By Jim Greene Published on September 13, 2010 Although the United States, the European Union, and dozens of other countries have banned or severely restricted the use of asbestos, the cancer-causing mineral is still widely used in developing countries, such as China, Mexico, and India. To keep sales going, asbestos producers have mounted a campaign…Read More
By Jim Greene Published on September 17, 2010 The Kentucky Supreme Court should decide by the end of the year if a Jefferson County judge had the right to decide that a burp was sufficient to invalidate an alcohol breath test in a drunken driving case. The case that will come before the court may…Read More
By Jim Greene Published on September 20, 2010 Although asbestos was banned for most construction uses in the United States in 1989, there is still plenty of it around, in buildings built before it was known to cause cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency’s advice is to leave it undisturbed, but, if it’s exposed, it still…Read More
Article Tools Print friendly E-mail story Tip Us Off iPod friendly Comments Share Article Facebook Twitter del.icio.us. Digg! Yahoo! Buzz Diigo google newsvine reddit technorati Yahoo! Football fans planning to spend next Sunday, February 6, huddled around the big-screen TV devouring pizza, soaking up beer and shouting should start planning now for a sober, designated…Read More
(WENN.COM) Actress Jaime Pressly has been charged with driving under the influence following an arrest last month. The My Name Is Earl star’s car was pulled over by police in Santa Monica, California for a suspected traffic violation on 5 January and she was taken into custody after struggling to complete a field sobriety test….Read More
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials with the North Charleston Police Department on Tuesday released dash camera footage from the car of a former officer charged with DUI. Tuesday’s release of the video follows an outcry from community leaders, media outlets and North Charleston residents looking for answers — like why the officer’s squad car…Read More
By Jim Greene Published on September 24, 2010 Breath tests can once again be used as evidence in the prosecution of drunken driving cases in the county that includes Seattle, Wash., according to a ruling by a panel of three King County District Court judges. In reversing a two-year ban on the use of the…Read More
By Jim Greene Published on September 28, 2010 South Korean industrial conglomerate Hyundai reached a financial settlement last week with the family of a motorcyclist killed in Orange County, Calif., in a 2005 hit-and-run collision caused by a Hyundai executive who was driving drunk after a company event. Youn Burn Lee, who fled to Korea…Read More
By Jim Greene Published on October 11, 2010 Drunken driving charges against the undersheriff of a Central California coastal county were dropped because a retest showed the defendant’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was below the legal limit. The retest was handled by state officials to avoid a conflict of interest at the local level. Undersheriff…Read More
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