The Legal Examiner Lancaster Archives

• Taxpayers Forced to Pay for Substandard Driving

  Rick Patterson | June 19, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  While most citizens are aware that law makers drive state owned vehicles, you may not be aware of the fact that lawmakers file auto insurance claims at a much higher rate than the general public. Last year, lawmakers filed claims at a rate of 22.5 per 100 vehicles, whereas California drivers' claim rate was approximately 14.8, according to the director of research for the Association of...

• Nursing Home Resident Found Dead

  Rick Patterson | June 18, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  On April 17, 2004, 74-year-old Julia McCauley died at the hands of the care takers that she put her trust in. The facility, Life Care Centers of America Inc., was charged with manslaughter, abuse, neglect and making a false Medicaid Claim in connection with the elderly resident's death. They now face what amounts to a slap on the hand: A maximum of $16,000 in fines: $1,000 on the manslaughter...

• What's in this Dog Food Anyway?

  Rick Patterson | June 15, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  It will probably come as no surprise that the pet food industry takes in billions of dollars every year in sales. Many pet owners have given this industry blind trust. At the very least, many consumers probably thought that 'someone' was overseeing this industry. Of late, the eyes of consumers have been opened.It is disturbing to know that the pet food industry is practically self-regulated....

• Meat Recalled - E-coli Contamination Feared

  Rick Patterson | June 14, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Ground beef has now been added to the long list of recalled products. It is feared that the beef may be contaminated with E.Coli. Due to the risk of E. Coli, 370,000 pounds of beef have been voluntary recalled in several states. According to Steven Cohen from the Food Safety and Inspection Service " Eleven people have become ill, but the last known case to be possibly linked to this occurred in...

• Another Defective Product from China

  Rick Patterson | June 14, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Imagine the shock parents will get to find out that a toy their child has been playing with has been recalled due to the use of poisonous lead paint. Well, that is exactly what has happened. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and RC2 Corporation have recalled 1.5 million "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys. The toys are being recalled due to the poisonous paint used. To date, no injuries...

• Dog Is Shot Dead after He Attacks a Child

  Rick Patterson | June 08, 2007 10:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Certain dogs are known to be aggressive. In fact, many insurance companies will not insure a home if one or more of a list of dogs known to be aggressive are present in the home or on the property. As a rule, one dog you won't find on such a list is a Labrador, which is all the more reason that a story about an attack on a small child by a Labrador seems more than a little unusual. In this...

• Pet Rescues Suffer Due to Pet Food Recall

  Rick Patterson | June 06, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Pet rescues are feeling the pinch since the pet food recall began. In fact, one Houston Poodle rescue has reported that their donations are down 90 percent since the pet food recall began. The Rescue Bank in Houston provides donated pet food to non-profit, no-kill shelters. "Rescue Bank has about 30 non-profit, no-kill animal rescue and rehabilitation groups," Rescue Bank's John Kane said. The...

• Are Common Vaccines Defective Products?

  Rick Patterson | June 05, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  There seems to be a much noted trend of babies that are thriving until they get vaccines and then they just slip away. Many of the parents of these children have very similar stories, and many parents are convinced that the vaccines given to their children are defective produts. They reports include observing their children's "loss of speech and eye contact, high fever, constant pain,...

• Medical Malpractice Reaches University Hospital

  Rick Patterson | June 05, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  On Friday, a grand jury indicted Herman Brown, 40, on charges that range from rape to kidnaping. The assaults took place in the psychiatric unit of University Hospital in May of this year. To date, the hospital has only acknowledged one of the four assaults that took place. The facility has been put on probation since they failed to provide patient safety. To make matters worse, Brown has prior...

• Dog Attacks Owner's 3-Year-Old Grandson

  Rick Patterson | June 01, 2007 2:50 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  One would hope that with as much information as there is available regarding dog bites, we would see more caution exercised, particularly when it comes to dogs that are known to be aggressive. Yet, we hear stories such as this one that truly leaves one to wonder "where is the common sense?" Bobby Day, 41, has several pit bulls. One of which attacked a child not more than two years ago. Mr. Day...