A very important victory was reached recently in a case involving exposure to talcum powder used for feminine hygiene. A jury in St. Louis, Missouri found that health care giant Johnson & Johnson hid the dangers of talc form consumers including an Alabama woman who died of ovarian cancer. The jury awarded the woman $72…
Continue reading ›A gentleman named James Allen Lucas was killed on Wednesday afternoon in a terrible accident in Garner, North Carolina. The accident happened on the Interstate 40 East ramp to Highway 70 east at around 4:30 pm. According to available information, a Porsche SUV ran off the roadway and struck Mr. Lucas as he was walking.…
Continue reading ›A gentleman named Lucius Jones of Fairmont, NC was traveling to work early Tuesday morning when he was tragically killed because a logging truck had backed across the roadway. The accident happened on N.C. Highway 20 in Robeson County at about 5:31 am. According to reports, Mr. Jones was traveling east on NC 20 when…
Continue reading ›A gentleman named William Parker was traveling on N.C. Highway 24 near Hubert, NC on Thursday when he was hit by a tractor-trailer that crossed the median of the roadway. The accident happened around mid-day and resulted in injuries to Mr. Parker, the driver of the tractor-trailer, and Mr. Parker’s young daughter. Fortunately, none of…
Continue reading ›On Saturday morning an awning collapse happened at North Iredell High School in Olin, North Carolina which resulted in at least 25 injured people. The collapse occurred just before a band competition was scheduled to begin at the high school. Apparently, a box truck hit one of the awning supports causing the awning to fall…
Continue reading ›A serous accident on U.S. Highway 64 near Tarboro, North Carolina has resulted in injuries to 26 people including a significant amount of migrant farm workers. The accident happened early Monday morning when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a bus carrying the farm workers. The bus then overturned and landed in the left lane of US 64.…
Continue reading ›A gentleman named Brandon Register was seriously injured in an accident that happened early Saturday morning on Interstate 95 in Johnston County, North Carolina. According to available information, Mr. Register and his wife were rear-ended by a car driven by Tony Richardson, The impact sent Mr. Register and his wife careening into trees and firefighters…
Continue reading ›A serious accident on Saturday in Jones County has resulted in serious injuries to Ronald Bryant and Alexis Queen. According to available information, Mr. Bryant was traveling south on NC Highway 58 when he turned too quickly and hit a car driven by Eric Queen. Mr. Queen’s daughter, Alexis Queen, was a passenger in the…
Continue reading ›A young woman named Kavasia Hatch was tragically killed on Friday in an accident on U.S. Highway 64 near Pittsboro, North Carolina. The accident happened around 8:30 pm when the driver of a Honda in which Ms. Hatch was riding apparently pulled into the path of a second car. The driver of the Honda did…
Continue reading ›Two workers at a paper recycling plant in Wagram, North Carolina were injured as a result of an explosion at the plant on Thursday afternoon. Early indications suggest that the fire was caused by propane cylinders although it is not clear what might have triggered the cylinders to ignite and explode. The injured gentleman were…
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