InjuryBoard Topeka Archives

• Pet Owners Sue Over Poision Tainted Food

  Matthew Bergmann | March 27, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Angry and upset pet owners are determined to take legal action against Menu Foods, who has been linked to the production, distribution and sale of pet food laced with rat poision. Nearly 100 pet owners have joined a class-action lawsuit against the company and more claims are expected to surface in the coming weeks. Attorneys for the class action are confident that they will prevail. The suit...

• Rat Poision Put in Pet Food

  Matthew Bergmann | March 25, 2007 11:43 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Rat poision has been identified as the deadly ingredient in pet food that has killed at least 16 cats and dogs. This information was released by the New York State State Department of Agriculture and Markets Friday morning, but no additional information was given as to the source of the chemicals or how it entered the food itself. Initial investigations had focused on wheat gluten in the pet...

• Lawrence Woman Hurt in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 23, 2007 3:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman from Lawrence was hurt in a car accident on I-70. The 49-year-old woman driver of the car started to leave the road and tried to get back on when she overcorrected and ended up driving off the road and flipping the car. The accident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Friday about two miles east of the Topeka service station, or about 10 miles west of Lawrence.It is believed she was wearing...

• Ruling Against Big Tobacco Thrown Out

  Matthew Bergmann | March 23, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A ruling that awarded nearly $80 million to the family of an Oregon man who died from a smoking-related disease has been reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision.Arguments and ultimatley the decision, in the case of Phillip Morris USA v. Williams, focused on what amount of puntitive damages juries can award against tobacco and other well-off companies in product-liability suits. In...

• Payless Employees To Get Severance Before Company Leaves Town

  Matthew Bergmann | March 14, 2007 7:44 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Coming face to face with the idea of being unemployed has been difficult for many employees at the Payless ShoeSource distribution center in Topeka, Kansas. However, some workers may sleep a little easier knowing that the company will provide severance packages to workers when it leaves in 2008.Representatives of Payless and Teamsters Local 696 reached a comprimise late last week that affects...

• Fired Workers Given Grievance Hearing

  Matthew Bergmann | March 13, 2007 10:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Nearly a dozen former Johnson County employees that were terminated by District Attorney Phil Kline have agreed to present their cases to the county at a grievance hearing next week. This comes after weeks of turmoil surrounding the employees dismissal, which occurred immediately after Kline was sworn into office on January 8, 2007. On Jan. 16, the ex-employees filed a lawsuit against Kline in...

• Weber Gas Grills Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2007 7:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  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 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  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...