Miscellaneous

• Clergy Sex Abuse $50 Million Settlement

  Larry Buckfire | November 20, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Another major settlement has been reported in a case involving allegations of sexual abuse against the Roman Catholic Church. The church has agreed to pay $50 million to more than 100 Alaskans who allege sexual abuse by Jesuit priests. This is largest settlement ever against a Catholic religious order and was filed on behalf of altar boys and girls who were sexual abused by their clergy. ...

• Southfield Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

  Larry Buckfire | November 19, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A scary reminder of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning appeared in the news today. Four residents of the Knob in The Woods apartment complex in Southfield, Michigan were hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The unsafe levels of carbon monoxide came from a fault furnace at the complex.My firm has handled several similar carbon monoxide poisoning cases for victims, several of...

• Sexual Harassment Verdict Against MSG & Isiah

  Larry Buckfire | October 02, 2007 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A jury in New York City has handed down a significant sexual harassment verdict against her employer Madison Square Garden. The woman, a former marketing executive at MSG, claimed that she was sexually harassed by her boss Isiah Thomas and was fired by MSG as retaliation for complaining about the conduct. Her employer claimed that she was fired from her $260,000.00 a year job for...

• Autism and Vaccines

  Larry Buckfire | September 27, 2007 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  There has been a lot of controversy over the past few years on whether certain vaccines, like Thimerosal, causes autism in children. The number of children diagnosed with autism in recent years has grown significantly and the medical community has attempted to determine if the vaccines are a cause or contributing factor to autism. Many lawsuits have been filed against vaccine makers alleging...

• Dole Issues Recall over E-Coli Scare

  Larry Buckfire | September 18, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Last year, a Dole product caused an e-colii outbreak that killed three people and caused sickness in many more from a bag of spinach. Now, another recall has been issued by Dole after a package of Dole salad mix tested positive for E. coli. The tainted bag was sold in Canada and no injuries or illness have been reported yet. The voluntary recall, issued Monday, affects all packages of Hearts...

• Detroit Mayor Hit With $6.5 Million Whistleblower Verdic

  Larry Buckfire | September 12, 2007 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A an elven member Wayne County jury awarded $6.5 million to two former police officers Tuesday in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick .u The jury unanimously decided that Kilpatrick and the city of Detroit unlawfully dismissed the officers. Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope claimed they suffered after looking into alleged wrongdoing within Kilpatrick's security...

• Michigan Truck Accident Injures Five

  Larry Buckfire | August 15, 2007 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Five people were injured in a Michigan semi truck accident yesterday when a semi truck driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel and plowed into five cars Friday on Interstate 94. The accident happened on I-94 near 22 1/2 mile road in Calhoun County. Two people apparently suffered serious injuries and the others did not receive major treatment. The truck driver was issued a citation at the...

• Beef Recalled Over E-Coli Scare

  Larry Buckfire | May 17, 2007 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A 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...

• Wal-Mart Sued For Gun Case

  Larry Buckfire | April 26, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  I am often asked whether a retailer can be sued for selling guns to a person who uses them to commit crimes. This depends on the circumstances of the sale and the nature of the crime. It also depends on the laws of the state where the sale and the crime took place.. In general, the retailer may be held liable if it sold the weapon in violation of laws and regulations regarding the sale of the...

• Allstate Loses Katrina Trial

  Larry Buckfire | April 16, 2007 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  It was good to see that a federal jury in New Orleans rendered a $2,800,000.00 verdict against Allstate Insurance Co. for failing to pay an insurance claim. The insurance company had refused to pay for the damage caused to the plaintiff's home by Hurricane Katrina. Allstate Insurance had amazingly argued that the damage was not caused by the hurricane. The verdict included the amount of...