- Sandy Grinnell | September 30, 2008 1:51 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsI ♥ NY FISH brand IMPERIAL-EUROPEAN STYLE SMOKED SALMON is being recalled by NY Fish Inc. out of Brooklyn NY. In its press release today the FDA said the smoked salmon may possibly be contaminated...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 29, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThere are times when you read something that you just can't believe and this was one of those for me. Did you know that
- Ed Normand | September 27, 2008 11:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMany assume that older drivers are unsafe behind the wheel, cause more auto accidents and should be tested more frequently. Actually the truth is just the opposite. According to a study by the Rand...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 26, 2008 3:29 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory warning that Mr. Brown instant coffee products imported by King Car Food Industrial Co. Ltd. may be tainted with melamine. The products being...
- Ed Normand | September 26, 2008 11:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe lowest legal age to drink alcohol in all 50 states is 21. This was not always the law. In fact in the early 80's most 18 year olds could drink in most states. Laws were passed to lower the...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 25, 2008 9:55 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn a reversal of previous years recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is asking parents to immunize all children between the ages of 6 months to 18 years. Previously...
- Ed Normand | September 24, 2008 11:08 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAs part of our practice we are constantly ordering medical records from doctors and hospitals. In that process it is amazing to see how many times these health care providers charge illegal and...
- Diego Madrigal | September 24, 2008 7:05 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThere has been a deadly school bus vs. semi crash in Marion County. According to the reports, the bus had stopped to unload students when a semi truck failed to stop and crashed into the bus. The...
- Ed Normand | September 23, 2008 11:07 AM |
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Medical Malpractice
30 common but preventable medical mistakes:
1. Prescribing the wrong dosage of medication
2. Prescribing the wrong medication
3. Providing medications not prescribed
4. ...
- Ed Normand | September 22, 2008 11:07 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesPersonal watercraft (PWC) cause many injuries and deaths each year in Florida. Despite mandatory boating education classes and higher age limits for operating PWCs the deaths and injuries still...
- Ed Normand | September 19, 2008 9:38 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt appears that the recent tragic commuter train crash in Los Angeles may have been the result of inattention by the train operator to the operation of the train because he was too busy texting to...
- Ed Normand | September 18, 2008 9:18 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeEliminating medical malpractice would result in savings of billions of dollars each year. The annual cost of medical errors in additional medical expenses to fix the injuries caused by malpractice...
- Ed Normand | September 17, 2008 9:01 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMost of us proclaim that we would never be able to put a value on a human life. That calculation, however, is done all the time with many different results. Now, you may be thinking I am discussing...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 17, 2008 10:56 AM |
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MiscellaneousVehicle registration in Florida can now be extended to a two-year period rather than the one year that has always been available. Of course if you had been to the tag office in person anytime...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 11, 2008 10:42 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter reviewing recent statistics on traffic-related teen deaths, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) will be recommending at its upcoming that states raise the legal driving age to 17...
- Diego Madrigal | September 10, 2008 10:49 AM |
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MiscellaneousAbout 100,000 current or former clients of State Farm Insurance will receive refunds averaging $1,224 each. These customers did not receive the discounts after they better prepared their homes to...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 08, 2008 4:58 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA Virginia man has filed a personal injury lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court against Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly and Company, the manufacturer and marketer, respectively, of the...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 05, 2008 11:29 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith the extent of flooding here in Florida as a result of hurricane Fay, it's safe to assume that more than victim's homes were flooded - so were their vehicles. And those "restored" vehicles may...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 04, 2008 11:15 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAn MSN article today describes the excessive number of egregious errors made in hospitals resulting in death to the patient and the numbers are staggering. Approximately 1.5 million patients...
- Diego Madrigal | September 03, 2008 12:30 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesIn a 2-1 decisions, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has held that only the United States Government can test for mad cow disease. This is predicted to have a harmful effect on private beef exporters...