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• Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter and Salmonella

  Staff Writer | February 17, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Jars of Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes foodborne illness).If you became ill after consuming contaminated peanut butter, we...

• Do You Know? The Use of Polygraphs for Employees

  Staff Writer | October 12, 2006 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Employers are often tempted to ask an employee to take a lie detector test if the employer believes that an employee has stolen the employer's property. However, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, a federal law found at 29 U.S.C. § 2001-2009, restricts an employer's use of polygraphs, and provides remedies for a violation of the restrictions regarding the use of lie detector tests.

• So what is an MDL?

  Staff Writer | April 19, 2006 9:31 AM | 2 CommentsDenver, CO

  Many folks have recently seen or perhaps heard of the Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra, Ortho Evra, Guidant and Medtronic "MDLs" in the media. So what is an "MDL"? Well, its shorthand for multidistrict litigation. The first thing you need to know about multidistrict litigation is that its not the same thing as a class action. A class action is a lawsuit where a few people sue on behalf of themselves and...

• Firefighter's Wife Sues For Accident That Killed Husband

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2006 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Michael Lynch, a volunteer firefighter, was killed while directing traffic after a car accident on US 50. Christopher Gunja was traveling over 50 miles per hour when he slammed into Lynch, who was thrown 136 feet due to the force of the collision.Lynch's wife has filed a lawsuit against Gunja and his parents.According to cbs4denver.com's article about the accident lawsuit:Under Colorado's...

• Should cell phone use while driving be banned?

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  An interesting AP article yesterday addresses the increasing numbers of motor vehicle accidents resulting from cellular phone usage. Colorado State Troopers are now asking people involved in crashes whether they were using cellular phones at the time. These troopers may be able to gather enough evidence to argue for a legal ban on cell phone usage while driving. Beginning January 1, troopers now...

• Denver's cracking down on trashy yards and properties.

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Denver is a beautiful city, but eyesores exist in many neighborhoods. That's where the city's neighborhood inspectors come in. Each year, they scour Denver neighborhoods in an effort to bring problem properties into compliance with the city's codes. Southwest Denver resident Linda Stephens stands by her neighbor's house which has been a twenty-five year struggle for her to deal with.Click here

• A New Supreme Court Decision: Forfeiture by Wrongdoing Explored Further

  Kyle Bachus | June 27, 2008 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A defendant has a constitutional right to confront a witness that is accusing him. The basic rule is that prior statements cannot be used unless the defendant has had a chance to cross exam the...

• K2 Sports Recalls Snowboard Bindings

  Darin Schanker | May 20, 2008 7:03 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  K2 Sports in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of their 2007 K2 Auto snowboard bindings. Sold at snowboard, ski and sporting goods stores...

• Fatigue a Factor in Another Semi-Truck Accident

  Linda Snyder | March 03, 2008 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Troopers say 54-year-old James Strauss of Oklahoma City, Okla., was driving east in a fully-loaded semi-truck on I-70, when his vehicle went off the right side of the highway, between an embankment and a guardrail. The semi-truck then rolled onto its right side and slid down an embankment where it struck the concrete support pillar under I-70, leaving it entangled within the remaining support...

• Early Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer

  Linda Snyder | February 28, 2008 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  There may be early warning signs that are indicators of ovarian cancer. Although some doctors describe the symptons as vague, any symptoms, no matter how "vague", are better than none.Because there are no obvious symptoms and there is no standard screening test, ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed in the late stages after it has spread to other parts of the body. Even a few months' delay in...