday, the holiday weeks are infamous for serious Michigan car accidents. As many as seven people were hurt and traffic on I-94 was slowed after two accidents in the eastbound lanes near 11-Mile Road in Emmett Township early Saturday evening. Officers said a small pick-up entering the eastbound lanes, lost control and spun around on wet pavement and was hit head-on by a...
- Larry Buckfire | May 28, 2007 11:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsHoliday weekends always seem to be a time with a significant number of Michigan car accidents. This is obviously because more people are taking to the roads on holidays, but for some reason people seem to be less cautious. There was a fatal accident near St. Joseph, Michigan on I-94 yesterday. One person was killed, and another was taken to the hospital after a crash.The accident occurred on...
- Larry Buckfire | May 27, 2007 9:23 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsYet another children's toy was recalled due to lead paint hazards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the Soldier Boy toy set made Toy Century Industrial Ltd. of Hong Kong because of lead on surfact paints which may cause child lead poisoning if ingested by young children. This recall involves toy sets with multiple action figures and vehicles. The model number (88931), Universal...
- Larry Buckfire | May 26, 2007 8:14 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA fatal Michigan truck accident occurred during the afternoon rush hour in I-94 yesterday. An 18-wheeler carrying a bridge section struck an overpass causing steel to fall on the cab of another 18-wheeler and killing the driver. At the scene the bridge section sat on the flatbed trailer that was hauling it. Auto parts littered the freeway. An unknown amount of diesel fuel also drained from the...
- Larry Buckfire | May 25, 2007 8:46 AM |
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Wrongful DeathA terrible story in today's paper about a deadly Saginaw Michigan house fire . The kitchen fire engulfed a house early Thursday, killing five children and their stepfather, who ran back into the flames to try to save them, authorities said. The fire started when the step-father had been cooking. There were no smoke detectors in the home, which is a violation of local ordinances. The failure...
- Larry Buckfire | May 22, 2007 9:56 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsPolice are investigating a weekend Michigan car accident on Mound near Hall Road that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Sterling Heights resident. Police say the victim was trapped in the front passenger seat of a black Pontiac Grand Am after the crash and was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He later died. The victim's family can file a wrongful death lawsuit against the...
- Larry Buckfire | May 20, 2007 8:14 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 3-year-old Detroit girl was struck and killed in a hit-and-run Detroit car accident Saturday while playing with her sister outside their home on Ashton Avenue on the city's west side. The girl was apparently in a parked vehicle, got out, and then darted out into the street when she was struck by a passing vehicle. The driver fled the scene.In my practice, I often see cases in which children...
- Larry Buckfire | May 19, 2007 9:12 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)The U.S. Postal Service has stopped delivering mail in a certain Northwest Detroit neighborhood because a postal carrier was viciously attacked twice by different dogs. Dog attacks and dog bite cases are not new to mail carriers and postal workers who walk through neighborhoods daily and have to fend off stray dogs. Owners of dogs who run stray and injure others are negligent under both state...
- Larry Buckfire | May 17, 2007 9:15 PM |
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MiscellaneousA Kalamazoo-based company is recalling 129,000 pounds of beef products because of possible E.coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on its Web site Wednesday afternoon. The meat products are made by Davis Creek Meats and Seafood company and were made for Gordon Food Service stores.Michigan Department of Community Health investigators discovered the possible e-coli...
- Larry Buckfire | May 17, 2007 4:42 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe number of product recalls due to lead hazards seems to keep growing. I have recently blogged about many of these products on InjuryBoard. The most recent recall is for the Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set by Troy-Bilt. The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gardening gloves contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and causes lead poisoning,...
- Larry Buckfire | May 16, 2007 8:52 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, today announced a recall of Children's Turquoise Rings made by Cardinal Distiributing Co. in Baltimore due to lead hazards on the product. The products were made in China. The silver-colored rings have a round turquoise-colored stone on top. The stone is surrounded by a band of small silver-colored balls. If ingested or mouthed by a child, the...
- Larry Buckfire | May 14, 2007 9:06 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAn interesting article appeared today in the Concord Monitor, a newspaper in Maine, regarding the prevention of child lead poisoning. The article points out that most laws and regulations today deal with scenarios after a child has been diagnosed with high lead levels in the blood. These would include lead paint inspections of the property where the child resides, home education, and other...
- Larry Buckfire | May 10, 2007 9:24 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe California Department of Health recently pulled candy from the shelves of stores due to testing results which showed high levels of lead in the candy. The candies are made in Mexico by Effem Mexico, Inc. and were on the shelves of Marquez Brothers stores. There have been no identified cases of lead poisoning from the candies.Child lead poisoning is a major health concern in the United...
- Larry Buckfire | May 09, 2007 9:32 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsBoxer Diego "Chico" Corrales died the other day in a motorcycle accident in Las Vegas. Corrales was a three time boxing champion and won in two different weight classes. Police said Corrales' 2007 Suzuki hit the back of a car Monday evening while trying to pass at high speed on a busy residential street about 7 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip and not far from his home. The 29 year old...
- Larry Buckfire | May 08, 2007 9:19 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 48-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man, both from Britton, were injured Monday in a Michigan motorcycle accident. Apparently, a pickup truck hit their motorcycle at the border of Cambridge and Woodstock townships in Lenawee County. Both were taken to the hospital for treatment,The woman remained this morning in the surgical intensive care unit. She was listed in critical condition and the...
- Larry Buckfire | May 07, 2007 9:24 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA tragic Michigan car accident death case was reported today in the local papers. A twenty year old University of Michigan apparently was sitting behind the wheel of her car and was waiting for her mother to enter into the open passenger side door. The driver accidentally must have hit the accelerator and the vehicle fatally struck her mother. This sad case illustrates what we often see at my...
- Larry Buckfire | May 06, 2007 7:52 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA construction died in a Michigan truck accident yesterday when a cement truck on a job site backed over him. The 40 year old man was behind the truck and stumbled over some equipment, causing him to fall and making him unable to avoid the backing truck. Under Michigan law, the man's survivor's would most likely have a number of legal claims to pursue. These would include a worker's...
- Larry Buckfire | May 03, 2007 8:45 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsChild lead poisoning is a significant problem in the United States. A lead poisoned child is at increased risk for learning and behavioral problems later in life. These injuries are considered to be permanent and irreversible. Most lead poisoning is from peeling, chipping, and flaking lead-based paint in older homes.Two recent stories brought to light some other possible sources of lead...
- Larry Buckfire | May 02, 2007 9:39 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesNow that the warm weather has finally arrived, it is great to see kids in the neighborhood playing in the yards and riding their bicycles. I am surprised at the number of children that I see still not wearing bike helmets. The Bike Helmet Safety Institute reports that 67,000 people in the United States suffer head injuries from bike injuries every year and 27,000 need to be hospitalized for...
- Larry Buckfire | May 01, 2007 2:24 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)Numerous studies have shown litters of city pups survive in greater numbers than country cousins who work harder for traditional food like grasshoppers, mice and rabbits. In suburbs, coyotes eat garbage, pet food and even scraps from Metro Detroit residents who feed the wild animals, Payne said.A unusual trend is happening here in Michigan. While Michiganders used to be on the looking for...