E. Coli Outbreak Under Investigation in Ohio
E. Coli Outbreak Investigation. Six cases of E. coli infection this week have Ohio health officials concerned the cases are linked. In one case, a 52-year-old woman who was infected with the bacteria died. Dr. Mysheika LeMaile-Williams, medical director and assistant health commissioner of Columbus Public Health, said three people … [Read more...]
Football Team Food Poisoning Not Linked to Restaurant
Football Team Food Poisoning In Ohio. Although about 70 people fell ill with food poisoning after attending a football team dinner at a West Geauga High School in Ohio on October 26, contaminants were not found in the food. Football players, cheerleaders, and parents were among the 70 who were sickened at the dinner. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]
Columbus, Ohio Train Derailment Lawyers
Train Derailment Compensation Claims. Was your life impacted by the train derailment in Columbus, Ohio on July 11, 2012? If so, you and your family may be entitled to compensation for disruption and loss due to evacuation, hotels, food, possible property contamination, emotional distress, sickness, and other damages resulting from … [Read more...]
Jeni’s Ice Cream Recalled Due to Positive Listeria Test
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams of Ohio is recalling all of its frozen treats after a sample tested positive for listeria bacteria, Associated Press reports. The recall is similar to one recently issued by Blue Bell of Texas, whose ice cream products were linked to 10 listeria illnesses, including three deaths, in four states. The … [Read more...]
Research Study Confirms Fracking as Cause of Ohio Earthquakes
A new study published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America confirms that a fracking operation near Poland Township, Ohio, activated a previously unknown fault in the, causing 77 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 1.0 to 3.0 in March 2014. On March 10, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources ordered the … [Read more...]
PW Partners with Ohio Law Firm in Counterclaim Against Duck Creek Energy’s Defamation Lawsuit
Partnership Of 2 Law Firms Gets Interesting. Parker Waichman LLP has joined with Ohio-based law firm, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli Co., LPA, to file a counterclaim in a defamation lawsuit brought against two Ohio women by Duck Creek Energy, Inc. Duck Creek alleges that the defendants' voicing of concerns regarding … [Read more...]
Parker Waichman LLP Tapped for Ohio Fracking Lawsuits
Claimants Says Firm Polluted Their Drinking Water Wells. Parker Waichman LLP and the Ohio law firm of Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli Co., LPA are representing two Medina County, Ohio couples who allege drilling and fracking activities being performed by Landmark 4 LLC near their property polluted their drinking water … [Read more...]
Ohio Fracking Boom Comes at a Cost
Overtures Of Ohio Fracking. Natural gas drillers have set their sights on Ohio. According to the Web site FrackAction.com, Ohio is home to 3,400 producing natural gas wells, and the current economic downturn has made Ohio residents particularly vulnerable to the overtures of natural gas drillers seeking to expand hydraulic … [Read more...]
Ortho Evra Punitive Damage Ruling In Ohio Hurts Consumers
Ortho Evra Punitive Damage. A former Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch user who suffered a series of potentially-fatal blood clots while using the defective drug will not be able to receive more than $250,000 in punitive damages should she win her lawsuit against patch maker Johnson & Johnson, an Ohio court has ruled. The Ohio … [Read more...]
Cleanup effort continues at Ohio River barge spill
Ohio River Barge Spill. Traffic returned to normal Thursday on the Ohio River as crews began unloading a barge damaged this week when it hit a lock wall near this southern Illinois town, spilling thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical, officials said. No evacuations or injuries resulted from the Tuesday night accident involving … [Read more...]
Solvent spills in Ohio River
A Ruptured Barge Solvent Spills Into The Ohio River. A barge ruptured after hitting a dam, spilling up to 8,000 gallons of a toxic solvent into the Ohio River near Brookport, Ill. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Wayne Chapman told CNN that the spill of cumene did not pose an immediate threat to drinking water systems. The solvent, which is … [Read more...]
