Two construction workers suffered injuries when the scaffolding they were working on at the Drury Inn on Poydras Street collapsed, trapping both under the wreckage until the fire department arrived. Both men had just exited the structure when the collapse occurred, knocking one worker “twenty yards over” when a board…
Toyota will pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by millions of car owners. In the suit, car owners alleged they suffered economic loss from negative publicity associated with reports of sudden unintended acceleration in their Toyota and Lexus vehicles. This lawsuit is one of the first class…
More than 300 recipients of tainted steroid injections have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis across the United States. Officials discovered black mold in the steroids in September. No cases have been reported in Louisiana. In the last two months, these contaminated steroid injections have caused 24 deaths in the United…
Two U.S. senators asked the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate regulatory loopholes that permit energy-drink manufacturers to sell drinks without disclosing high levels of caffeine last week. This request follows after the agency released findings from its investigation into five deaths that were allegedly linked to the consumption of…
Ford Motor Co. issued an international recall of nearly 500,000 Escape SUVs after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received 68 complaints. These complaints included reports of 13 accidents and one fatality. The recall includes the 2001 to 2004 model year Escapes. The NHTSA says the problem is linked to…
A 20-year-old Tennessee fan was killed after he fell over an escalator railing in the Georgia Dome. Another fan fell five stories to his death at the Texas-Vikings game in Houston last week. Police suspect both fans had consumed alcohol before falling. Escalator accidents are becoming more common in today’s…
GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion dollars, the biggest single settlement of health fraud in U.S. history, for the unlawful marketing of two drugs and failing to provide necessary information to the Food and Drug Administration. The drug company admitted to falsely representing that certain drugs, such as Paxil and Wellbutrin,…
A single-engine plane crashed in Iberia parish, injuring the pilot. No other passengers were on board. According to witnesses, the plane crashed while the pilot was practicing landings and takeoffs in an open field. Authorities suspect the pilot collided with a power line. In the past 10 years, there has…
A steam explosion at a fertilizer factory in Pascagoula, Mississippi last week tragically killed one worker and left two other workers injured. Authorities continue to search for the cause of the accident. This accident marks the second fatal explosion at a plant in this area in a two-week-period. Factories, chemical…
A Massachusetts cyclist died in a crash believed to be caused by a defect in the bicycle. Police believe the fork-the portion of the frame that holds the front wheel- separated from the bicycle, causing the crash and killing the father of three. The fork on the bicycle was the…