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Multimillion dollar lawsuit filed over double fatality construction accident
According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of one teenager highway construction worker killed in Tennessee. The highway construction...
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WORKER AWARDED $70 MILLION AFTER INSURANCE DENIES CLAIM
Discover Property and Casualty Insurance Company was ordered by a Texas court to pay a San Antonio tree worker after the insurance company delayed payment for rehabilitative job training. The worker,...
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MTD Recalls Log Splitters Due to Amputation Hazard
MTD Products Inc., has issued a recall for log splitters due to an amputation hazard. The US CPSC has announced a voluntary recall for the products listed below. According to the CPSC, consumers...
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$100 Million Awarded to Refinery Workers
BP was ordered to pay over $100 million in damages to workers that were exposed to toxic substances in its refinery in Texas City, Texas. The 10 plaintiffs in the lawsuit contended BP failed to...
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$20 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS COMP FRAUD
The LA Times is reporting a temporary agency has settled a workers compensation fraud lawsuit filed by the California Insurance Commission for $20 million. The Insurance Commission alleged the...
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OVERTIME PAY LAWSUIT SETTLED FOR $42 MILLION WITH STAPLES
The Boston Globe is reporting Staples Inc. has settled a class action lawsuit which alleged Staples failed to pay assistant store managers overtime pay. The class representative alleged class members...
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Workers File Lawsuit After Plant Explosion
Workers at a Kleen Energy power plant filed a lawsuit against contractor after an explosion occurred during the gas line purge. The explosion occurred on February 7, 2010. According to the Hartford...
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Employees Sue Exxon for Radiation Exposure
Employees for Exxon Mobile Corp. have filed a lawsuit against their employer. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege Exxon exposed the workers to dangerous levels of radiation contained in...
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Employee Injured When Thrown from Horse
An employee at a Medieval Times restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill. has filed a lawsuit against the owners after he was flung from a horse during a dinner show. Frank Kaszycki claims in his lawsuit that...
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OSHA PROPOSES PENALITIES AGAINST WALTER COKE INC FOR OSHA VIOLATIONS
OSHA fines Walter Coke $171,500 for repeat violations, serious safety problems. The Birmingham News (8/25, Hubbard) reports, “Walter Coke Inc. is facing the possibility of stiff penalties from the...
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