Here's part of an email I received today from People Over Profits. President Bush has nominated Michael Baroody (one of Corporate America's leading anti-consumer henchmen) to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - our top government agency protecting millions of consumers from injury and death as a result of unsafe products. A hearing in the U.S. Senate on the nomination will take...
The number of needless deaths that occur at construction sites continues to rise. The latest figures from the Lansing State Journal showed that in 2005 there were 110 deaths compared to 146 deaths in 2006. According to construction site attorney Michael A. Ferrara, Jr., there is absolutely no excuse for this contining carnage. Companies must take all steps possible to avoid these...
Two days ago I posted the 2006 civil jury awards in Arizona. The thing that I found interesting is the Maricopa County median is a paltry $70,879. By the way, the reported figures are all artifically high because they do not include defense verdicts of zero!Among other things, this makes me recall the pending unconstitutional legislation to allow courts to raise the compulsory arbitration...
Marketers for pharmaceutical and medical device companies actively pursue high-prescribing physicians. A study recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicated that most of the physicians questioned had a relationship of some kind with the industry in the previous year. Cardiologists received the most perks, while pediatricians and anesthesiologists received the least. ...
As a law firm handling medical malpractice cases in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC) and in other states, we spend a lot of time on the phone talking to potential clients about their claims of medical error by doctors and hospitals. Many of these client calls are heartbreaking to hear about loved ones who were severely hurt by the mistakes of a health care provider. However, many of the...
In a follow up to the tragic Comair 5191 crash previously discussed, a settlement has been reported concerning one couple that died in the crash according to officials. The estates of Jessie Clark Benton and his wife Bobbie Benton, reached a confidential settlement with Comair, a Delta Air Lines subsidiary, recently after the decedents were instantly killed due to pilot error and negligence. The...
It is a good idea as a driver of a motor vehicle to be prepared in advance for the unexpected car accident. Of course basic steps can be taken to lessen the risk of getting into an accident or suffering an injury in a crash including buckling up, never driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, not driving when overly tired and making sure the vehicle is in good working order and in...
19 people were injured today, in a car - bus accident, one person was critically injured in the crash, authorities said.The New York City Transit bus and car crashed shortly before 6am in Queens, said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.At the time of the accident, fifteen people were traveling on the bus. Thirteen passengers were taken to local hospitals and two were...
A woman is claiming police misconduct against the Pinellas Sheriff''s Department stating an incident leading to her arrest was "abuse of power." The woman says it all began while she walking her dog and didn't know a neighbor took pictures of her. She says she asked why he took pictures of her and that is when he grabbed her."At that time I felt my blouse being pulled down, and he said, 'B****,...
The world's second largest drug manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, will pay nearly $64 million to settle claims from parents of minor patients who were taking antidepressant drug Paxil.The plaintiffs claim that the company provided misleading information about giving Paxil to minors, not adequately warning about possible suicidal side effects and withdrawal symptoms. ``The settlement was agreed upon...
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