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• Judge Helps Settle Multi-Million Dollar Case

  Paul Grieco | May 17, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Justice was served in the Cleveland Justice Center when a local judge put a piece of paper with a seven figure dollar amount on it in two envelopes and presented it to the lawyers involved in the case with the option of accepting the figure and settling the case or go to trial. The case involved a serious car accident which led to an 18 yeaar old college student losing his eye sight. The young...

• Top Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Official Sentenced for Racketeering

  Jack Landskroner | May 10, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  On Wednesday Tom Gasper, the former top financial officer at the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation was sentenced to more than five years in prison for Racketeering. Gasper accepted bribes, including cash and the use of a Florida condominium, in return for steering BWC investments to friends. Gasper served as chief financial officer between 1995 and 2004, managing a $19 billion portfolio. He...

• As Prom Season Gets Underway, Schools Try New Tactics To Stop Drinking

  Rebecca Castell | May 03, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  With Prom season underway, many schools are taking a hard line with students to prevent underage drinking. Now rather than simply telling students not to drink and drive, the schools are resorting to breathalyzers and realistic demonstrations of the effects of drunk driving. Some schools are requiring students undergo a breathalyzer test before entering the prom. Others are staging simulated...

• Walmart Recalls Baby Bibs

  Paul Grieco | May 03, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A recent newspaper article has notified the public of a recall of baby bibs. The discovery of lead in the fabric of a brand of baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart Stores has resulted in a recall of the items, the company said.The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago...

• Camp Safety

  Paul Grieco | April 25, 2007 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As summer fast approaches, many parents are looking into summer camps to which to send their children. Before deciding which camp is best suited for your children, make sure you get a s much information as possible about the camp, its staff, its location and what safety practices and procedures the camp has implemented. One of the easiest tools to utilize in beginning your research on summer...

• Two Women Killed On the Side of Highway

  Rebecca Castell | April 23, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Two women were killed in a car accident Sunday while they were standing at the side of the road waiting for their car's tire to be fixed. The accident occurred on I-480 at the Route 82 exit. The Plain Dealer reports that Police said the accident occurred around 11:40 a.m. when two women were standing outside their vehicle on the side of the road about as a tow truck driver repaired a flat...

• Bedford Man Killed in Car Accident

  Jack Landskroner | April 19, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Another Cuyhoga County car accident has resulted in a death. A 27-year-old Bedford man died Thursday morning when his car hit a utility pole on Rockside Road. Paris T. Millsap was transported to University Hospitals in Bedford where he later died, according to police. Millsap was driving west on Rockside Road near Greencroft Park when his car left the road about 6:23 a.m. The cause of the...

• Did Virginia Tech Provide Adequate Security on Campus?

  Jack Landskroner | April 17, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The nation is in mourning after the terrible events that transpired at Virginia Tech University yesterday morning. A Virginia Tech senior from South Korea killed at least 30 people locked inside a classroom building in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the university and police said Tuesday.The first deadly attack, at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m., left two people dead. But...

• Investigate Before You Buy

  Paul Grieco | April 13, 2007 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Every day consumers purchase all types of products for their homes, yards, vehicles, children and for their own personal use. Every day it seems as though we read in the paper or see on TV that a product is being recalled due to safety concerns. Before you spend your hard earned money on a particular product, investigate the product to make sure there are no active recalls or other safety...

• Seniors Beware of Home Repair Schemes

  Rebecca Castell | April 11, 2007 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Homeowners, particularly senior citizens, have been targeted by fraudulent home repair and maintenance companies. Jerry Ponsky, a Bainbridge Township resident, has been charged with numerous counts of bogus home repair agreements and ripping off consumers with fraudulent loans. Ponsky operated a ring of activity where in Ponsky and his collaborators would inundate run-down neighborhoods with...