22 Mar, 2010
29-year old Jeffrey Thompson was having his wheelchair repaired by Frankin, Tenn. -based National Seating and Mobility. He was seated in the chair as they worked on it, when it suddenly jumped, causing Jeffrey and the wheelchair to become lodged under the table in front of him. This caused injury to Jeffrey’s legs, which led […]
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19 Mar, 2010
A popular contraceptive for women called Yaz (also known as Yasmin or generic Ocella), faces growing concerns in the medical field for its serious and lengthy list of side effects. These side effects include blood clots, stroke, and heart attack along with gall bladder disease and pancreatitis, all of which have been linked with women using […]
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5 Nov, 2009
Federal safety regulators have harshly admonished Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing “inaccurate and misleading” statements about Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota had asserted that no defect exists in the 3.8 million vehicles subject to a recall.
Contrary to Toyota’s corporate line in order to promote sales, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that the recalled Toyota […]
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4 Sep, 2009
The AP (9/3, Paulson) reported, “A workers compensation insurer may have paid bonuses to employees for denying claims, a lawmaker said Thursday, citing documents provided by the company. State Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, said that documents indicate Pinnacol Assurance paid bonuses to claims adjusters and doctors based on performance standards that included net income targets.” […]
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1 Sep, 2009
The Los Angeles Times (9/1, Hennigan) reports, “Toyota spent years concealing evidence from victims of hundreds of rollover accidents that resulted in death and injury, a former top lawyer for the automaker says.” Dimitrios P. Biller of Pacific Palisades, “a former managing counsel for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., said in the suit that the […]
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21 May, 2009
The Bush Administration pushed for Complete Immunity and Impunity for Corporations through the doctrine of pre-emption. Drugs that were known to kill unsuspecting consumers were distributed, and their manufacturers had no fear of accountability. Car manufacturers had no reason to improve upon the stale 1970’s safety technology that they insured was in place. The manufacturer […]
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12 Jan, 2009
Millions of people undergo LASIK surgery every year. When you decide to have LASIK the goal is to have better vision so that you no longer need to wear glasses or contact lenses. For most people, that is the result. For some people, the result is permanent vision problems.
A machine known as the Ladar6000, […]
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7 Jan, 2009
Many people, especially those with food allergies, read the ingredients on the label to be sure that the food they are buying is safe. But what happens when the labels don’t tell the whole story? Sometimes, it’s a trip to the emergency room; but sometimes, it’s death.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible […]
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7 Jan, 2009
On Monday, United States District Court Judge, Kyle entered an order dismissing all claims asserted in the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads Mulitdistrict Litigation based upon the doctrine of preemption.
In re Medtronic, Inc. Sprint Fidelis Leads Products Liability Litigation, the court dismissed all 21 claims in the master complaint: (1) strict liability – failure to warn; (2) […]
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24 Dec, 2008
By: Carrie R. Frank
The holidays are here, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah, New Year’s celebrations. All times when food is in abundance and our waistlines are expanding. Many people put “weight loss” high on their list of New Year’s Resolutions but when the new treadmill starts to collect dust, people often look for a “quick fix” […]
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