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• Malpractice Laws Face Changes and Debate

  John Rice | February 20, 2007 11:11 AM | 3 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  As state lawmakers decide whether to pass medical malpractice caps as a means of tort "reform," the Knox News Business Journal offers a debate between a doctor and an attorney who argue both sides of the issue. Lawyer Sid Gilreath argues for defensive medicine, and I must say that I agree:I want my doctor to use defensive medicine. I want them to use anything available to make sure they are on...

• Trucking Accident Injures Man

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 4:16 PM | 1 CommentChattanooga, TN

  A man was taken via Life Flight Helicpoter to Erlanger Hospital this morning after he suffered extensive internal injuries in a truck accident on I-75 North, according to the Chattanooga Police Department spokesman Sgt. Tom Layne.The name of the man has not yet been released. The driver crashed his 2005 Ford Focus into the back of a big tractor-trailer that was hauling a backhoe about a mile...

• High School Volleyball Coach Killed In Chattanooga Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 16, 2009 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  Police suspect excessive speed and alcohol as contributing factors in a fatal wreck that claimed the life of a Central High School assistant volleyball coach. The accident happened Wednesday at...

• Man Charged In Wreck That Killed Three People

  Chrissie Cole | March 26, 2009 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  A Chattanooga man, 23, is facing numerous charges, including DUI, in a fatal car wreck that claimed the lives of three people. The crash happened last October on I-24 in Chattanooga. According...

• Polaris Industries Inc. Recalls ATVs Due to Risk of Injury to Riders

  Jenny Albano | March 04, 2008 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  Polaris Industries Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 11,300 "Outlaw IRS" ATVs, Model Year 2006-2008 due to risk of injury to riders.A retention bolt can come loose causing the rear wheels to lock up, which poses a risk of serious injury to the rider. The firm has received 11 reports of loss of control, including one rider who suffered a strained leg muscle.The recalled ATVs...

• NuCel Labs is Recalling Eye Drops and Eye/Ear Wash Products

  Jenny Albano | January 31, 2008 1:40 AM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  NuCel Labs, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling of all Eye Drops and Eye/Ear Wash. The product has been recalled after an FDA inspection found that the product tested positive for bacteria and particulate matter, which deemed these products non-sterile. Non-sterile eye drops pose a risk of causing eye infections for consumers who use them, which in rare cases can lead to...

• Nicaraguan Farmworkers Receive Reward from Dole

  Jenny Albano | November 08, 2007 11:58 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  Dole Foods has just been told, by a Los Angeles jury, that they are being held liable for civil punishment for not informing Nicaraguan plantation workers of potential health dangers from a pesticide.The decision clears the way for punitive damages in addition to the $3.2 million that jurors awarded the workers earlier this week to compensate them for their injuries. The workers alleged they had...

• Plane Crash in Tennessee Kills 5 Ministers

  Jenny Albano | September 03, 2007 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  A plane crash the morning of Saturday, September 1 killed all five passengers. The plane crashed in the Cherokee National Forest on Holston Mountain and the crash sight was not discovered for at least eight hours after the accident, when another pilot spotted the wreck. All five passengers were ministers, one was thought to be the pilot of the small plane.The single-engine Beech Bonanza...

• Recall on Robbie Ducky Watering Cans - Lead Paint Contamination

  Courtney Mills | August 28, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with Jo-Ann Stores of Hudson, Ohio, is recalling some 6,000 due to lead paint contamination. According to the CPSC, parts of the watering cans are painted with lead-based paint.Lead is a heavy metal and can cause serious brain damage to children. Lead is highly toxic and tends to accumulate in the developing brains of children, causing...

• Baxter Expands Recall of Infusion Pump Class 1 Recall

  Jenny Albano | August 08, 2007 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  Baxter International Inc. has expanded their recall on its Colleague and Flo-Gard infusion pumps to include 986 more devices. The previous recall , which was announced on July 25, included 534 pumps that were recalled due to falsified service records. The company discovered that some of the devices sent to the Baxter service center may have been sent back to consumers without being serviced. ...