http://www.onlinelawyersource.com Daily Other News from Online Lawyer Source en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/alabama-benzene.html A recent study conducted by the Conservation Alabama Foundation (CAF) has found that four of Alabama's largest cities contain highly polluted air, including high levels of benzene. Among the cities revealed to have hazardous air... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/einstein-lawsuit.html California Labor Commissioner, Angela Bradstreet filed a lawsuit with the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Dec. 23, against Einstein Industries Inc. According to the lawsuit, the San Diego-based online healthcare and legal marketing company failed to pay its emp... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/pittsburgh-abuse.html Five former employees of a Pittsburgh nursing home facility, Kane Regional Center’s Glen Hazel, were recently arrested for abusing an elderly patient. The five individuals were all charged with nursing home abuse and negl... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/mattel-lead-poison.html Last week the largest toymaker in the world agreed to pay a $12 million settlement to 39 U.S. states for shipping Chinese made toys containing unsafe amounts of lead. Discovery of Lead Tainted Toys The settlement comes as the result of a 15-mon... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/petrochem-benzene.html Texas couple Jan and James Callihan filed a lawsuit against six petrochemical companies, claiming the products the defendants produce and distribute exposed James to unsafe levels of benzene. They allege this exposure is what caused James to develop acute myelogenous leukemia.... Fri, 12 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/33-defendant-lawsuit.html Texas woman Lois Robinson has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 33 corporations on behalf of her deceased husband, Warren Robinson. Lois claims that his asbestos-related disease and subsequent death was wrongfully... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/virgil-calvert-abuse.html A personal injury attorney in Illinois has filed a lawsuit against Virgil Calvert Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on behalf of a former resident, claiming she developed decubitus ulcers as a result of nursing h... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/inmate-cp-lawsuit.html A former inmate at the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center in Idaho was awarded $3.6 million for injuries that were sustained to her infant during the birthing process at the center. Jaime Lysager claimed that because she was denied proper health care, her son suffered tr... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/big-tex-asbestos.html The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin a huge asbestos removal task at the 7.5-acre Big Tex site near San Antonio, Texas, where more than 100,000 tons of asbestos-tainted vermiculite were processed. The... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/defective-fela-claim.html Norfolk Railway Company asked a judge to dismiss a Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA) claim brought against them, Nov. 6. Norfolk alleges the FELA claim is defective. Former Railroad Worker Injured on Job... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 :: EDT