Here are some of the top stories of the past week from the NBC 6 Weekend Digest:
Burn Victims Sue Over Exploding Cans of Cooking Spray
A woman is suing over an explosion she blames on a can of household cooking spray that ignited her hair and left her horribly burned. Five similar lawsuits involving plaintiffs across the country were also filed Tuesday, though all those named food packaging giant Conagra as the defendant.
Most of the six separately filed lawsuits involve PAM.
Cooking spray is most commonly designed as an aerosol container. In 2011, Conagra began using a new kind of aerosol can in an effort to save money, according to the lawsuits filed Tuesday.
“It is beyond irresponsible that, to increase profits, Conagra Brands made and sold cans of household cooking spray that are susceptible to explosion," a lawyer who represents the victims in each of the cases said in a statement.
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Boating Accident Victim Meets With Team Who Saved His Life
Jonathan Cruz recounted the harrowing Father's Day he had back in 2018 when a boat propeller ripped through his flesh and bone, nearly killing him.
The 29-year-old dad of two was trying to help another boater off Elliot Key on June 17, 2019, when someone turned the propeller on, slicing him between his leg and back.
"I remember seeing a light of peace and I knew I was going," Cruz recalled.
Miraculously, Miami-Dade paramedic TJ Dolan was also out boating that day.
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South Florida Doctor Arrested for Manslaughter in Overdose Death
A local doctor is facing manslaughter and other charges after one of her patients died of an opioid overdose, authorities said.
Dr. Marta Elena Farinas, 48, was booked into the Miami-Dade jail Tuesday on charges of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic in oxycodone and delivery of oxycodone, records showed.
NBC 6 Investigators were there when agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration took Farinas into custody at her office off South Dixie Highway in Palmetto Bay Tuesday.
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Demolition Begins at Site of Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale
After six decades of everything from top high school football talent to soccer matches from across the world, an iconic Fort Lauderdale stadium has started the process of being torn down Wednesday.
Crews at the site of Lockhart Stadium began the demolition of the stadium at an event that started just after 9 a.m.
The site will be used by the new MLS team coming to the area - a club partially owned by soccer superstar David Beckham –to build several training facilities as well as a new stadium that will host the group’s minor league teams as well as the first seasons for the MLS franchise.
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