- John Hopkins | August 31, 2006 9:36 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Boston Globe and the Washington Post reported that the nicotine content in cigarettes has increased an average of almost 10% between 1998 and 2004! So, in the face of lawsuits, public scrutiny and the exposure of these tactics in the past, Tobacco companies are trying to hook smokers more and more. Doral Lights reportedly incraesed 36% and Marlboros, hot with the young smokers, increased...
- John Hopkins | August 30, 2006 11:35 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe IndyStar reports that over 8000 people who thought they had health insurance through the Indiana Construction Industry Trust Helath Plan were victimized and suffered denials of their medical claims. Executives of the company have reportedly been sent to jail for their embezzlement of millions. Sending the executives to jail, however, still left thousands of victimized policyholders holding...
- Cal Warriner | August 30, 2006 10:09 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA woman seriously injured when she jumped from a riding lawnmower received a 1.8 million dollar jury verdict. The lawnmower, manufactured by bankrupt Murray and sold by Wal Mart, was designed so that its blades would not spin if the driver's seat was not occupied and would stop spinning during operation if the driver's weight left the seat.The plaintiff apparently thinking the lawnmower was...
- Cal Warriner | August 28, 2006 8:16 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA new article goes into more depth regarding the CDC's recent reporting of its Fusarium Keratitis outbreak investigation. After studying the outbreak in more detail the CDC's latest statement reports at least two important findings. First, it seems this outbreak is limited to Bausch's ReNu with MoistureLoc brand which it has recalled. Second, and more importantly, the CDC has thrown cold water...
- John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 5:29 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsForty-nine people were tragically killed in a plane crash on a Comair plane flying out of Lexington, Kentucky. FAA officials are still investigating the cause and have no clear answers at this time:"The cause of the crash wasn't immediately clear, but the location of the wreckage raised questions about the runways at Blue Grass Airport. The burning plane was just off the end of the airport's...
- John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 12:38 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThe 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...
- John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 10:13 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIn 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...
- Cal Warriner | August 26, 2006 9:38 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsIn 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.
- Cal Warriner | August 25, 2006 6:00 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBausch 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...
- John Hopkins | August 24, 2006 10:58 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe 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...
- Staff Writer | August 24, 2006 10:57 AM |
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MiscellaneousWhen 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...
- Cal Warriner | August 23, 2006 4:46 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA 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...
- Cal Warriner | August 23, 2006 4:02 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsOne 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...
- Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 11:57 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe 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...
- Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 11:31 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsFellow InjuryBoard Blogger Bob Carroll does a great job breaking down the effect of recent court decisions on Florida tobacco lawsuits. When the Florida Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to throw out $145B awarded to a class of Florida smokers, the door was opened for individuals harmed by Big Tobacco to file individual lawsuits.As Bob points out in his post:In Florida, on the other...
- Staff Writer | August 20, 2006 11:42 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesMichael 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.