InjuryBoard Topeka Archives

• Defective Product Recalls

  Staff Writer | December 08, 2005 10:59 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Wichita Eagle provides a list of defective products that are being recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The list includes defective trestle ladders, electric tower fans, baby cribs, kids' activity trunks, sweatshirts, ATVs and other items.Continuously updated information on product recalls and safety news is available at www.cpsc.gov.

• Lawsuit Challenges Workers' Compensation Law

  Staff Writer | December 08, 2005 10:27 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Things are really heating up in Missouri over their new workers' compensation law. Over 70 labor groups have filed suit challenging whether the law is constitutional. The new law, which changed our neighboring state's nearly 80 year old workers' compensation system, essentially makes it harder for workers to prove their injuries are work-related and was a top priority for Republican governor...

• Car Accident Claims Topeka Man

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2005 9:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Topeka resident was killed recently when the pickup he was riding in was struck by another car on US-75 about nine miles south of Holton. The driver of the other car, a Mayetta woman, was headed east on 158th road and failed to yeild to the pickup, according to authorities. The driver of the pickup, the driver of the other car, and a passenger of the other car were all taken to the hospital...