Starting point begins right now. Well, our starting point, a brutal winter storm battering the northeast and torturing Holiday Travelers all over the country. Here it is on the radar. The system is expected to dump up to two feet of snow on central maine today. Six states are under winter storm warnings, pennsylvania, new york, massachusetts, new hampshire, vermont, and of course maine. Everyone there could see at least a foot of snow. More than 200,000 customers spanning several states are already without power. More than 1700 flights had to be cancelled yesterday, hundreds more have already been taken off the board this morning and that number is expected to climb. Six deaths are being blamed on this system since tuesday, and the threat hasnt passed yet. Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider tracking the storm from the cnn Weather Center in atlanta. But first inez is live in syracuse, new york, where shes been theres a great deal of snow behind you, inez, good morning. Reporter good morning
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HOUSTON A worker who was struck and pinned underneath a forklift being operated by a fellow employee is claiming his former employer s negligence.
Mardell Christian filed a complaint April 12 in Harris County District Court against R+L Carriers Inc., R+L Carriers Shared Services LLC and RLR Investments LLC alleging negligence.
According to Christian s complaint, he was working as a warehouse employee for the defendants on Nov. 1, 2019. He claims he was on the ground on his knees attempting to replace a sticker on a piece of freight, when he was struck and became pinned underneath a forklift being operated by a fellow employee. Christian alleges he suffered catastrophic injuries that required extensive and extremely painful surgeries and physical therapy.