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FHWA Official Claims Trinity Guardrails Were Safe Amid Suspicions
Email evidence has revealed that one Federal Highway Adminsitration (FHWA) engineer defended the safety of a widely-utilized guardrail system while acknowledging that its design was changed without federal authorization. Trinity Industries guardrails are used across the nation as highway median barriers, and any alterations to the guardrails design must be…
Read MoreHonda Motor Co. Under Investigation Following Takata Airbag Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened up an investigation into whether or not Honda Motor Co. failed to report injuries and deaths linked to defective Takata airbags. Defective Takata airbags have led to the recall of nearly 8 million vehicles this year and have been linked to…
Read MoreMan Charged with Sexually Assaulting Residents at Watertown Nursing Home
Thomas Spiess, 64, was charged with two counts of fourth degree sexual assault, as well as two counts of intentionally subjecting an individual at risk to abuse. He faces up to two years in prison if convicted. Several residents at Golden Living Center in Watertown, WI, told police that they had…
Read MoreBMW Recalls 76,000 Automobiles Over Brake Problem
BMW has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it will be recalling 76,000 vehicles from the 2012-2014 model years due to the loss of power brake assist. According to a BMW spokesperson, the oil supply for the vacuum pump that operates the brake booster used for power assist…
Read MoreIowa Receives “F” in Quality of Care Survey
A recent survey conducted by Families for Better Care, a Florida-based advocacy group, gave the state of Iowa an F grade in a recent report on nursing home quality of care. The report cited five deaths and several injuries in nine nursing homes throughout the state as part of the…
Read MoreDeath and Illness linked to Listeria at Wisconsin’s Crave Brothers Cheese
One death, a pregnant woman’s miscarriage and three hospitalizations are being linked to contaminated soft cheese from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Co. in Waterloo. The nationwide recall includes Les Freres, Petit Frere and Petit Frere with Truffles. Consumers are instructed to throw away any remaining cheeses. Les Freres (LF225 2/2.5#)…
Read MoreAssisted Living Facility Employees Photograph Elderly Residents Naked
Two Brookview Meadows employees are facing criminal charges after taking nude or semi-nude photos of elderly residents and then sharing those photos with others via cellphones. Michelle Bulger and Ashley Schaumburg, both certified nursing assistants, face felony charges after filming one resident bathing and another dealing with a bowel obstruction. Each…
Read MoreIowa Nursing Home Administrator Faces Sanctions
Susan Julifs, former administrator at the Pomeroy Care Center in Pomeroy, Iowa, faces a charge of professional incompetence from the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators. The board says that Julifs should have known resident William Cubbage posed a threat to other residents and that she failed to protect those…
Read MoreSome WI Nursing Homes Rack Up Federal Violations
WAOW Newsline 9 is reporting that seven homes were officially designated as offering substandard quality of care in 2012. Three homes were given that designation in 2011. The investigation found the following: Benedictine Manor of Wausau received 9 federal violations one of which included the elopement of a male resident…
Read More630,000 SUVs to be recalled by Chrysler
Chrysler has announced two Jeep recalls totaling 630,000 vehicles worldwide. The recall will include 409,000 Jeep Patriot and Compass models from 2010 and 2012 to fix seat-belt and air bag problems. The recall centers around a software error which could cause late deployment of the air bags and seat-belt tightening…
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