Miscellaneous

• CA Good Samaritan Law Under Scrutiny

  Greg Owen | January 05, 2009 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  A car crash in 2004 has since taught one woman to think twice before acting as a Good Samaritan in an emergency. Lisa Torti is being sued for pulling a friend, Alexandra Van Horn, from a thought to...

• Is Pit Bull Ordinance Working?

  Greg Owen | April 17, 2008 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  When it comes to dangerous dogs, I’m sure you’ve heard the slogan "punish the deed not the breed." While many subscribe to that slogan, feeling that the fault lies with the owner/trainer of a given...

• Dog Eats Woman Alive

  Greg Owen | March 03, 2008 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Mangled Mandy Peynado lay face down frozen in terror...as a rottweiler began eating her alive.You may have seen the slogan "Punish the deed not the breed." Many feel strongly that the slogan is reasonable while others feel there should be extra measures taken to protect the public from breeds that have a propensity to be aggressive and have the body weight and strength to carry out a severe dog...

• Ex-House aide Claims Wrongful Termination

  Greg Owen | February 29, 2008 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Stephen A.H.Keefer, a former House Democratic Caucus staffer, has filed a wrongful termination suit against his former employers. The case was filed in Commonwealth Court.Keefer was director of information technology. In his suit he claims that the only reason he was fired from that position was to divert attention of an investigation pertaining to House operations away from certain...

• Dog Bite Solutions

  Greg Owen | February 08, 2008 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In October 2007, two letter carriers were separately attacked in Casper City Wyoming. In both incidences they were attacked by pit bulls. The dog attacks necessitated hospital visits, stitches and shots. The city is now looking into adding a link to the website informing people of the location of dogs that have been identified as vicious. Additionally, having an insurance policy on vicious dogs...

• Who's the Boss?

  Greg Owen | January 18, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Dogs are pack animals, and in their world there can only one pack leader. While it is wise to establish yourself as the pack leader when it comes to your dog, for your own safety, it is just as important how you teach your pet who's boss.After having one cocktail too many, one particular 47-year-old man in Germany wanted to show a dog who was boss, so he began eating out of the dog's dish. That...

• $2.5 Million Awarded Due to Discrimination

  Greg Owen | January 14, 2008 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Lockheed Martin Corp., will pay $2.5 million to former employee, Charles Daniels, who sued for having been called the N-word and for nothing having been done by Lockheed after he reported the ongoing workplace discrimination. This is the largest settlement with an individual in a racial discrimination case handled by the by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.With respect to the...

• To Avoid a Dog's Bite, Try Changing Your Own Response

  Greg Owen | January 14, 2008 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Many people have been in a situation where a strange dog approaches sans a leash. Some consider using mace to protect themselves against such a situation. In the event of a dog attack, it is better to have a game plan. Many people automatically go into fit or flight mode - more often flight. In this situation fight or flight is a bad idea. The safest response to an aggressive dog is to remain...

• Dog Bites on the Rise in Minnesota

  Greg Owen | December 18, 2007 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  According to epidemiologists with the Minnesota Department of Health's Injury and Violence Prevention Unit, stray dogs do not account for the majority of dog bites. In Minnesota, dog bites are on the rise. However, a periodical published in "Minnesota Medicine" stated that when scientists studied the dog bites that were treated in hospitals, the rate of dog bites had increased by a staggering...

• Firefighter Claims Wrongful Termination

  Greg Owen | December 14, 2007 6:10 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In October 2006 15-year-old, James Citizen, was abducted and shot to death. Marvin Nicholson Jr., a Chattanooga firefighter at the time of the incident, was subsequently fired from his job as a firefighter following his arrest for the death of Citizen. Nicholson has now filed a wrongful termination claim against the city and is asking for $250,000 in damages. He claims that the city did not...