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• Insurance Company Loses

  Jon Lewis | May 07, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  When will insurance companies learn? There was a lesson taught today by my partner, Danny Feldman. He represented a client in an accident caused by a teenage driver. The client had lost value on his...

• Hail, Pouring Rain and Giant Puddles on Interstate 64 (I-64) in Norfolk, Virginia

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 07, 2009 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  As a personal injury lawyer practicing in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), I constantly am thinking about car wrecks as I drive around the Hampton Roads area. I was driving recently on the...

• Why paying for your kid's college education might get easier

  David Mittleman | May 07, 2009 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The Obama administration has proposed drastic changes to the way American children may pay for college education. From 2000 to 2005, college tuition at public universities increased 40%, but the...

• Iovate Pulls Hydroxycut Off Shelves After Death of Young Man

  Lauren Decker | May 07, 2009 2:35 PM | 2 CommentsColumbia, SC

  If you’re like me, you may remember the first time you saw a Hydroxycut commercial on television – a blonde vision of beauty rising out of a pool, claiming that she was able to lose...

• Hydroxycut Recall

  Beth Janicek | May 07, 2009 12:36 PM | 3 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  One death has been linked to Hydroxycut and other cases have involved serious liver injuries, including jaundice and liver failure. Body builders and/or dieters have been warned – the FDA has...

• Complications Lead to Lawsuits for Maker of Urinary Leak Device

  Jamie Sheller | May 07, 2009 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  A purportedly quick and simple fix for urinary incontinence has led to serious complications for many women. A device called a vaginal sling, made of synthetic meshlike material, is inserted under...

• European Motorcycle Accident Study Is Worth Reviewing For Riders

  Mike Bryant | May 07, 2009 12:07 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The Association of European Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM), with the support of the European Commission and other partners recently released the Motorcycle Accidents In Depth Study (MAIDS). The...

• Novelty lighters look too much like a toy to children and may be banned in North Carolina

  Randy Appleton | May 07, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  We’ve all seen the novelty lighters at gas stations, convenience stores and the dollar stores. They come in all shapes and sizes. I have personally seen the lighters that look like cell...

• I-40 McCrory Lane Death Due to DUI

  George Fusner | May 07, 2009 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  News Channel 2 and the Tennessean reported the death of a young woman on Interstate 40 at McCrory Lane early Wednesday Morning May 6, 2009. According to the reports a man from Centerville named Ian...

• Plavix and Heartburn Drugs-A Dangerous Mix

  Joe Saunders | May 07, 2009 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  A new medical study jointly proffered by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and Indiana University School of Medicine show that cardiac patients who take the anti-clotting drug Plavix in combination with...