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• Hickory Trucking Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | August 06, 2007 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A truck driver was pinned between a truck and a guardrail at the Institution Food House in Hickory on Monday. The trucking accident sent the man to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for treatment. He was airlifted to the hospital. The accident happened at about 5:50 a.m. in the parking lot of Institution Food House, on 12th Street Drive N.W. off U.S. 321. Early on weekday mornings,...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Veterans Affairs

  Shannon Weidemann | August 04, 2007 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A Marine veteran came home after serving in Iraq and committed suicide after his post-traumatic stress disorder went untreated by the Northampton VA Medical Center. His parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. His parents took him to the Northampton VA Medical Center and he was involuntarily committed for help. He was released a few days later after VA personnel...

• North Carolina Car Accident Kills Six

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman who had just registered her car in North Carolina got into a fatal car accident last week. The car accident happened on U.S. 58. The driver and five passengers in the car were all killed. It is believed that they were all from New York City. The westbound car crossed a grassy median just after 4 p.m. Tuesday and collided head-on with a truck. Two men in the truck, which was...

• Jury Awards $35.3 Million in Michigan Wrongful Death Case

  Shannon Weidemann | July 30, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A doctor who operated a rapid drug detox clinic and had a patient die in his care was found negligent by a jury and ordered to pay the victim's family $35.5 Million. Dr. Aeneas Guiney operated the clinic in Troy, Michigan. The victim died in 2004. The medical malpractice case was filed by the victim's family. While under anesthesia, Oppenheim failed to get enough oxygen, suffered brain...

• Greensboro Car Accident Kills National Guard Member

  Shannon Weidemann | July 28, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man that spent six years in the Marines and one year in the North Carolina National Guard was killed in a car accident while on his way to a drill in Morrisville. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The 29-year-old man was the only person in his car and no one else was hurt. The National Guard says Lynch was traveling to a drill at the 130th Aviation Regiment in Morrisville,...

• Premature Birth Caused by Wrong Prescription

  Shannon Weidemann | July 26, 2007 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman has filed suit in a Texas court claiming that CVS Pharmacy gave her the wrong drug when they filled her prescription and that it caused her child to be born prematurely. The prescription error happened in 2005. She was supposed to receive an antibiotic and instead received a cholesterol lowering drug that should not be taken by pregnant women. "Vytorian is a prescription tablet...

• Botulism in Canned Food Prompts Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A list of over 90 brands of canned foods including stews, chilis, and dog food have been recalled due to a threat of botulism exposure. Botulism is a nerve toxin that can cause paralysis of the muscles and respiratory system. The canned goods were all produced by Castleberry Food Co. at their plant in Augusta, Georgia. "You're talking tens of millions of cans that may have been involved,"...

• Tanker Truck Overturns in Charlotte

  Shannon Weidemann | July 19, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A tanker truck carrying nitric acid overturned in Charlotte Tuesday morning. The trucking accident happened on University City Boulevard at Interstate 485. Charlotte firefighters said the truck overturned on University City Boulevard after getting off of Interstate 485.An off-duty Charlotte firefighter pulled the driver out to safety, and he was not badly hurt. The truck landed on its side...

• Salmonella Outbreak from Taste of Chicago

  Shannon Weidemann | July 17, 2007 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Taste of Chicago is a large food tasting event held in Chicago for the past 27 years. This year's event was held at the beginning of July. For the first time in 20 years a food poisoning outbreak has marred the event. 636 people have now reported falling ill after eating at one of the booths. 66 cases have been confirmed as food poisoning with Salmonella. Those who became ill said they...

• Medical Malpractice Trial Begins Over Gastric Bypass Surgery

  Shannon Weidemann | July 16, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Notre Dame's football coach is back in court for the second trial involving the medical malpractice case he filed against two doctors. He had surgery in 2002 for a gastric bypass. There were complications that required a second surgery and put him into a coma. In opening statements to the jury, Weis's lawyer, Michael Mone, said the doctors acted negligently by allowing Weis to bleed...