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• Death Toll Up to Five in Bridge Collapse

  Shannon Weidemann | August 03, 2007 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The death toll from the 35W Bridge collapse in Minneapolis has now been raised to five. Rescue workers are slowly going through the wreckage to find victims. There are eight people missing and feared dead in the collapse. More bodies had been spotted in the fast-moving currents, which were "even more treacherous" today than a day earlier, Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek said.Fourteen...

• FHA Urges States to Inspect Bridges Similar to One in Minneapolis

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 7:47 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The Federal Highway Administration is urging each state to inspect their bridges that are like the one that collapsed in Minneapolis. The 35W Bridge is a steel-deck truss bridge and over 750 such bridges exist around the United States. Mary Peters, the Transportation Secretary, sent out letters after the bridge collapse yesterday."Even though we don't know what caused this collapse, we want...

• Muliple Car Accident on Freeway in Maple Grove

  Shannon Weidemann | May 07, 2007 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Multiple cars and trucks were involved in an accident on Interstate 94 in Maple Grove on April 23rd. The accident happened in the morning and had traffic backed up for hours. The state patrol is still piecing together what happened; but we do know that the accident involved a city of Minneapolis dump truck, a semi-truck, and at least four other vehicles. One person was airlifted to a local...

• Another Tainted Ingredient and Pet Food Recall Widens

  Shannon Weidemann | April 19, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Another ingredient used to manufacture pet food has been found to be tainted with melamine. Rice protein purchased from China has tested positive for the substance that is used as a fertilizer in some countries and to make plastic kitchenware. Melamine in dog and cat food has been causing animals to go into kidney failure. The announcement is the latest in a widening recall of dog and cat...

• Recalled Pet Food Contains Rat Poison

  Shannon Weidemann | March 27, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Researchers at the New York State Department of Agriculture have discovered that rat poison is in the pet food that was recalled last week. The pet food has been causing kidney failure in cats and dogs. Over 90 brands of food were included in the recall. The recall is for canned and foil packet "cuts and gravy" style food. The new commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets...

• Guidant to Blame for Response to Device Failures

  Michael Johnson | March 21, 2006 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Guidant's own expert panel, that was assembled last summer to assess the handling of heart device flaws, stated that the company failed to fully realize the affect on patient safety when publicizing product failures.When a panel of doctors and experts investigated the method of handling the disclosures of flaws in heart devices to doctors, they discovered that Guidant used a statistical...

• Minneapolis Home to Guidant Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The Judicial Panel on Multi-Districl Litigation ruled recently that Guidant class action lawsuits will be consolidated in a Menneapolis federal court for discovery and other pre-trial motions. The consolidation includes two suits from MN and one each from FL, CA, IN and NY. It is claimed that Guidant knew about malfunctions in their defibrillators for three years before notifying doctors or...

• Goldenberg & Johnson, PLLC

  Staff Writer | October 15, 2005 7:14 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Goldenberg & Johnson, PLLC is a nationwide personal injury law firm located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have been in business since 1986. Both of our principal attorneys, Michael K. Johnson and Stuart L. Goldenberg, have been named as Minnesota Super Lawyers. Our experienced trial lawyers are known for their ability to handle complex personal injury cases involving all types of...

• Cargill Recalls More Ground Beef

  Shannon Weidemann | November 05, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Cargill recalled ground beef in early October after reports of four Minnesota children becoming ill after eating the meat. They have now announced a new recall of over 1 million pounds of ground beef that was distributed in 10 states. The recalled meat may be contaminated with E. coli. Cargill learned the meat may be contaminated after the Agriculture Department found a problem with a sample...

• School Bus Hit by Car in Minneapolis

  Shannon Weidemann | October 10, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A Head Start schoolbus carrying preschoolers was hit by a car at in intersection in Minneapolis. The schoolbus accident happened on Tuesday morning. Six people were hurt in the accident, including three children. They were all taken to a local hospital for their injuries. Police said that the bus had seat belts and that the kids were wearing them.According to police, an Oldsmobile traveling...