Private Power Company Negligent In California Sesnon Fire

Two people were killed in the Sesnon fire.  It turns out the a private utility company not subject to State regulations regarding powerline safety, did not have a proper fire birm, or other safety measures...

Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas

"Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas The Associated Press MUKWONAGO, Wis. - Police said a...

Marine Wrongful Death Suit Won

" A Camp Pendleton Helicopter crash that killed three marines, initiated a wrongful death suit to be filed by the families in 2004. The wrongful death suit was won when the jury came back with the verdict that the San Diego Gas and Electric company was negligent for not...

Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

Madeleine McCann's parents being investigated for negligence

The parents of Madeleine McCann may be investigated for negligence by the Portugese police, as they left their daughter alone in their unlocked holiday apartment when they went to eat dinner with friends....

Diana jury deliberates verdicts

The jury in the Princess Diana inquest has now retired to deliberate the verdict. Many are waiting with baited breath to see what the outcome will be. "Before they left, coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker instructed...

Lima Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting

"LIMA, Ohio (AP) — A white police officer accused of fatally shooting a black woman as she held her 1-year-old son during a drug raid was charged with two misdemeanors Monday, outraging activists and relatives of the woman who said he should face tougher penalties."

SFHomeless Yahoo! Group Wiki-Updated- Homeless Health Alert !

The SFHomeless Yahoo! Group's Wiki has been updated with a new Health Alert! news story about homeless San Franciscan residents at a winter shelter that were served 'breakfast' that were actually leftovers that were 36 hours old.   The potentially bacteria laden...

Nursing Home Abuse ? or just a Strange Accident

"How could 94-year-old 'slip out?' family asks By J. Harry Jones UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 27, 2007 ESCONDIDO – A 94-year-old woman who wandered away from a nursing home early Thanksgiving morning and was then struck and killed by a car was wearing an alarm...

Bottoms Up! Man Killed By Sherry Enema

A wife has been let off charges after she killed her husband with a sherry enema." A Texas woman has escaped being charged with negligent homicide after she killed her husband with a sherry enema. Tammy Jean Warner had been scheduled to go on trial over the death of...

His Job Made Him an Alcoholic

Ambev, a Brazilian brewing company, has been ordered to pay a former employee, who claims his job as a beer taster made him an alcoholic, nearly $50,000."He said that for more than a decade he drank around one and...

MySpace- Assaulted Girl's Family's Case Dismissed - Texas

For those of you who haven't followed this case, a 13-year-old girl from Austin signed up on MySpace (where the minimum age is 14), claimed to be 18 years old, met a 19-year-old guy, and was sexually assaulted.The parents sued MySpace claiming negligence, fraud, and negligent...

Ryan O'Neal Arrested for Assaulting Son and firearm discharge

Not a "Love Story"! [updated with mugshot] "Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested for investigation of assaulting his adult son at the actor's Malibu home over the weekend, officials said. Deputies and...

Four families suing MySpace rather than looking selves in mirror

I'm a crazy lefty who hates News Corp and thinks most big companies deserve a good lawsuit, but this suit is more than ridiculous. MySpace is not a daycare center nor is it a school nor is it a security firm. MySpace has absolutely no responsibility to "protect" teenagers who...

New Orleans nursing home owners indicted (AP)

" CHALMETTE, La. - The owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were indicted Wednesday on charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm. Salvador and Mabel Mangano were initially arrested about two weeks after the Aug....

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