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• MA Insurance Board of Appeal to be Dissolved

  Carrie Strasser | March 02, 2009 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On April 1, the Division of Insurance Board of Appeal, that hears approximately 50,000 motor vehicle insurance surcharge cases annually, will be dissolved reported the Boston Globe. The decision,...

• AstraZeneca Allegedly Buries Unfavorable Data About Seroquel

  Jamie Sheller | March 02, 2009 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  AstraZeneca, the maker of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel, is the defendant in a number of cases filed by over 9,000 people claiming that their use of Seroquel led to the development of diabetes....

• Vacation Safety: How Travel Warnings Could Impact Your Plans

  David Mittleman | March 02, 2009 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  As spring break and summer vacations approach, thousands of Americans will be traveling overseas. With the travel warning to Mexico fresh in everyone’s minds, many international travelers have...

• New Motor Trade Internal Risks to Offer Products Liability Coverage

  Paul Napoli | March 02, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The motor trade industry has been having significant problems offering a significant amount of insurance coverage, specifically due to the dangerous conditions that employees must work in. The new...

• Lawsuit Stemming from Birth in Michigan Jail

  Oguz Ozdemir | March 02, 2009 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  About 10 years ago, Chelsie Barker, was born in a Michigan Jail after her mother went through a painful labor in her jail cell. It has been reported that Chelsie’s mother, Chantrienes Barker,...

• What does my bankruptcy have to do with my car crash injury claim?

  Doug Landau | March 02, 2009 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  One of the reasons we ask about clients' bankruptcy is because this is something that insurance defense lawyers will use against them. Experienced accident lawyers have seen cases dismissed where...

• Company Pleads No Contest to CA Health and Safety Code Violation After Selling Poisonous Toothpaste

  Greg Owen | March 02, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Selective Imports Corp. of Vernon pleaded no contest on Thursday to a misdemeanor health code violation of selling an adulterated drug product. The company is said to have sold nearly 80,000...

• South Carolina Legislation May Eliminate Jury’s Right To Decide Punitive Damages

  Greg Webb | March 01, 2009 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A bill, which takes away a civil jury’s right to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded in appropriate civil jury trials, was recently introduced in the South Carolina House and...

• Lawsuit Filed for Disclosure of Cleaning Product Chemicals

  Greg Webb | March 01, 2009 9:22 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A lawsuit has been filed against Proctor & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and other household cleaner manufacturing giants for disclosure of chemicals in their cleaning products. “People...

• Byetta

  Ashley Davis | March 01, 2009 7:07 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  According to the FDA, there have now been many reports from users of Byetta of very negative side effects. There is now even a new label including these side effects such as: Pancreatitis ...