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• Metz Fresh Recalls Spinach

  Shannon Weidemann | August 30, 2007 2:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Salmonella is responsible for the latest spinach recall. California based Metz Fresh has issued a bagged spinach recall after testing uncovered Salmonella contamination. It is unknown how the spinach was contaminated with Salmonella. There have been no reports of illness or problems related to this spinach.The positive test came during independent lab testing Metz Fresh conducts on all of its...

• Baton Rouge Car Accident Injures Secretary of State

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Navy to Pay $2 Million in Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  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...