Carmen Alvarez, a Chipotle employee in the company’s management training program, has filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court in New Jersey after alleging the company failed to pay her appropriate overtime compensation under the most recent Labor Department rules. The rule ;; requires employers to pay overtime to any employee earning […]
Malpractice Damage Caps Hurt Victims
The Florida State Supreme Court recently ruled a law that limited pain and suffering damages is unconstitutional. The ruling rejects a change made under then-governor Jeb Bush in 2003 that put a cap on pain and suffering damage awards in cases of medical malpractice. The ruling divided the state Supreme Court Justices with four justices […]
Tractor Trailer Crash Kills Motorcyclist
Interstate 81 northbound between exits 45 and 49 in South Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania had to be closed recently due to a deadly accident involving a motorcyclist and a tractor trailer. Police shut down the stretch of highway during rush hour to allow Cumberland County Emergency services to tend to the injured party. […]
Owner, One Employee Victims in Explosion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently confirmed that one of the men killed in the Midland Resources Recovery, Inc. explosion was the company’s owner, President Jan Strmen, 72, from Canada. He was one of two fatalities. The other was 19 year old Justin Marsh from Philippi. A third man – another employee – […]
Steel Worker Killed in Beaver County
Have You Been Injured on the Job? Workplace injuries occur on a daily basis and are often severe. For many, their injuries that occurred on the job prevent them from working for a period of time. Others are injured so severely they are never able to return to work. If you’ve been injured on the […]
Turnpike Trucking Accident Under Investigation: Initial Cause Called into Question
The recent trucking accident on Interstate 77 in West Virginia that cost a North Carolina family their lives demonstrates the danger drivers face all the time when sharing the nation’s roadways with tractor-trailer trucks. Charges have not yet been filed in the West Virginia crash and new information has revealed a potential different cause of […]
Mining Accidents a Major Concern in Pennsylvania
The recent incident involving a Lincoln County miner’s death was caused by a rock that fell between roof bolts, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The miner, Dennis Fillinger of Harts, West Virginia, was injured at the CK Mine No. 5 near Williamson in Mingo County in February. Fillinger received first aid […]
Church Bus Involved in Fatal Crash with Texting Driver
Video has emerged allegedly showing the moments just prior to a pickup truck slamming into a bus, killing 13 elderly church members earlier this week. The video includes audio footage of the witness, Jody Cooksler, calling 911, and reporting the driver of the truck was estimated to be traveling at about 80 miles per hour. […]
iVe System Provides Valuable Detailed Crash Data
A new tool available now is expected to change the information-gathering process in vehicular crash cases. The iVe system is a forensic resource that goes above-and-beyond the usual “black box” crash data that comes from airbag control modules. iVe makes it possible for investigators to gather data from the infotainment systems installed in many of […]
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Hotel
Carbon monoxide appears to be to blame for the death of a teenage boy and the hospitalization of 14 other hotel guests in a town in southern Michigan recently. According to Lakeland Hospital spokeswoman Jessica Hines, one of the 15 people was confirmed dead on arrival – it was 13 year old Bryan Douglas Watts […]
