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• Scope Apparel Recalls Boys' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

  Jenny Albano | December 06, 2007 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Scope Apparel L.P., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 72,000 boys hooded sweatshirts because the drawstrings on the sweatshirts can pose a strangulation hazard to children.The boys' small and medium sized hooded zip-up sweatshirts have various designs on the front, and were sold in charcoal, navy blue and brown colors. "Whatever" and "RN#39209" are printed on the tag sewn into the...

• Backpack Blowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

  Courtney Mills | August 24, 2007 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Shindaiwa Kogyo Co. Ltd. Japan along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Shindaiwa's backpack leaf blower. The Shindaiwa blower models concerned are models EB630 and EB630RT. All models up to serial #7025018 are included.The affected backpack blowers are outfitted with plastic shells that can melt, allowing exhaust fumes to exit from beneath the...

• Man Suffers Injuries in Train Accident

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 2:13 AM | 1 CommentLafayette, LA

  A Shreveport man is in the hospital after a train accident involving his vehicle, on Hollywood Avenue.The train engineer told police the car had stalled between the crossing arms on the tracks and the driver was trying to get out of the vehicle. The train pushed the vehicle several feet along the tracks.The impact of the train crashing into the car ejected the driver. The man was taken to LSU...

• What To Do If You Are Injured On The Job

  Tim Young | May 04, 2006 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  A recent study in Michigan revealed that federal job-injury records may miss up to 60% of actual on the job injuries. This is due to the fact that records do not reflect injuries of government workers, injuries of the self-employed and because many employers may be hesitant to report on-the-job injuries.Louisianaworks.net offers a list of Key Steps in Workers' Compensation for Injured Workers....

• Thousands Of GM, Isuzu Trucks Recalled For Brake Light Defect

  Chrissie Cole | August 06, 2009 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  More than 184,000 Chevrolet, GM and Isuzu pickup trucks are being recalled by General Motors to correct a brake light defect. The vehicles included in the recall are listed below: 2004-2009...

• JetBoil Recalls Outdoor Stoves For Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 11, 2009 11:53 PM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Jetboil Inc., in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Personal Booking Systems & Group Cooking Systems because a tight valve which is attached to the stove’s fuel...

• One Person Injured in Two Vehicle Collision

  Christina Cole | April 19, 2007 12:37 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  In a two car accident, on Sunday night, that occurred at Salisbury Street and Fowler Avenue in Lafayette, sent one person to the hospital for medical treatment.At approximately 5:35, two sport utility vehicles collided and one of the vehicles, a white Nissan Pathfinder, turned over. Both drivers refused any medical treatment at the scene of the accident but a middle aged passenger in the...

• Man Says He Found Fried Mouse in Bag of Chips

  Jenny Albano | July 24, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Jack Hines stated that he was eating some Frito-Lay chips on Tuesday, when he came across a fried mouse. Frito-Lay Inc. says that it will investigate the man's claim, but the company's spokesman said Frito-Lay is "very skeptical" of the claim after the company was sent a picture of the rodent.The spokesman, Jared Dougherty, says that most of the time if a "foreign object" enters a bagged...

• Police Chase Ends in Fatal Crash

  Christina Cole | March 19, 2007 1:17 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  A man died in a car accident late Saturday after a police chase, Louisiana state police reports.The 25-year-old man was being pursued by a marked patrol car for an alleged speeding violation and failure to yield when he lost control of his Chevy Caprice at 8:20pm.He drove his car too fast into a right hand curve on State Highway 2 west of State Highway 152 when he lost control of the vehicle,...

• Timothy J. Young, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2005 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Mr. Young graduated cum laude from Tulane Law School in 1993. He is licensed to practice in both Louisiana and Texas, and he is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Louisiana Association of Trial Lawyers, including the Admiralty Sections of both Associations. Mr. Young has provided talks to lawyers in other states regarding the practice of maritime law. Mr. Young has...