Archive for December 06, 2006

Man Sentenced to 6½ Years for DUI Fatality

In King County Superior Court, Negere Omari of Des Moines was sentenced to 78 months in prison for the vehicular homicide of 20-year-old Heather Lee Meadows while drunk.

$850,000 Awarded to Widow in Asbestos Case

A jury in McLean County, Illinois, recently awarded $850,000 to a woman whose husband died from cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

55-Year Sentence in Utah Drug Case Revives Mandatory Minimum Sentence Debate

By refusing to hear his case, the U.S. Supreme court has left Weldon Angelos few options, even as many people — including the judge who sentenced him — see the 55-year prison sentence as unjust.

Is Federal Deregulation Causing More Trucking Accidents?

As insurers and safety organizations ask for tighter regulations on the trucking industry, government officials turn down requests and slash existing regulations, arguing that fewer regulations will make the trucking industry safer.

Physician Facing Drug Charges Opts for Trial

Dr. David Hornick, a Schenectady, New York, area physician, has decided to put his fate in the hands of a jury, having rejected a plea deal that might have reduced his felony charges to a low-level misdemeanor.

Explosion Levels Warehouse, Kills 3, Injures 37 People in Milwaukee

On the morning of Wednesday, December 6 in an area near downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an explosion ignited a fire at a Falk Corp. warehouse and was felt a mile and a half away.