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• Hazardous Material Spills on Road in Monterey

  Shannon Weidemann | August 10, 2007 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A barrel fell off of a truck in Monterey by the intersection of Washington Street and Del Monte Avenue. It left a an unknown powder on the street. The Salinas Fire Department Haz-mat team was brought in to assess the situation and clean up the scene. The hazardous substance spill happened on Friday morning. The powder came from a barrel off a truck, and hazardous material reponders...

• City of Medford Sued for Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | July 02, 2007 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The family of a woman murdered in Medford, Oregon has sued the city for her wrongful death. She was stabbed mulitple times and called 911 for help. She was found dead alongside her car by Oregon State Police. The family alleges Ana Merez bled to death because the city's 911 center delayed transmission of her call for help.Meraz called 911 May 3 to say she needed urgent medical attention. An...

• California Man Awarded $11 Million in Medical Lawsuit

  Shannon Weidemann | June 23, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man went to a Mission Viejo hospital in 2004, was misdiagnosed and later suffered a stroke. He was awarded $11.7 Million by a jury in the medical malpractice case he brought against the doctors who treated him. He had an infection that spread to his brain and caused the stroke. When Crumes went to the emergency room at Mission Hospital, he told doctors that in 1993 he was operated on for...

• Toxic Toys Made in China are Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The recent recall of Thomas the Tank Engine toys for containing lead paint has joined a long string of recalls of toys and other products made in China. Lead is a toxic substance that can cause brain damage. 24 kinds of toys have been recalled so far this year, every one of them made in China. Over all, the number of products made in China that are being recalled in the United States by the...

• N.C. Workplace Fatalities Continue at Last Year's Pace

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2006 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  According to a report from the North Carolina Department of Labor, called the Occupational Fatality Investigation Review, there have been 48 on-the-job deaths in the state during the 2006 fiscal year, which ends in September. In 2005, there were 72 workers who were killed while on the job in North Carolina, and there were 90 fatal work injuries in 2004. The report details all fatal work...

• The Law Offices of Hull & Chandler

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2006 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Law Offices of Hull and Chandler is a full service litigation and personal injury law firm serving the greater Charlotte and Mecklenburg County North Carolina area. In addition to a large litigation and personal injury practice the firm maintains a business and estate planning practice as well. Founded in 2003 the firm consists of four attorneys including founding partners Nathan M. Hull and...