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• Global Plastics Recalls Paper Towel Dispensers Due To Fire Risk

  Chrissie Cole | August 08, 2009 7:14 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  Global Plastics Ltd recently announced a voluntary recall of Bay West & Hillyard Hybrid Wave N Cut Paper Towel Dispensers, because the electric board can overheat posing a fire hazard. To...

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Petco

  Shannon Weidemann | May 31, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A class action lawsuit has been filed in New York against the pet retailer Petco and the pet food distributor Pet Food Experts Inc. The lawsuit stems from allegations that the pet chew Greenies was harmful to dogs and that the manufacturer knew this but did nothing to warn consumers. The chews were sold at Petco. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in state court, are asking for...

• Pedestrian Hit by Louisiana State Representative

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A Louisiana State Representative hit a pedestrian in Terrebonne Parish with her car on Sunday. The pedestrian's arm was broken in the car accident. State Representative Carla Dartez was driving the car. The accident took place on Bayou Black Road.Dartez failed parts of the field sobriety test but passed a breathalyzer test administered soon afterward with a "0.00" score, said Trooper Gilbert...

• Zyprexa Class Action Now Includes 8 States

  Shannon Weidemann | July 12, 2007 9:46 AM | 1 CommentBaton Rouge, LA

  There are now eight states that have filed a class action lawsuit against Eli Lilly, the maker of the drug Zyprexa. The lawsuits have been filed because Eli Lilly allegedly advertised the drug for uses that were not approved by the FDA. They also claim that the drug manufacturer did not properly warn of potential side effects. A representative from Myers' office confirmed Tuesday that Oregon...

• FDA Found Concerns at Merck Vaccine Plant

  Jenny Albano | April 25, 2008 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  The FDA found contaminated children's vaccines and other problems at a Merck & Co. plant in Philadelphia that was combed. According to an unpublished FDA report acquired by the Philadelphia...

• Teen Dead After Being Run Over by Float

  Jenny Albano | February 05, 2008 8:05 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A driver towing a float in a Carnival parade accidentally ran over and killed his 16-year-old brother.Clay Michael Sayer was standing between Kain N. Sayer's pickup truck and the float behind it, talking to riders on the float during a brief stop around 5 p.m. Saturday, Trooper Scott Moreau said. The teen was pinned by the float when the truck started moving again, Moreau said.Kain Sayer, 21,...

• Lawsuit Filed Against Baton Rouge for Fatal Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | April 05, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  Several lawsuits have been filed against the city-parish of Baton Rouge for road conditions that caused a fatal car accident. On March 5, 2006 two men were killed and a woman suffered serious injuries. The accident happened on Sullivan Road near Sparkle Road. The Cantys' lawsuit maintains the passenger side tires of Canty's car went off the road because of "defective conditions and (road)...

• Navy to Pay $2 Million in Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  The Navy rented a bus that hit a car and killed a man in 2004. The bus did not have any power steering fluid. The wife of the man killed sued the Navy and the bus rental company for wrongful death. The jury found the Navy and Eddie's Bus Service responsible for his death and awarded the widow $3 Million in damages. Peter Williams was stopped on River Road on Sept. 9, 2004 - waiting for a...

• Nursing Home Death Being Investigated

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  The Louisiana state attorney general is looking into the death of a woman who passed away during an evacuation from Huntington Place Senior Community prior to Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Thelma Wall, a resident of the nursing home, died on an unairconditioned bus used to evacuate occupants from the Chalmette facility, which has been sued for wrongful death four times since the year 2000. Two...

• Baton Rouge Car Accident Injures Secretary of State

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A car accident on Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge left the Secretary of State injured and in need of surgery. He had injuries to his chest, back, and pelvis. The two car accident happened last week. The driver of the other car was not injured. Dardenne was traveling in the center lane of Interstate-12 near its split with I-10 in Baton Rouge last Monday when his Infiniti veered to the right and...