Miscellaneous

• Microwave Popcorn Linked to Lung Disease

  Jennifer Moore | September 06, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Microwave popcorn companies, such as Act II and Orville Redenbacher, add the chemical, Diacetyl, to their popcorn for "buttery" flavor. The manufacturer of these popcorns, ConAgra Foods, announced it would remove diacetyl from its popcorn because of the risk to workers being exposed to diacetyl. In addition to workers suffering from lung ailments due to exposure, Denver doctors believe that...

• Insurance Companies Favor Profits Over People

  Jennifer Moore | September 01, 2007 7:25 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The American Association for Justice has published a report that shows that insurance companies have placed profits over people when responding to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. It has been over two years since Hurricane Katrina and many victims have not been compensated for their damage. This is despicable. The report shows that some insurance companies have denied claims and...

• Ban on Class Arbitration Struck Down by Court

  Jennifer Moore | August 22, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Cingular wireless required its customers to waive their right to be part of a class action before an arbitration panel. In other words, if a customer had a claim worth $100, he or she would have to file an individual claim instead of pooling resources as part of a class action. This, in effect, insulates the company from all liability. Very few customers would pursue a small claim alone. ...

• Map a Kentucky Bridge

  Jennifer Moore | August 14, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A website owned by a local Louisvillian focuses on map technology to provide the public with vital information. The Minneapolis bridge collapse has brought bridge safety to the forefront. No one wants to see another bridge collapse, but what are we doing about it? A new map has been added to metromapper.org that shows the current safety rating of all bridges and overpasses in Kentucky. As...

• Are Kentucky's Bridges Safe?

  Jennifer Moore | August 07, 2007 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLouisville, KY

  In light of the recent fatalities and injuries resulting from the Minneapolis bridge collapse, it is important to make sure Kentucky's bridges are safe. Unfortunately, according to federal records, bridge safety has deteriorated under Governor Fletcher's administration. In December 2003, Kentucky's 13,523 bridges showed 1,175 classified as SD (structurally deficient) and another 2,872...

• 6 Miners Trapped in Cave-In

  Courtney Mills | August 06, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Six miners were trapped Monday four miles from the entrance of the Genwal mine in central Utah. The cave-in was so forceful that nearby authorities had initiallty surmised that an earthquake had caused the Genwal mine to collapse, trapping the six miners down below.Authorities now recognize that the cave-in was of a magnitude so severe that it resembled a 4.0 earthquake on the Richter scale. ...

• Plane Crash in Bullitt County

  Jennifer Moore | July 10, 2007 11:58 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A single-engine plane crashed on Sunday, July 8, 2007 in Bullitt County, Kentucky. The pilot and the front-seat passenger, his wife, both died from injuries sustained in the crash. The two passengers in the rear seat remain hospitalized in Louisville. A cause of the airplane crash is unclear at this time. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are...

• State Investigates Injury at Six Flags

  Jennifer Moore | July 01, 2007 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Over a week ago, a 13-year old, Louisville female suffered severe and life-altering injuries when a cable snapped while she was on a ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Office of Consumer and Environmental Protection is investigating why the cable snapped and severely injured this poor girl. Nothing can compensate this young girl...

• Rise in Construction Linked to More Worksite Injuries in Washington

  Shannon Weidemann | June 18, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  King County, Washington is experiencing a huge boom in new construction but that has also meant a rise in worksite injuries and deaths. 14 people were killed while on the job in King County in 2006. Prior to that year the average had been about 9 deaths a year. Construction employs about 7 percent of the nation's work force, but accidents on construction sites accounted for about 21 percent...

• Tennessee Man Guilty of Social Security Fraud

  Shannon Weidemann | June 18, 2007 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A man for Tennessee has pleaded guilty to fraud for continuing to collect Social Security disability benefits even though he had gone back to work. The 58-year-old man collected benefits from 1995 to 2006 while he continued to work at times.Following an investigation conducted by the FBI, Criminal Investigation division of the IRS, U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General...