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• Weber Gas Grills Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2007 7:53 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Weber has recalled several models of gas grills due to a potential fire hazard. The gas hose on the side burner may have been damaged during shipping allowing gas to leak. This recall involves the Weber® Genesis® 320™ Series gas grills which are designed to be used with either natural gas or with liquid propane gas tanks, and are equipped with a flush-mounted side burner accessory. All...

• One Killed and One Injured in Work Accident

  Matthew Bergmann | March 08, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Work at a construction site in Manhattan, Kansas turned deadly on Wednesday as one person was killed and another worker injured. The accidents occured as Steven E. Darveaux, of Winchester, and Timothy W. Hanes, of Meriden, got into a forklift box at a Kansas State University apartment complex construction site. After entering, the side of the box started to tip, causing both men to fall out...

• Kansas Court of Appeals Rules Against Injured Worker

  Matthew Bergmann | February 16, 2007 6:12 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Kansas Court of Appeals has ruled against an injured employee who was previously awarded a work disability.In Graham v. Dokter Trucking Group, the Court of Appeals reveiwed the burden of proof required to prove work disablity under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act. The injured worker had been an over-the-road truck driver when he fell from a trailer and injured himself. Following the...

• Driver Hits School Bus, Four People Injured

  Matthew Bergmann | February 13, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Topeka, Kansas -- Several U.S.D. 501 students suffered injuries Monday morning when a vehicle ran a red light and crashed into their school bus. The driver of the school bus and three children were treated for minor injuries following the accident which occured near the corner of S.W. 6th and Washburn. Fortunately, the school bus had just begun its morning route and had not picked up many...

• Kansas Supreme Court Reverses Rule for Injured Worker

  Matthew Bergmann | February 09, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a prior appellate decision and found a worker's claim of injury vaild under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act.In Rinke v. Bank of America, a bank employee left work at the end of her shift and walked to her car which was parked in a garage adjacent to the bank. She then slipped and fell on a patch of ice and sand in front of her car and was injured. At...

• Hernia Patch Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | February 07, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Composix® Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch recall was upgraded to a Class 1 by the FDA because the device could cause serious health problems or death. People who have had hernia repair surgery should contact their doctor or hospital to find out if they are included in the recall. They should pay attention for the following symptoms: fever, tenderness at the site of the surgery, and/or persistent...

• Head-on Collision Kills One Man

  Shannon Weidemann | February 07, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A man was killed late Monday night when he drove over the center line on Kansas Highway 4 and was hit by another vehicle. John Michael Nunn, age 43, was driving his 1991 Honda Accord in the southbound lane. He was hit by a 2003 Ford pickup truck that was going north. The driver of the pickup truck Thomas J. Henniger, age 71, was injured and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He is in...

• Son Continues to Collect Workers Compensation Benefits Intended For Mother After She Dies

  Matthew Bergmann | August 30, 2006 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A New Jersey man has been charged with third degree theft after he continued to recieve more than $14,000 in workers compensation benefits that were intended for his mother, after she died in December 2000. Officals were alerted by investigators working for the compensation insurance carrier last year that James G.Spaziai, 63, may still be collecting benefits for his mother, Philomena, rather...

• Contractor To Serve 3 Years In Prison For Workers Compensation Fraud

  Matthew Bergmann | August 27, 2006 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A judge in San Diego, California has ordered the owner of a local construction company to pay nearly $500,000 in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund and serve three years in prison for workers compensation fraud. David Haskit 44, a licensed general contractor and owner of Haskit Construction, Inc., was sentenced by San Diego Superior Court Judge, Timothy Walsh, to three years in...

• Injured Worker in New York Offered $25 Million Settlement

  Matthew Bergmann | August 24, 2006 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Seen as one of the largest insurance settlements ever in the history of New York, $25 million is being offered to a man for work injuries suffered due in a lliquid nitrogen accident. The settlement was granted to Michael C. Ottaviano, 50, of Lancaster, New York, after being approved in the State Supreme Court. Ottaviano's injuiries on December 19th, 1998, when liquid nitrogen tanks...