The company that manufactured a magnetic toy blamed in the death of a 22-month-old Redmond boy settled lawsuits Wednesday with his parents and 13 other families for $13.5 million.A personal injury or products liability claim should be considered any time a child is injured or dies. Of course some accidents just happen. But for those incidents that could have been avoided, compensation should...
I have handled cases from a rearend car crash to a wrongful death case invoving a tractor trailor truck.A small claim is just as important to me as a big case , because I like to help people recover from something they did not cause or create . Insurance companies drag their feet in settling cases.How can you get the case moving faster ? I finally rethought...
A recent study conducted by the University of Alabama, in coordination with the Jefferson County Coroner's office, has indicated that persons involved in fatal car crashes often have moderate, to much more severe, hip fractures. The study further found that a higher prevalence of hip fractures occurred in relation to the speed involved in the collision. There was also a much higher...
Trick or treating is surely one of the highlights of the year for children. Dressing up as a favorite action hero or character and of course, all the candy, is enough to make kids forget about safety concerns. Before taking your children out for beggar's night, make sure to take some precautions. The National Safety Council has published a list of trick or treat safety suggestions for parents...
The pharmaceutical industry is a multi billion dollar a year industry. Prescriptions are no longer just filled at the local drug store, where you would expect a competent pharmacist to work. Instead, prescriptions are filled at national chains, such as CVS, Rite Aid, as well as Wal Mart, and Giant Eagle. What's next, Home Depot? The intensely fierce competition for your pharmacy business...
The oil companies have said for years that being forced to comply with strict environmental standards for oil and gas facilities and underground storage tank (UST) sites would "bankrupt the industry". Now that the seven sisters (Exxon, Mobile, Chevron, BP-Amoco-Arco, Sun, and Conoco) from the Standard Oil breakup in 1911 are recombining and substantially eliminating competition they have...
Phillip Morris is soon to have its day before the United States Supreme Court.Guest Blogger: Tobacco Litigation - An Historical PerspectiveDuring the past 40 years, the tobacco industry has engaged in an aggressive, expensive and largely successful campaign to defeat efforts to hold it accountable in the courts for the enormous harm caused by its conduct and its products. In Philip Morris USA...
Guidant Corporation is voluntarily advising physicians about important safety information regarding certain devices. Guidant has apprised FDA of these actions, and FDA has indicated that it will classify them as recalls. These communications advise physicians and their patients of safety information and are intended to limit adverse events. Physicians should use this information to decide how...
FDA is notifying health care providers and patients that the Guidant Corporation is recalling certain of its implantable defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators. These devices can develop an internal short circuit without warning, resulting in failure to deliver a shock when needed.
Medical device maker Guidant Corporation has announced a series of recalls culminating in a September 22, 2005 recall, recalling nearly 100,000 implanted defibrillators and pacemakers because of potential electrical malfunctions. The defect essentially places patients at risk as a result of an internal short circuit which comes without warning and can either result in a failure to deliver a...