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• Punitive damages for maritime claims

  Timothy Young | September 17, 2009 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  In a most recent United States Supreme Court maritime decision, it was ruled that injured seamen could be awarded punitive damages in addition to their maintenance and care damages. Maintenance...

• Car Crashes Into Home

  Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2009 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  A vehicle crashed into a home on Jefferson Avenue in New Orleans around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, creating a huge hole in the home’s front wall. According to police, no one was...

• Disney "Handy Manny" Toys Recalled For Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 13, 2009 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Disney Store USA, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a recall of about 20,000 Playhouse Disney “Handy Manny” Tool Toy Sets because the tools contain eyes that can separate, posing a...

• Munire Furniture Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard

  Jenny Albano | February 28, 2008 7:27 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Munire Furniture, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 24,000 Majestic Curved Top and Flat Top Cribs, Essex Cribs, Brighton/Sussex Cribs and Captiva Cribs due to a fall hazard.Hazard: The cribs fail to meet the federal safety standards for cribs. The four support brackets on the mattress support spring are too long. The brackets prevent the spring from lowering to the full 26 inch...

• New Rules on Trucking Hours Struck Down by Appeals Court

  Jenny Albano | July 26, 2007 7:22 PM | 2 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  A federal appeals court voided a new rule that increased limits on the amount of hours truck drivers could drive in a week. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration increased the maximum driving hours for truck drivers to 77 hours from 60 over 7 days, and 88 hours from 70 over 8 days, in 2005.The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that there was not...

• Amtrak Train Hits Pickup Truck in Plant City

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck today at 3:15 P.M. and derailed. None of the 133 passengers on the train to New York were injured in the accident.All the passengers were evacuated by a Plant City bowling alley. All 33 train cars derailed after the crash, but none of the cars tipped over.There was barely anything left of the pickup truck after the accident. Amtrak spokeswomen...

• Slidell Accident Seriously Injures Alabama Woman

  Tim Young | June 27, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  On June 25th, 2007, an Alabama woman was seriously injured when she was involved in an vehicle accident with a van. The woman, Nadine Dalati, was struck on the door of her vehicle by the van which was operated by a church group from Maryland. A passanger also riding in the car, Adam Andrianopoulos, suffered moderate injuries. For the complete Article, view here.

• Murphy Oil Tank Leaks into Mississippi River

  Tim Young | June 27, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Oil from a Murphy Oil owned cooling tank leaked into the Mississippi River Tuesday. The Coast Guard investigated the spill which consisted of a diesel-gasoline mixture. There was no information on whether the Coast Guard would issue a fine in this maritime associated spill.

• Accident on I-12 kills one, leaves two injured

  Tim Young | May 08, 2007 7:34 AM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  An accident caused by a white SUV occurred yesterday on I-12 by Covington, La., leaving one dead and two seriously injured. The white SUV left the scene after causing the accident, and police are still looking for the vehicle. Read more from NOLA.com.

• St. Mary Parish Site of Two Car Accidents

  Shannon Weidemann | April 28, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Two different accidents happened on U.S. 90 in St. Mary Parish this week. The first accident happended Tuesday afternoon and involved two vans and a truck. Six people were injured in the crash.The crash involved two vans and a pickup truck. One of the vans and the pickup truck flipped over during the crash.One man had to be removed from the van by the Four Corners and Jeanerette volunteer fire...