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• Lead Toy Jewelry Recalls from Dollar Tree

  Courtney Mills | October 25, 2007 2:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  The Dollar Tree Chain of Stores in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on certain child toy jewelry products the company sells that contain excessive amounts of lead. The chain is recalling almost 200,000 pieces of play jewelry made in China, sold under the names Beary Cute, Expressions, and Sassy and Chic Children's Metal Jewelry. If eaten by...

• Wife Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Chrysler for Husband's Death

  Chrissie Cole | October 17, 2007 1:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Chrysler Corporation claiming the company failed to provide adequate protection, ultimately leading to her husband's death.Robert Leaks was driving his Dodge pickup truck when he lost control and slammed into a tree, killing him. The family claims the dangerous 2006 Dodge Laramie pickup "was not reasonably fit for unintended, but clearly...

• Woman Dies in Hot Air Balloon Accident

  Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 1:39 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman died in a hot air balloon crash on Monday, October 8 during an annual balloon festival in Albuquerque. The balloon tipped over after getting caught on fiberoptic line running above a power line at about 8 a.m., which sent 60 year old Rosemary Wooley Phillips to her death. She over 60 feet after falling from the hot air balloon.When the craft got caught the pilot threw down a tether to...