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• Tractor Trailer Accident Closes I-10

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  A semi trailer carrying hazardous gas overturned on I-10 early Sunday, closing a four mile stretch of the interstate for most of the day. The accident occurred when the truck swerved to avoid car that had stopped suddenly in the right hand lane.The Times-Picayune reports:Trucker William Reeves, 50, of Lake Charles swerved to avoid the car and ran off the road into a ditch on its left side. One...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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.

• Sixth L'Oreal Factory Honored by OSHA

  Shannon Weidemann | April 17, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  L'Oreal operates six manufacturing plants in the United States and it was just awarded it's last OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) "Star" Flag. The award recognizes effective workplace safety. On average plants that have been awarded VPP status have an injury rate that is 50 percent lower than other plants in the same field. "L'Oreal is clearly committed to protecting the safety and...

• 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...

• Covington Car Accident Claims Two Lives

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Two men were killed early Saturday morning in Covington when the driver lost control of his sports car and crashed into a tree along Jahncke Avenue. Authorities are still investigating the crash but estimate the vehicle was traveling between 80 and 100 miles per hour in a 25mph zone when the accident occurred.According to the Times-Picayune:A 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra driven by John Marino IV,...