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Man Dies In Accident At General Mills Plant In California

Posted on October 24, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

A man died in a tragic industrial accident at a General Mills plant in California where he worked, according to JusticeNewsFlash.com.  The employee—whose name was withheld—died at the plant in Lodi on October 13. According to police reports, the man attempted to stop a moving rail car using the brake, but the car continued to roll and pinned the man underneath.  He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.  General Mills released a statement through spokeswoman Shelia Klee. “Sadly, we can confirm an accident today at our Lodi facility that resulted in the death of one of our employees,” said Klee.  “An investigation is underway, but we have no further details to share at this time.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our employee…and with his many friends and co-workers in the community.” Do you think this was an instance of negligence and…
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Trial Dates Set For Class Action Lawsuit Against Toyota

Posted on October 21, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

A California judge set the date for the product liability trials against Toyota Motor Corp.  The three trials will take place in 2013 in a Santa Ana federal court. The defendants claim the Toyota vehicles had sudden acceleration issues, which lead to a Utah car accident that killed two people in 2010.  The court dismissed the initial claim based on jurisdiction of federal courts, but the victims’ families refiled the case. Toyota owners in other states filed other class action cases, claiming that Toyota lessened the vehicles’ resale value by failing to make the consumers aware of product defects.  U.S. District Judge James V. Selna seems hesitant to allow more than three states to participate in the class action lawsuits.  Plaintiffs’ lawyers are looking to include cases from California, Florida and New York. “I doubt I would add another state to any class action,” Judge Selna said at the hearing….
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Victim’s Family Seeks To Ban ‘Wolf Dogs’ In Tennessee

Posted on October 19, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

The relatives of a 5-year-old boy who died after a dog attack are seeking to ban wolf-dog hybrids from the state of Tennessee, according to Examiner.com. Young Kyle Holland moved with his mom and her boyfriend to Michigan from Tennessee. The family was in their new home for only 10 days before the dog attacked Kyle. Kyle died after the animal dragged him out of his bed in the middle of the night and mauled him in the hallway. The breed is illegal in Michigan, but not in Tennessee, where the family moved from. The mother and her boyfriend were arrested been charged with the boy’s death. Now one of Kyle’s cousins is petitioning the state of Tennessee to ban these wolf hybrids. Not everyone in the state is on board with the motion, however. “I’ve had a few over the years and never had any problems with them,” one owner commented. “The issue as…
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