The below story tells of serious injuries suffered by an Illinois man whose face was shattered by ice falling off of the top of a semi tractor trailer. It speaks as if this is not illegal in Illinois. Seehttp://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1978774,ice-shatters-mans-face-010710.article Regardless…
AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release #2 @ 1:25 (a.m.) U.S. Central Time FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, overran the runway on landing at…
Well we have a foot of snow on the ground here in Wisconsin, which was waiting for me when I got off my last airline flight. The drive home was one of the most anxious I can remember, largely because…
Just weeks after the final decision in the Exxon Valdez case, another (fortunately) smaller oil spill makes the news with the sentencing of to the helsman of the Cosco Busan. The tanker was involved in an oil spill in San…
The Michael Jackson custody issue demonstrates all that is wrong with the way in which this eccentric great man, interfaced with the world and the laws that govern it. If his ex-wife asserts a legitimate claim for custody, it will…
Two stories follow: Date: 5/27/2009 Police: Boy, 12, hits car while driving drunk dad TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Police have arrested a man they say sat drunk in the passenger seat of his SUV while he let his 12-year-old…
The San Jose Mercury News today reported the death of 20-year-old Pat Benabides due to major head injuries incurred while involved in the thrill-seeking activity of car surfing. Car surfing, also known as urban surfing, is an illegal stunt performed…
Date: 4/30/2009 9:42 PMSTEPHEN MANNINGAP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — After months of living on government loans, Chrysler finally succumbed to bankruptcy Thursday, pinning its future on a top-to-bottom reorganization and plans to build cleaner cars through an alliance with…
Date: 4/10/2009 BETH HARRISAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Adenhart walked to the empty pitcher’s mound in Angels Stadium where his son spent the last night of his life. He spent several quiet moments there, briefly covering his…