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• ConAgra Halts Banquet Pot Pie Production

  Courtney Mills | October 10, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  ConAgra Foods of Omaha, Nebraska stopped production of their Banquet line of chicken pot pies after reports of at least 139 cases of salmonella bacteria poisoning in 30 states. The FDA has not yet asked that ConAgra take action; it is a preemptive step by the company to review safety standards to ascertain what steps need to be taken to correct the situation. Even so, the USDA released a...

• Pit Bulls More Likely to Injure and Kill

  Will Sciba | October 04, 2007 9:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Pit bulls have been seen roaming Victoria. This is particularly troubling because this breed has been known to injure and kill people and other animals at an alarming rate. During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998). At least 25 breeds of dogs have been involved in 238 human DBRF during the past 20 years. Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were...

• Elderly More Likely to Die in Pedestrian Accident

  Will Sciba | October 04, 2007 8:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Older Texans are more likely to die in pedestrian accidents. The Death rate in Texas is significantly higher than the national average. According to the Victoria advocate:From 2002 to 2005, the Texas pedestrian fatality rate was 2.0 per 100,000, 17 percent higher than the national rate. Among older Texans, the per 100,000 rate was 2.7, 35 percent higher than the state rate, according to the...

• Ford Cruise Cotrol Switch Recall After Fires

  Mike Parker | October 03, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Ford Motor Company has issued a recall on an estimated 3.8 million vehicles. The recall involved the faulty speed control deactivation switch (cruise control switch).The brake fluid in the recalled vehicles may leak through the speed control deactivation switch into the speed control system electrical components, potentially corroding them and leading to fires, the company said.Numerous fires...