Posts tagged general personal injury

• Lee High School Bus Accident Lawsuits to Move Forward

  Shannon Weidemann | January 03, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There have been than 24 personal injury lawsuits filed against Laidlaw Transit Inc. over the November 2006 bus accident that left 4 Lee High School students dead. Twelve of the cases now have court dates starting in November of this year. Depositions have been scheduled as well for the driver of the bus and executives at Laidlaw. The collision of the Laidlaw Transit bus and a car driven by a...

• Over-the-counter meds pose dangers to children

  Kimberly French | October 22, 2007 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Last week the FDA called a joint meeting of its Nonprescription drugs and Pediatric advisory committees to discuss recent death and illness reports allegedly linked to over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications for infants and children.Due to the reported deaths and illnesses associated with use of OTC cold and cough rememdies, the infant versions of these drugs have already been...

• MRSAs More Common Than Previously Thought

  Courtney Mills | 2007-10-17T08:30:57 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A government study to be published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, finds that so-called MRSA 'superbugs' are twice as common as was previously thought. Nearly 19,000 people died in 2005 after becoming infected with drug-resistant bacteria in hospitals and nursing homes.Beginning in 1970, doctor began to observe infections that weren't easily treatable with typical...

• McDonald's Strip Search Victim Wins $6.1 Million in Suit

  Courtney Mills | 2007-10-05T16:25:07 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In the McDonald's Strip Search Case, after hearing Louise Ogborn's plaintive testimony in the witness box of how she endured two long hours of sexual torment as a prank caller posing as a cop subjected her to a virtual strip search while hapless McDonald's managers went along, a jury awarded her $6.1 million, far short of the $200 million she was seeking from the fast food giant.Ogborn was a...

• University President Places Cops on Leave after Student Tasered

  Courtney Mills | 2007-09-19T10:28:58 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When video of a group of police Tasering University of Florida senior Andrew Meyer became an instant internet sensation on Tuesday, the debate on free speech on college campuses began to circulate in earnest. University of Florida President Bernie Machen responded in kind by placing two of the officers on leave because of their actions.In the video, UF senior Andrew Meyer is seen asking Sen....

• Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Top Sellers in U.S. Market

  Courtney Mills | 2007-09-13T09:45:20 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to an article published on Reuters today, the cholesterol-lowering drug category of statins, the most popular of which is Lipitor by Pfizer, was responsible for the Lion's share of prescription drug sales in 2004. While cholesterol-lowering drug tended to be the most profitable for drug companies, according to federal estimates, patients spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $9...

• Tips for avoiding accidents on holiday weekend

  Staff Writer | 2007-08-29T12:33:54 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday more than 24 state troopers and law enforcement officials from Alabama and Florida got together at U.S. 231 South welcome centers to encourage motor vehicle safety on the roads this Labor Day weekend.The campaign, called Hands Across the Border, focused on safety tips such as wearing seatbelts, not driving under the influence of alcohol, and not driving aggressively. Most state...

• Lead poisoning symptoms

  Staff Writer | 2007-08-23T12:44:25 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The latest product recalls, including many toys and cheap jewelry made in China, have brought the problem of lead poisoning to the forefront of consumers' minds.Many parents of children under 6, who are the most affected by lead poisoning, are wondering what symptoms to be on the lookout for as warning signs of the potentially damaging disorder.An article from TuscaloosaNews.com offers answers...

• Globetrotting Honeymooner Sparks International TB Scare

  Staff Writer | 2007-06-14T11:46:03 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Andrew Speaker triggered an international tuberculosis scare when he exposed fellow travelers to a highly drug resistant form of TB. Speaker knew that when he flew out of Atlanta for his wedding in Greece that he had TB, but did not find out that it was a highly dangerous form until he reached Europe. Speaker disregarded US health officials by flying to and from Europe for his wedding and...

• Lybrel pill that halts periods approved by FDA

  Staff Writer | 2007-05-30T08:00:04 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A new birth control pill called Lybrel, which also prevents women from having menstrual periods, received FDA approval last week. The low-dose oral contraceptive has received mixed reviews from skeptical consumers and doctors. While some herald the new drug as a freeing, liberating pill that puts an end to the discomforts of cramps, bloating and the like, others say it is unnatural and may have...