2007 November | Geoff McDonald and Associates

Archive for November, 2007

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Buyers warned of Virginia defective products containing contaminated cheese

November 27, 2007

A gift basket has been voluntarily recalled by a company because the Virginia defective product could include cheese contaminated with dangerous bacteria, according to the Bristol Herald Courier.

The Virginia defective product that was sold in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Alabama as well as Virginia, was the company’s Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese. The defective product was sold in several sizes and may have been distributed across the country through the company’s Web site.

No Virginia defective product injuries have been reported. The defective product was sold between Sept. 19 and Nov. 18.

Popularity: 53% [?]

Nov

Two separate Virginia car accidents take two lives

November 20, 2007

A 26-year-old woman was killed when she was ejected from an SUV in a Virginia auto accident Sunday, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The SUV was crashed into when another driver failed to stop at an intersection.

The Virginia car accident victim was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead from her auto accident injuries at the scene.

Another woman, also not wearing a seat belt, died in a separate Virginia auto accident Sunday when she ran off the road twice and ended up slamming into a tree.

The Virginia car accident fatality toll rose to 911 Monday, as compared to 846 this time last year.

Popularity: 37% [?]

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Virginia auto accident has at least one confirmed fatality

November 16, 2007

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that at least one fatality has been confirmed in a Virginia car accident that happened around 8 a.m. Friday.

Two vehicles were involved in the Virginia auto accident that had traffic backed up in northbound lanes. The lanes have since been cleared of the car accident and state police are investigating.

Popularity: 78% [?]

Nov

Death of Kanye West’s mother a potential wrongful death

November 13, 2007

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that an autopsy is schedule Tuesday for Kanye West’s mother to determine if medical malpractice had led to a wrongful death. Preliminary information suggested Donda West died from surgical complications that could have caused a wrongful death.

It wasn’t immediately clear what kind of surgery she had, but had been previously turned down for plastic surgery because of a medical condition.

Popularity: 52% [?]

Nov

Virginia defective products pose problems for holiday shopping season

November 9, 2007

With the recent slew of Virginia defective products and product recalls because of unsafe levels of lead in toys, parents are wondering how to safely do their holiday shopping, according to The Roanoke Times.

A local woman offered her lead-testing equipment to test the toys at a local school and found that more than 15 percent were Virginia defective products with unsafe levels of lead. Parents are encouraged to be cautious about cheap, painted toys and fake jewelry and to toss out toys with chipped paint or degraded plastic.

For more tips on how to avoid bringing Virginia defective products into your home this holiday season, read the rest of the report.

Popularity: 51% [?]

Nov

Man dies in Virginia motorcycle accident

November 6, 2007

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that a man was killed Wednesday in a Virginia motorcycle accident when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a jersey wall on the interstate.

The 24-year-old motorcycle accident victim crashed around noon just north of Poindexter Street in Chesapeake.

The 2007 death toll in Virginia car accidents and motorcycle accidents on the highway last week was up to 852, up from the 781 as of the same day in 2006.

Popularity: 65% [?]

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Day care pool accident ends in Virginia wrongful death

November 2, 2007

A one-year-old girl passed away Tuesday after being revived by CPR last week from a fall in a home day care pool, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Virginia wrongful death happened when the girl fell in the pool on Oct. 24 and was revived by the woman who runs the day care in her own and a police sergeant.

The names of the girl and day care operator have not been released, but a police spokesperson said the girl passed away at 1:39 a.m.

Popularity: 50% [?]

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