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Constellation Brands Beer Division, manufacturer of Corona, announced a voluntary recall in the United States last week for certain packages of 12-ounce Corona Extra due to potential contamination with small glass particles.

Some Bottles of Corona Recalled on Glass Shard Concern

Constellation Brands Beer Division, manufacturer of Corona, announced a voluntary recall in the United States last week for certain packages of 12-ounce Corona Extra due to potential contamination with small glass particles. The recall, announced on Wednesday, March...

Los Angeles Originated Amtrak Train Derails in Kansas

At least 32 people were injured, two critically, after an Amtrak train from Los Angeles bound for Chicago derailed on the BNSF Railway about 20 miles west of Dodge City, Kansas early Monday, March 14th. The derailment occurred just after midnight, central time zone,...

The Cost of Higher Education

Did you know that USC is now more expensive than Harvard, Yale and Stanford? Tuition for the 2016-2017 academic school year will exceed $50,000! USC Provost, Michael Quick, stated in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that, “our students and parents are expecting...

Two Workers Killed in Tree Trimming Accident

Two workers were killed in the unincorporated Riverside County area of Thermal, near the Salton Sea, after their tree-trimming crane’s bucket contact live wires, causing the crane to catch fire on the morning of Saturday, March 12th. The incident occurred just...

Fatal Pedestrian Accidents Projected to Significantly Increase in 2015

A new report from The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) estimates that pedestrian deaths in 2015 will jump 10% nationwide from 2014, the largest such annual increase ever seen by the group. California is projected at a 12% increase. The GHSA, a coalition of...

Accidents Increase Due To The Rain…Again

It’s inevitable. Whenever it rains in Southern California, the number of accidents on the freeways skyrocket. The rain that swept across the Southland Saturday night into Monday morning was no exception. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol...

Ford F-150 Trucks Investigated for Failing Brakes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced an investigation into the Ford F-150, one of the most popular trucks in the country, after receiving 33 complaints of brake failure. These complaints tell of harrowing experiences where drivers...

Larry H. Parker Law Firm Helps Struggling 3rd Grade Readers

Imagine your employer has just handed you an important document to read and expects a full summary of the material on his desk by tomorrow. You take a look and see it is written in a language completely foreign to you.  While you may be able to phonetically decipher...

This Week (March 4) in Product Recalls

Only 15 new product recalls have been announced over the past 3 weeks by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), including recalls for Valentine’s ceramic mugs from Target, adapter plugs from Apple, and artificial poinsettia plants. If you or a loved one...

How Can I Tell if My Injury Is Work Related?

Injured employees have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim as long as they can show their injury is related to their work. But what exactly does work related mean? Courts have ruled that an injury must “arise out of employment” and occur “in the course of...