The mother of a 6-year-old boy who suffered an E. coli infection and kidney failure as a result of eating salad at a California pizza shop has filed a lawsuit against the restaurant. According to a Time.com news report, Taylor Fitzgerald said she picked up a salad and a pizza from Papa Murphy’s, a take-and-bake…
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6-year-old California Boy Suffers Kidney Failure after Eating Salad at Pizza Shop
Girl Hospitalized After Falling into Fire Pit at Newport Dunes
A 10-year-old girl has been hospitalized with serious burn injuries after she fell into a large fire pit during a fathers-daughters gathering at the Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. According to a City News Service report, the girl fell the morning of May 19 during activities taking place at the Dunes resort near Back Bay…
First E-Cigarette Explosion Death Reported in Florida
Tallmadge D’Elia, 38, was killed when his vape pen exploded and sent projectiles into his head. According to a report in the Washington Post, D’Elia’s death is believed to be the first caused by an e-cigarette explosion. He was found May 5 in the bedroom of his family’s home in St. Petersburg, which was set…
Harbor Freight Tools Recalls 1 Million Chainsaws for Injury Hazards
Harbor Freight Tools is issuing a defective product recall for more than a million chainsaws because of a serious injury hazard. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the Southern California-based company states that a power switch in the saw can malfunction and allow the chainsaw to continue operating even after the operator moves…
Keyless Cars Continue to Pose Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The New York Times has published an in-depth article exploring the dangers of keyless cars and how they pose the risk of deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. The Times gives the example of Florida resident Fred Schaub who parked his Toyota RAV4 in his attached garage and went into the house with the wireless key fob…
Former Chipotle Manager Awarded $8 Million in Wrongful Termination Case
Jeanette Ortiz, a longtime Chipotle manager who was fired in 2015 after being accused of stealing $636, was awarded nearly $8 million by a Fresno County Superior Court jury in a wrongful termination lawsuit. According to a news report in The Washington Post, this week, Ortiz and her attorneys settled with Chipotle for a separate…
Fatal Tesla Crash in Florida Spurs Federal Investigation
We’ve recently reported several Tesla crashes in California and in other parts of the country that are under federal investigation. Now, you could add one more to that list. This one involves a tragic car accident, which left two teenagers dead and sent a third to the hospital. Both the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…
Tesla with Autopilot Feature Crashes into Fire Truck Stopped at Red Light
A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature rear-ended a fire department truck in South Jordan, Utah at 60 mph without braking before impact. According to an Associated Press news report, police are still looking into whether the Autopilot feature was engaged at the time. The cause of the crash involving the Tesla Model S…
Kia Recalls Hybrid Vehicles for Fire Danger
Hyundai and Kia have issued vehicle defect recalls for more than 37,000 hybrid vehicles because of an oil leak that could cause a fire. According to an article on Consumer Reports, Hyundai is recalling 27,029 of its 2017 Ioniq and Kia is recalling 10,156 of its 2017 Niro hybrid due to a faulty part that…
Chili’s Data Breach Leaves Consumers’ Credit and Debit Card Information Compromised
A data breach at some Chili’s restaurants may have resulted in many consumers’ debit and credit card information being stolen. According to a USA Today news report, the restaurant chain’s parent company, Brinker International, announced that “a data incident” at some of the restaurants might have resulted in the breach. The list of restaurants that…