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• Obama Names New CPSC Leadership

  Scott Kappes | May 06, 2009 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  This week President Obama announced his plans to expand the size of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission leadership from the current three commissioner safety panel to a five member panel....

• The Hawaii Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Chronicles: Innovative Solution for Crosswalk Safety

  Wayne Parsons | May 06, 2009 2:39 PM | 7 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  A primary mission of these articles is to promote safety and make Hawaii a safer place for all of us. Everyone in the Islands is concerned about crosswalk deaths and pedestrian injuries. I have come...

• Ambulance Chasers

  Beth Janicek | May 06, 2009 12:29 PM | 2 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  In the San Antonio Express News, John MacCormack wrote about barratry by trial lawyers. Barratry is the unlawful solicitation of clients by lawyers. Lawyers are not allowed to contact a potential...

• Underage Drinking Laws Save Lives

  Mike Bryant | May 06, 2009 12:05 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There have been a number of Injuryboard posts about the underage drinking topic. Personally, I've been concerned by our sending 18 year olds to war, college and allowing them to vote, but at the...

• 19 year-old Greensboro, NC student fights for his life after being pinned under his car while changing his tire

  Rick Shapiro | May 06, 2009 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  19 year-old Joseph Williams is fighting for his life after losing his leg from a three car accident. Williams was changing his tire by the roadside around 8:PM on May 2, 2009 when a car driven by...

• Hydroxycut Recalled

  Carrie Strasser | May 06, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On Friday, consumers were warned that Hydroxycut, a line of weight-loss products, was responsible for a death due to liver failure and other adverse health events. The company that produces...

• Action Toys Recalls Children’s Jewelry Craft Kits

  Chrissie Cole | May 06, 2009 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Action Toys Inc., in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, announced a voluntary recall of Abalone and Venetian Carnevale Necklace Craft...

• Tort Reform: Why Conservatives Should Oppose It

  Paul Ford | May 06, 2009 9:51 AM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  I recently attended a legal seminar and heard Ken Connor, an attorney from Florida, speak. Ken is a conservative trial lawyer. And his perspective on tort reform and people of conservative ideology...

• Minnesota Worse In Disciplining Doctors

  Mike Bryant | May 06, 2009 9:27 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A report was released this week by Public Citizen which found that Minnesota was the worst at disciplining doctors. The findings are based on data from the Federation of State Medical Boards,...

• PA Supreme Court Candidate Promotes Free Market, When It's Convenient

  Jonathan Nace | May 06, 2009 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  Joan Orie Melvin has what she calls a record with regard to my judicial philosophy. She proudly defines herself by saying: I am a strict constructionist. I believe in judicial restraint. The job...