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• Pit Bull Attacks Family

  Susy Owen | November 16, 2007 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It has been said that the owner of a pit bull that attacked an innocent family took every precaution to keep the dog on his property. It has also been said that the pit bull found a low spot in the fence. At the risk of sounding harsh, if every precaution had actually been taken, the dog should not have been able to escape through a "low point" in the fence. In fact, there should not have been...

• President's Choice Chocolate Cookies Recalled

  Susy Owen | November 12, 2007 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  President's Choice Chocolate Chunk Brownie Cookies, 12 oz, bearing the code date 03 22 08 N, have been recalled due to an oversight in labeling. It was announced today that the product contains an undeclared allergen, milk, which is not noted on the product. Fortunately, no illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported to date. This product was distributed in Michigan, Iowa, Illinois,...

• Infant Ejected from Vehicle Dies Due to Defective Product

  Susy Owen | August 03, 2007 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  There is nothing more tragic than an avoidable death of an infant. Tragically, four-month-old Tyler Malcomb died after his mother swerved to avoid a driver who was passing her Suburban illegally. Tyler's Evenflo-manufactured child-safety seat broke in a rollover. When the incident occurred, the "On My Way" seat broke off, and Tyler was ejected about 60 feet from the site of the incident. It is...

• Motorcycle Safety Campaign

  Susy Owen | April 18, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  With the assistance of Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) has started an aggressive motorcycle safety awareness campaign. The campaign began in January when Plymouth Rock offered to underwrite the cost of the program. Members of Massachusetts Motorcycle Association sent letters to every municipalities in Massachusetts, 351 in all. They were...

• Minimum Wages Falls Short

  Susy Owen | February 07, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  A coalition of activists groups reported that in the Pacific Northwest, there is a shortage of jobs that pay enough money for people to live on. The regional analysis was released yesterday by the Northwest Federation of Community Organizations. The study on Minimum wage was conducted with the use of 2005 data from both federal and state agencies. A living wage for a single adult in Montana was...

• What Is Wrongful Death

  Susy Owen | January 02, 2007 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Wrongful death arises when a person is killed due to negligence, malice on the part of another person or as a result of product liability. Negligence may occur as a result of an automobile or plane accident. It may occur as a result of medical malpractice or as a result of a defective product, such as drugs that have undisclosed, dangerous side effects. Whereas, malice refers to evil...

• Rescue Drill Goes Forward After Ten Long Years

  Internal Administrator | May 18, 2008 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Thankfully there are not as many school bus accident as other types of auto accidents given the fact that they involve children. With that said, rescue drills by the fire department are a good idea....