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• Three Rescuers Dead, 6 Injured in Utah Mine

  Courtney Mills | August 17, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  While searching for the six missing miners in the Crandall Canyon Mine last night, a terrible cave-in occurred in which three men tragically lost their lives. Six other rescuers burrowing alongside were also injured in the mine cave-in and workers frantically sought to render assistance to the incapacitated.Since the Utah mine collapse in Huntington it has been a harrowing ten days as workers...

• Hydroxycut Products Recalled Due To Risk Of Liver Injury

  Chrissie Cole | May 01, 2009 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Some Hydroxycut products have been associated with serious liver injuries and as such consumers should immediately stop taking these products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received...

• Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Facts

  Staff Writer | January 06, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  New York injury lawyer Paul Napoli and his staff point out in their blog a Texas study that analyzes medical malpractice calims and finds that verdicts and claims are not accounting for the rise in medical malpractice insurance premiums - just more evidence that the insurance companies are talking out of both sides of their mouths with doctors.

• Acer Recalls Desktop Computers Due To Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | March 19, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Acer America Corp, in conjunction with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Acer Predator Desktop Computers because the insulation on the internal wiring can become bent or stripped causing the...

• Vytorin and Zetia Only to be Used as Last Resort

  Linda Snyder | April 03, 2008 1:15 PM | 1 CommentCheyenne, WY

  The American College of Cardiology has recommended that the popular drugs Vytorin and Zetia should only be used after all other cholesterol lowering drugs fail. The panel's spokesman, Harlan...

• Wyoming traffic fatalities up 15 percent

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 8:48 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Preliminary data released from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports last year's traffic fatality statistics.While Colorado's traffic fatalities decreased by 12 percent or 73 lives, Wyoming's number of fatalities increased by 15 percent. Wyoming State Troopers say increased traffic volume on the state's roads may be a contributing factor to the increase in deaths....

• Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter for Heparin Overdose

  Linda Snyder | March 18, 2008 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington filed a lawsuit in December 2007 against Baxter Healthcare Corporation, claiming the drug maker was negligent when packaging different doses of the same drug in similar packaging. Both heparin and the lower dose version, hep-lock are packaged in similar vials with blue backgrounds and very small print on both labels.Quaid's newborn twins, who...

• Recall of Bread Products from Sara Lee

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Sara Lee Food & Beverage Company, in cooperation with the FDA, issued a voluntary recall of some of their bread products because they contain tiny pieces of metal. The products that are included in the recall have 'Best if purchased by" dates between July 25, 2007 and August 7, 2007 and have the code '222' which is found on the front of the package. The bread products are sold in a number...

• SurgeMaster Surge Protectors Recalled By Belkin

  Chrissie Cole | October 27, 2009 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Belkin International, in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of SurgeMaster Surge Protectors, because the molding on the rotating plug can crack or detach, posing a shock...

• State Farm Updates

  April Armani | June 21, 2007 4:59 PM | 1 CommentCheyenne, WY

  Attorney Scruggs files RICO suit against State Farm.Will the State Farm/Hurricane Katrina debacle ever end? On June 20th, Attorney Scruggs sued State Farm in federal court in Mississippi, accusing the company of engaging in a "pattern of racketeering" by manipulating engineering reports on Hurricane Katrina damage so the company could deny policyholder claims. Scruggs is already pursuing...