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• Truck Driver Never Braked

  John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The Associated Press reported that a van trailing a group of police officers bicycling to raise money for fallen comrades was struck by a freight truck that did not even brake before crashing into the van. Tragically, two law enforcement officers were killed in the crash. Police are continuing their investigation into the wreck to determine why the truck driver did not brake or take any evasive...

• Bausch Blames Contact Lens Wearers for Their Infections!

  John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In an effort to diffuse their responsibility, Bausch & Lomb has mounted a campaign to place the blame on contact lens wearers for developing eye infections; some of which have led to the need for corneal transplants. A new studypublished in JAMA concludes, however, that it was ReNu with MoistureLoc that caused these devastating eye infections: "The study, "Multistate Outbreak of Fusarium...

• Oddest truck accident results in death of four penguins

  Cal Warriner | August 26, 2006 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In what Texas highway patrol calls the oddest trucking accident they have ever worked a semi tractor trailer transporting zoo animals crashed on a Texas highway. The crash resulted in the death of four penguins and several exotic fish. An octopus survived. Troopers were relieved that another truck transporting the alligators and snakes was not involved.

• Bausch and Lomb ignores continuing Fusarium eye infection risk

  Cal Warriner | August 25, 2006 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Bausch and Lomb still has the spin doctors hard at work. Its recent announcement that it took appropriate measures to protect ReNu with MoistureLoc users is hogwash. To this date, Bausch still has done virtually nothing to get ReNu out of medicine cabinets all over the world. Sure they stopped selling the defective product but what about the millions of bottles that had already been sold?I...

• Big Tobacco has been lying to us?

  John Hopkins | August 24, 2006 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The Christian Science Monitor reports that big tobacco has been lying to the American public for over 50 years and District Court Judge Gladys Kessler stated that: "As the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates, (tobacco's) fraudulent conduct has permeated all aspects of their operations -- from how they design, manufacture, and market their products to how they communicate with the public about...

• Iraq Corporate Fraud Lawsuits Take Hit

  Staff Writer | August 24, 2006 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  When a U.S. judge set aside a $10 million verdict against Custer Battles last week, it brought into question the ability of the government and whistleblowers to penalize companies that profited illegally from the war in Iraq. Custer Battles was found to have grossly inflated invoices to the Coalition Provisional Authority, but Judge T.S. Ellis, III ruled that invoices to the CPA were not proven...

• Corneal Transplants Linked to Recalled ReNu MoistureLoc

  Cal Warriner | August 23, 2006 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  A new study reveals that nearly a third of all fusarium infections caused by Bausch and Lomb's recalled contact lens solution, ReNu with MoistureLoc result in the need for corneal transplants. This study rebuts propaganda widely disseminated by Bausch and Lomb that these infections are not that frequent or damaging. The question is with all the mounting evidence, when will Bausch and Lomb come...

• Car Sinking After an Accident?

  Cal Warriner | August 23, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  One of the reasons that South Florida is so heavily populated is our gorgeous weather and proximity to bodies of water such as the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. However, due to the myriad waterways that feed the Ocean, Gulf and numerous bays, local drivers need to know what to do if they find themselves in a sinking vehicle after a car accident.The South Florida Sun-Sentinel offers a...

• Family of Cadet Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The family of a fire academy cadet who collapsed and died while participating in physical training at the fire academy in Jacksonville has filed a wrongful death suit against the city and the college who supplied the PT instructors.Karl Kramer died at the hospital nine days after he collapsed. He was attending the fire academy with the hopes of following in his father's footsteps by becoming a...

• Brain Injuries: The Iraq War's Legacy

  Staff Writer | August 20, 2006 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Michael Kaplan in New York has been doing a great job of keeping up with news and developments on the alarming number of soldiers who are returning from Iraq with brain injuries. Ever since the USA Today brought the country's attention to the problem, soldiers and veterans have been battling the Senate Committee considering federal funding for a brain injury research center.