http://stromlawblog.com The Official Blog of the Strom Law Firm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Employees at House of Raeford Farms. Photo by Charlotte ObserverFederal authorities have detained 300 alleged illegal immigrants after raiding the House of Raeford Farms’ Greenville, S.C. chicken processing plant. The bust took place during a 9 a.m. shift change Tuesday, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin McDonald. Federal prosecutors and ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/10/07/federal-agents-nab-300-alleged-illegal-workers-at-greenville-plant/ Diana Levine, Photo by NY TimesEarlier this week, The New York Times prominently featured a front-page article on Diana Levine and her upcoming Supreme Court case surrounding the $6 million the pharmaceutical company Wyeth was ordered to pay her for failing to warn her adequately about the risks of one ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/09/25/levine-case-heads-to-high-court-could-have-significant-impact-on-pre-emption-doctrine/ The player will show in this paragraph var s1 = new SWFObject('http://stromlawblog.com/player.swf','player1','235','178','9'); s1.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); s1.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); s1.addParam('flashvars','file=http://stromlawblog.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/crash.flv'); s1.write('preview2'); MSNBC covers the NTSB press conferenceA plane crash late Friday night in Columbia, S.C. killed four people and critically injured two more. The two injured were identified as Travis Barker, the former drummer of Blink-182, and Adam "DJ AM" ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/09/20/4-killed-in-sc-plane-crash-drummer-dj-injured/ Physician carelessness is a leading factor in medical malpractice lawsuitsWhen we go to a doctor for anything from a routine check-up to life-saving surgery, we expect the highest quality of care. And that is certainly the case when dealing with serious diseases like colon cancer. Yet researchers have found that ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/09/10/reuters-hospitals-fail-colon-cancer-quality-check/ Sarah Palin, Photo by Getty ImagesGUEST COLUMN BY AMANDA SCHLAGER PUBLISHED: SUN, SEPT. 7, 2008, THE STATE NEWSPAPER As a moderate voter trying to weigh both sides before voting in November’s elections, I was shocked at the unexpected pull of Sarah Palin’s speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. I felt ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/09/08/sarah-palin-what-feminism-has-been-fighting-for/ Truck overturned at Rivers Avenue exit in Charleston, S.C. Photo by ABC News 4In the Southeast, particularly in South Carolina and Georgia, we have seen a spike in the number of trucking accidents. This is primarily due to negligent driving as a result of poor training or overworked ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/09/06/truck-wrecks-too-frequent-victims-have-rights/ The player will show in this paragraph var s1 = new SWFObject('http://stromlawblog.com/player.swf','player1','235','178','9'); s1.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); s1.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); s1.addParam('flashvars','file=http://stromlawblog.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/mini-me.flv'); s1.write('preview1'); FOX News Channel tackles the "Mini-Me" lawsuitWhen people decide to videotape or photograph their intimate, “private” moments, what happens if those tapes or images are published, distributed or made public without permission? What if they are stolen by a ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/08/21/mini-me-miley-and-privacy-rights/ Work-related deaths and injuries are on the riseSadly, the Greenville News reports that, while work-related deaths decreased nationwide, South Carolina saw a 20% increase in on the job fatalities. From the Greenville News: The state recorded 114 fatalities last year, up from 95 the year before. Of the total, 45 were transportation-related, ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/08/21/greenville-news-work-related-fatalities-increase-in-sc-by-20/ The case of Wyeth v. Levine, now on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, has recently become the front line in the ongoing battle between drug companies and consumers who were wronged by unsafe products that were rapidly released without proper testing in order to turn a quick buck. The ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/08/15/lawsuits-keep-drug-companies-from-putting-profit-over-people/ South Carolina Association for Justice The Orangeburg (S.C.) Times and Democrat has published a story about the South Carolina Association for Justice's new name. The T&D editorial focuses on the importance of what used to be known as the SC Trial Lawyers Association and its continued role in preserving ... http://stromlawblog.com/2008/08/15/orangeburg-td-trial-lawyers-are-key-players-in-justice-system/