- Staff Writer | February 28, 2006 2:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFive organizations fighting to reduce trucker fatigue accidents have filed a petition against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed 2005 hours-of-service rule. The U.S. Court Of Appeals struck down a similar rule in 2004, chastising the agency for permitting dramatic increases in driving time. Truckers' driving hours have increased 40% in the last few years, each day and...
- Staff Writer | February 27, 2006 4:04 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Food and Drug Administration recently published a new study that shows that women using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch have double the risk of developing blood clots compared with those who take the pill. Last November, additions to the patch label warned women that they would be exposed to about 60% more estrogen than those who used birth-control pills. Over four million have used the...
- Staff Writer | February 23, 2006 4:59 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTwo years after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Nutraquest has agreed to contribute $34.2 Million to settle 138 pending lawsuits. The New Jersey pharmaceutical company joined with dozens of other companies to resolve these suits, but has many other suits still pending. In 2004, the FDA banned Ephedra, an herbal dietary supplement used to lose weight, after linking the drug to 155...
- Staff Writer | February 23, 2006 11:24 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThree paint manufacturers will have to spend millions of dollars in clean up costs to protect Rhode Island children from being poisoned by lead paint. This is the first time that any State has sued the paint industry for clean up costs. This week, the jury found the defendants to be a public nuisance, and next week arguments will begin on whether punitive damages should be awarded against...
- Staff Writer | February 22, 2006 3:23 PM |
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MiscellaneousCongratulations to the Supreme Court for overturning an Appellate Court's decision which took away a 1.4 Million Dollar verdict for two black employees against Tyson Chicken in an employment discrimination case. The Appellate Court had held that a white chicken plant manager could not be sued for calling black employees "boys". The Supreme Court disagreed with the resoning of the Appeals...
- Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 1:45 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeIt should not be surprising that Dr. Robert Ricketson is acting as his own lawyer before a jury in Hilo, Hawaii; since no defense attorney could keep a straight face while telling his story as a Medical Malpractice Defendant. Dr. Ricketson chose to use a screwdriver to stabilize a patient's spine, when the titanium rods he should have used were missing from the O.R. Of course, the screwdriver...
- Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 4:33 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsResponding to a 2005 Study, the FDA Advisory Committee has found a link between Adderall, a popular drug for children with attention deficity hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death. The Chairman of the FDA Drug and Risk Management Advisory Committee said that the panel will need to find a safe way to study the risks while the drug is still...
- Staff Writer | February 10, 2006 1:03 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV) is demanding that Congress reveal the names of the companies required to pay into a proposed national asbestos trust fund. Proposed bill S.852 will establish a $140 billion national trust fund for individuals suffering from asbestos-related illnesses. Companies that profited from the sale or production of asbestos would be responsible for...
- Staff Writer | February 09, 2006 12:02 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsPrivate Clubs like to keep secrets but, fortunately, a zealous plaintiff attorney circumvented the "veil of silence" which the Moose Lodge put up to protect itself from liability, when a drunk member drove on the wrong side of the road and paralyzed a 7-year-old boy and injured his other family members. After a four week trial, the Whatcom County Jury awarded the family $14 Million to...
- Staff Writer | February 08, 2006 3:42 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA jury in Waupun, Wisconsin awarded $8 Million in total damages, of which $4 Million were non-economic (pain, suffering, and loss of consortium). Fortunately for the Plaintiff, this is the first verdict in a Medical Malpractice case since the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the Medical Malpractice Caps on Damages last July. Under the previous Caps on Damages Law, the plaintiff and her...
- Staff Writer | February 02, 2006 2:41 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to the Associated Press, a Louisiana man has filed a Products Liability suit against Apple, seeking Class Certification for all iPod users who may have suffered noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) from the device. The complaint alleges that iPod's are "inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss". The...
- Staff Writer | February 01, 2006 11:44 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled UNANIMOUSLY that gas stations owe a duty or reasonable care to other motorists when they sell gas to obviously intoxicated drivers or assist them in pumping gas into their vehicles. Recently, a clerk refused to sell a drunk driver alcohol, but helped him put gas in his car when he was too drunk to operate the pump. This poor decision resulted in a drunk...