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The California Highway Patrol there was an accident on the I-405. The accident that took the life of one driver occurred in the early morning on the I-405 at Irvine Center Drive according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle involved in the deadly crash was a 1991 Mazda that was traveling in the southbound lanes according to Officer Denise Quesada. The driver of the vehicle is described as a 27 year old man from Aliso Viejo.

Witnesses stated the Mazda was weaving in and out of the lanes on the southbound 405 according California Highway Patrol Officer Denise Quesada. The vehicle reportedly swerved to the right shoulder hitting a tree and burst into flames.

Officer Quesada stated the crash took place at approximately 2:30 a.m. and the driver whose identity has not been pending notification of his next of kin is described as a 27 year old man from Aliso Viejo.

 

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Two West Virginia bars that served a patron later involved in deadly auto crash knew or should have known that he was impaired, a lawsuit filed by the families of those killed or injured in the crash claims. According to reports, the driver blamed for the crash had been arrested at least six times for DUI prior to the accident. The lawsuit names the driver Brian Stone, Automatic Slim's Hot Spot and Novichenk's Tailgater's Pub 2 as defendants. AP, Philadelphia Inquirer 07/07/2009

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The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort and others have agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a 2005 avalanche on Mount Charleston. According to the lawsuit, the resort ignored avalanche warnings on the day of incident in order to save money. Investigators concluded that the resort failed to comply with multiple safety measures on the day the boy was killed. David Kihara, Las Vegas Review Journal 07/07/2009

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John Deere & Co. cannot be held liable for a riding lawnmower accident that severed the feet of a two-year-old boy, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled. The justices held that bystanders are not entitled to any greater protection from dangerous products and that the accident resulted from negligent use of the mower and negligent supervision by the boy's parents. In 2004, the boy's father accidentally ran into his son while mowing the lawn. AP, Pantagraph 07/14/2009

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A federal judge has granted approval for a $3.2 million settlement involving more than 500 people illegally strip searched at an Arizona jail. According to the lawsuit, Santa Cruz County violated the 4th Amendment Rights of those arrested by subjecting them to strip searches, regardless of offense. A similar lawsuit has also been filed against Pima County, Ariz. Brian J. Pedersen, Arizona Daily Star 07/14/2009

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A Tennessee jury has ordered a Memphis doctor and her clinic to pay nearly $24 million for failing to diagnose a woman's breast cancer. According to the lawsuit, the woman had complained of a lump in her breast for about 18 months. The award is believed to be one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in state history. WMC-TV Memphis, WMC-TV 07/13/2009

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Six doctors failed to notify a patient of a brain tumor despite a MRI showing the tumor, a lawsuit filed Friday alleges. A CT scan performed after the plaintiff had a seizure revealed the tumor, one year after the MRI was taken. Mercy Health Systems and the doctor's insurers were also named as defendants. AP, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 07/20/2009

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A couple who lives near Stockton Lake has been awarded $1.1 million in a lawsuit settlement because of the stench from a nearby factory hog farm.  Ed and Ruth McEowen filed the nuisance lawsuit against the hog operators after barns were erected less than 1,000 feet from their home several years ago."Night was always the worst," Ed McEowen said. "It’s like the monsters come out at night. The sickening stench just lays down here in the valley once the sun goes down. You could never invite anybody over because you never knew how bad the stench was going to be."

The lawsuit, which was finalized last week in Cedar County Circuit Court, was filed against Doug Mullings, who owns the barns; the Missouri Farmers Association, which supplied the hogs; North View Swine Co.; Tri-County Swine; and an insurer, the Missouri Farm Bureau.

Mullings, who does not live at the farm with 7,500 hogs that is across the road from the McEowens, did not return phone calls Sunday.

The lawsuit said Mullings built one of six barns without a construction permit, a violation of Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulations. The farm operated six years without an operating permit from DNR.

Hog waste also fouled a creek that runs through the McEowens’ property, the lawsuit said. The McEowens have lived on their 40-acre farm for 30 years and built the house and a workshop by hand, McEowen said.

The settlement involves only odors up to the date of the settlement. But the McEowens said they were ready to file another nuisance action if the hog operation continued to harm their quality of life.

The McEowens have a team of lawyers, including former Hickory county prosecutor Mike Holzknecht and Charlie Speer, a Kansas City attorney.

Speer said he has about 350 cases involving large factory farms and odors around the state. A 2006 case in Jackson County resulted in an award of $4.5 million.

"I’m sending them a message," Speer said. "Most of our clients have been living in their homes for generations. The big hog companies try to say it’s people from the city moving out (to the country) that don’t get ag odors. It is anything but that." The Kansas City Star

　

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The number of Hispanic workers who die on the job has risen, even as the overall number of workplace deaths has declined, according to federal statistics. 1. Hispanic worker deaths increased from 533 in 1992 to 937 in 2007 — a 76% jump. In the same period, total fatalities in all jobs nationwide fell from 6,217 to 5,657, according to the data. The 2007 tally, the latest available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, followed a record 990 Hispanic deaths in 2006. Last year, officials at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration office in Dallas investigated 50 Hispanic workplace deaths in Texas alone, according to OSHA figures. So far this year, they've investigated 21 fatalities, including three workers who fell 11 stories from a collapsed scaffolding last month in Austin. "I am particularly concerned about our Hispanic workforce, as Latinos often work low-wage jobs and are more susceptible to injuries in the workplace than other workers," U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told USA TODAY. "There can be no excuses for negligence in protecting workers, not even a language barrier." More Hispanics in the workforce can account for some of the increase in deaths, said Peg Seminario, safety and health director of the AFL-CIO. In 1998, Hispanics represented 10.4% of the U.S. labor force, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2007 they accounted for 14%. Lack of training, poor communication skills and exploitation of workers also lead to accidents and deaths, Seminario said. Hispanic workers have fallen off roofs, been crushed under heavy machinery and run over by trucks, according to workers' rights advocates, such as the Austin-based Workers Defense Project. Austin alone has reported four Hispanic deaths this year. Last month, OSHA pledged to bolster the number of inspectors in Texas in response to the growing number of construction-related deaths, more than half of them Hispanic. Workers without legal documentation to be in the U.S. are less inclined to join a union, which helps protect workers, or protest when conditions seem dangerous, said Raj Nayak of the California-based National Employment Law Project. "They're doing the most dangerous work for longer hours," Nayak said. Jose Omar Puerto, 19, from Honduras, was repairing a roof on an Austin apartment building in 2007 when his aluminum ladder became entangled in electrical wires. He was electrocuted and killed, his sister, Marta Puerto, said. His company paid for the funeral and the body's return to Honduras, she said. The family received no further compensation. "It's an injustice how my brother died," Marta Puerto said. "There are a lot of cases like this, not just my brother's. We need better laws to protect Hispanics." Some of the fatalities among Hispanics could have been avoided with proper training, said Michael Cunningham of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council, a labor consortium. "No matter what country they're from, whether they're here legally or illegally, someone should make sure they have the proper training," he said. If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident like this or another type of accident, don’t guess about your rights or what you deserve as compensation. Call the Dunnion law Firm at 1-800-386-6466 for an immediate free consultation or submit the contact information to our firm. We can help you!