Kreiner v. Fischer. A 2004 opinion by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Cliff Taylor that re-wrote Michigan Auto Insurance law as it was known up until that point in time. In that opinion, he literally re-wrote the legal standard that had been drafted by our legislature for individuals who had been injured in auto accidents. Back when the legislature enacted the Auto No-Fault Statute, individuals...
A new study suggests that the cell phones, that almost all of us use on a daily basis could be more damaging to our health than smoking. According to British Vini Khurana, one of the would most renowned neurosurgeons, mobile phone use over a 10 year period could more than double a person's risk for developing brain cancer. With about a billion smokers and over three billion cellular phone users...
Most people can tell you we all lose bone density as we age, resulting in fragile bones that easily break in our old age. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, women generally, and those who are post menopausal, are at an increase risk for osteoporosis. It seemed, therefore, something needed to be done to help prevent bone density loss.In March 1995 Merck decided to do...
A man who regularly transports a replication of the Liberty Bell and the Ten Commandments stone tablets to the funerals of area veterans was injured Sunday night in a Dallas suburb when his truck was struck by a sport utility vehicle (SUV). He had apparently stopped on the westbound shoulder of a Highway 121 access road to strap the objects to the trailer when a suburbun hit the truck....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is researching data that shows an increased risk of cancer, in diabetic patients who use Regranex Topical Gel (becaplermin) for the treatment of foot and leg ulcers.The FDA received information from a study that was performed to investigate the possibility of increased cancer risk in connection with use of Regranex.The study was based on diabetic...
A claim has been filed againist the San Francisco Zoo by two brothers who were attacked by an escaped tiger. A friend of theirs was killed by the tiger. The brothers are alleging the zoo was negligent in preventing the animal attack. Dog bite cases and animal cases are common in Tennessee . What is the law in Tennessee on dog bite cases or animal cases ? ...
A motorcycle accident killed a man in Tampa early Saturday morning. The 44-year-old victim was a resident of Tampa. The victim was traveling west on Hillsborough Ave. on his 2005 Yamaha at approximately 1:35 a.m. when he came up on the Veteran's Expressway intersection. Dean was about to turn left when a 1995 Ford Escort station wagon ran a red light and hit the motorcycle.He was not wearing a...
In a sad story, Newsok.com is reporting that two Chouteau women died Friday when a teenager ran a stop sign and slammed into the car in which they were riding, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Betty Day Ashley, 61, and Joana K. Hanna, 54, died at the scene of the wreck, which occurred about 3:25 p.m. about two miles southwest of Bartlesville on a Washington County road.Troopers said...
This week the FDA launched an investigation into an increased risk of cancer and death that may be associated with the Johnson & Johnson foot gel, Regranex. The foot gel, approved by the FDA in 1997, is used to treat leg and foot wounds most commonly associated with diabetes. A study found an increase in the number of cancer deaths among patients who had been prescribed the medication three or...