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• Two Minnesota Workers Killed in Oil Pipeline Fire

  Jenny Albano | November 29, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Two workers were killed in a fire at a major oil pipeline from Canada on Wednesday, November 28, which then sent oil prices soaring. The workers were trying to fix the underground pipeline when the flames escaped igniting the fire. Residents from the area had to be evacuated from the area because of the thick smoke. The fire burned until the next morningApparently the pipe had leaked a few...

• Ortho Evera Birth Control Patch could lead to blood clots

  Michael Johnson | February 23, 2006 11:11 AM | 1 CommentMinneapolis, MN

  A recent study shows that women who use the Ortho Evera birth control patch are at twice the risk of developing a blood clot over those who use the pill. This study follows The Associated Press' investigation from last year and found that women who use the patch have an increased rate of blood clots. A representative of the, FDA Dr. Daniel Shames, stated that these results are "The results are...

• Truck Damages Stillwater Lift Bridge

  Shannon Weidemann | July 08, 2008 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A construction truck driving on the Stillwater Lift Bridge yesterday damaged 11 beams due to the boom on the truck. The boom was too tall for the bridge beams. About 11 beams were damaged by...

• Man Dies in Oregon Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 07, 2008 8:10 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A construction worker from Stayton was killed on Wednesday in a highway repaving project. The construction accident happened in Alsea on Highway 34. The victim was using an asphalt grinder. The grinder rolled over the man and down an embankment. It appears part of the highway collapsed causing the accident. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was employed by Hatch Company, a...

• Hospital Sued For Doctor's Bad Touch

  Staff Writer | January 03, 2006 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic is named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by three former employees who charge they were touched inappropriately by a doctor to whom they were referred when they suffered job--related injuries.The lawsuits allege that SMDC breached its duty of care to the plaintiffs by failing to remove from employment or take actions against individuals such as Downs that they knew or...

• Salmonella Outbreak May Be Linked to Recalled Cereal

  Jenny Albano | April 12, 2008 5:32 PM | 1 CommentMinneapolis, MN

  The FDA announced that 23 people have been diagnosed with salmonellosis in 14 states and may have been caused by the same strain of salmonella found in the recalled Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat...

• Passenger Killed in Swift Falls Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A single car accident near Swift Falls has left one man dead and two injured. The car rolled over and was the only vehicle involved. The victim was a passenger in the vehicle. The victim died at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. The crash occurred around 6:40 p.m. on County Road 26 aboAut a half-mile north of Swift Falls, according to a news release from the Swift County...

• Tragic Pool Drain Injury Nearly Takes Girl's Life

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2007 12:43 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Six-year-old Abigail Taylor of Edina, Minnesota suffered a bizarre and tragic injury last week when she was trapped by a pool filter drain in a wading pool at the Minnesota golf club. The powerful suction of the pool drain was strong enough to suck out most of the young girl's intestines, leaving her in critical condition. As bizarre and tragic as this pool injury incident is, it is not the...

• Michael K. Johnson, Attorney At Law

  Staff Writer | October 15, 2005 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Michael K. Johnson is a partner with Goldenberg and Johnson, PLLC. He is a cum laude graduate of the William Mitchell College of Law. Michael is a trial attorney, handling automobile and truck collisions, product liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice and nursing home negligence, premises liability, dog bites, construction site injuries and wrong death cases since 1995. His...

• Civil Suit Over Teen's Fall Dismissed

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2007 10:09 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Steven and Vicky Treichel filed a lawsuit on their son's behalf over a fall that happened at Fonferek Glen Park. Justin Treichel was 16 when he fell down a cliff at the park in 2004.He had been playing paintball with friends and broke both legs and bones in his face and jaw. The lawsuit was asking for compensation for medical bills and the parents' lost wages. Judge Peter Naze dismissed the...