Invista settles $500 million federal water, air, hazardous waste violations
12 facilities acquired from DuPont by Invista violated over 680 federal laws. Washington, D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Invista, a Kansas based textiles manufacturing company has agreed to spend $500 million to clean up and correct over 680 federal law violations at company locations in seven states. This announcement came from lawyers for the U.S. government on Monday. As […]
U.S. Judge dismisses Senator Steven’s jury verdict cites federal misconduct!
Federal judge orders criminal contempt probe into DOJ’s legal misconduct. Washington, D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Alaska’s Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the United States Senate, was exonerated on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, as reported by Reuters. The federal judge threw out a jury’s corruption verdict, which cost the Alaskan Senator his political […]
Washington national museum lighting worker develops asbestosis
Smithsonian museum lighting worker contracts asbestosis from toxic walls. Washington, D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–A 27 year lighting worker, employed at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, allegedly contracted asbestosis from toxic asbestos laden walls at the Washington museum. Richard Pullman the 53 year-old employee for the museum has filed a federal workplace safety complaint and hired […]
Washington Police Chief Causes Crash – Uses BlackBerry
Federal Way Police Chief breaks new cell phone ban law causing car wreck – JusticeNewsFlash.com news for Washington personal injury attorneys. Seattle, WA (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–On March 26, 2009, Federal Way Police Chief, Brian Wilson, rear-ended a vehicle because he was using his cell phone while he was operating his unmarked police car. There is a law […]
$1.5 million King County Metro bus wrongful death lawsuit settles
Seattle area Metro to pay $1.5 million in damages to Auburn truck driver’s family. Seattle, WA (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–The family of an Auburn man, who was killed when the truck he was driving was hit by a Metro bus, filed a personal injury lawsuit against the county. As reported by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, King County officials have […]
Workers uninformed regarding Smithsonian asbestos positive walls
Washington’s National Air and Space Museum workers in the dark about asbestos. Washington, D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–As reported by the Washington Post on Sunday, workers at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum located in the nation’s capital were not informed about the presence of asbestos in the museum’s walls until last year. According to a study […]
East Falls Church station Metro train kills man!
Second Metro train death on Washington area commuter rail system in 48 hours. Falls Church, VA (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–An Orange Line Metrorail train at the East Falls Church Virginia station hit and killed on man early Sunday morning. The Washington Post reported the second commuter railroad fatality involving a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) train in […]
Trevor Goring at National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers New Orleans 2009
New Orleans (JusticeNewsFlash.Com) Contemporary artist, portrait painter, author and longstanding friend to the trial lawyer community, Trevor Goring is celebrating fifteen years of collaboration with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at their 2009 conference in New Orleans. Since 1994 criminal defense lawyers across the United States and Canada have been collecting original paintings […]
State Department fires private security company ending $1.2 billion contract
Blackwater loses their $1.2 billion contract for Iraqi security services. Washington, D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Blackwater, a controversial U.S. Security company who provides protection services for United States diplomats in Iraq, was fired the State Department today. The executives of Blackwater were informed by the State Department on Friday their $1.2 billion, five-year Iraq services contract will not […]
Metro rider falls on tracks closing D.C. commuter rail
Woman falls on Metrorail tracks in Washington D.C. closing city subways. Washington D.C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Subway service was shut down this morning after a 68 year-old woman fell on the tracks. According to the Associated Press (AP), a woman fell off the platform and onto the tracks this morning at the end of the red line in […]
1 Million spectators gather for inauguration parade in Washington
Pride is flying in the colors of red, white and blue in the nation’s capital and all across the country as the new President Barack Obama has a long day of waving, smiling and greeting his public. Richmond, Virginia (JusticeNewsFlash.Com) — Pride is flying in the colors of red, white and blue in the nation’s […]
Washington State Forced to Evacuate
Heavy rains and warming temperatures devastate Washington State. Rampant flooding turns towns, highways and railroad tracks into swamps. JusticeNewsFlash.com–Mudslides and avalanches swallowed entire neighborhoods and highways in Washington State earlier today reports the Associated Press (AP). Temperatures warming and record downpours of rain rapidly melted mountain top snow. The domino effect of melting snow, rapid […]