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• Popcorn Flavoring Causes Lung Problems in Workers

  Jamie G. Goldstein | December 20, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The chemical diacetyl is used in popcorn to create the buttery flavor many Americans enjoy. It is also used to create flavoring in candy and often baked goods. The problem, however, is the chemical has been linked to severe lung problems in workers in plants that produce these products.Recently, the four biggest microwave popcorn manufacturers in the US announced they were removing the...

• Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Leads to Malpractice in Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | December 14, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Two lawsuits have been filed against Stroger Hospital in Chicago, Illinois claiming the hospital failed to timely diagnose breast cancer. One woman, Bobbie Jean Melton, died from breast cancer earlier this year. Her cancer was not detected in a mammogram, and when it finally was detected it was stage four and had metastasized to her lungs and liver. Christine Moore also filed a claim against...

• Commuter Train Kills Man

  Jamie G. Goldstein | December 11, 2007 8:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Charles Jones was killed the morning of December 5, 2007 after his truck became stuck on a patch of ice on a train crossing in Gary, Indiana. Jones vehicle was struck by a South Shore Line train. It is being reported that the gates were down at the time of the accident, but Jones decided to drive around the gates causing his truck to become stuck on the tracks when the train was passing.Train...

• Amtrak-Freight Train Collision in Chicago Being Investigated

  Jenny Albano | December 02, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of an Amtrak train and a freight train collision that injured dozens of people on Friday, November 30 in the south side of Chicago. The investigators are trying to figure out how both trains ended up on the same track at the same time.Out of the 187 passengers on the Amtrak train, 71 were sent to hospitals in the area. When...