A fire at a chemical plant broke out at 2:30 a.m. on Monday and caused the evacuation of nearly 500 people. Areas of Highway 44 were also closed after the fire broke out at Chemisphere Corp., a … [Read more...]
STUDY SHOWS MOST DOCTORS FACE MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS IN CAREER
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that most doctors will face a medical malpractice lawsuit against them during their medical careers. This threat of being sued leads … [Read more...]
MAN KILLED IN ST. LOUIS WORK ACCIDENT
A man was killed after being involved in a workplace accident when he was caught in a machine while working at a recycling company. The 43-year-old man was working at Resources Management’s plant … [Read more...]
MAN AWARDED WORKERS’ COMP WITH ONLY HIS OWN TESTIMONY
The 5th District Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission recently issued a ruling to uphold a decision to award an Illinois man workers’ compensation and … [Read more...]
ONE KILLED, FOUR INJURED IN AMBULANCE AND DUMP TRUCK ACCIDENT
A head-on collision between an ambulance and a dump truck left one person dead and four others injured. According to Missouri State Patrol, the accident occurred on Mo. 32 as a Peterbilt dump truck … [Read more...]
BUILD-A-BEAR LAPEL PINS RECALLED
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a nationwide product recall of Build-A-Bear Workshop’s Love.Hugs.Peace lapel pins. Build-A-Bear voluntarily recalled the product when … [Read more...]
ONLY 1 IN 5 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS PAY OUT
A new study recently released shows that only 1 in every 5 medical malpractice claims leads to a payout or a settlement. Although only 1 in every 5 pays out, nearly 1 in every 14 doctors face a claim … [Read more...]
WIDOW FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT AFTER LATE-NIGHT CRASH
A late night fatal car accident has lead to a wrongful death lawsuit to be filed against two Crocker residents. The accident occurred as a 41-year-old man was driving a Mack dump truck and pulling a … [Read more...]
CARGILL LISTS STORE NAMES WHERE RECALLED TURKEY WAS SOLD
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. recently announced the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey after a national salmonella scare and has now released the list of stores where recalled turkey was … [Read more...]
ST. LOUIS MAN KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT AFTER SLAMMING INTO TREE
One St. Louis man was killed after a car accident occurred last Thursday. According to officials, the accident occurred on the 4400 block of Nebraka Avenue when he lost control of his vehicle and … [Read more...]