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• Landmark Decision Precedent Could Hinder Even More Personal Injury Lawsuits

  Greg Webb | March 20, 2008 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  In late February, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court ruled patients injured by most medical devices cannot sue the manufacturers. This decision expands upon the Bush administration's policy reversal in 2004, contending that if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a product, the manufacturer of the product is therefore protected against lawsuits at the state level. The recent...

• Five Die in Car Wreck on I-65

  Jennifer Moore | March 20, 2008 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Tragedy struck early yesterday morning when a pick-up truck hydroplaned on I-65 and crossed the median colliding with another vehicle. A family of three was in the pick-up truck on their way to the State Capitol to participate in a 4-H Club visit. All three in the pick-up truck died as a result of the collision. Two other people died in the other vehicle. The Kentucky State Police is...

• Semi Flies Off the Road near Purcell Oklahoma

  Jeremy Thurman | March 20, 2008 8:05 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The Purcell Register is reporting that a Texas man remained in critical condition Tuesday after the semi he was driving left the interstate and landed on state Highway 74 (Grant Street) in Purcell. This is a horrible accident that shows the devastation a semi can cause in an accident. Our prayers go out to the families of those effecting by this trucking accident. I've posted the story...

• Truck Spills Fuel in Greenville

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A tractor-trailer driving on Greenville Boulevard had a fuel tank punctured by a steel rod. The puncture caused the fuel tank to leak, spilling over 30 gallons of diesel fuel on the road. The trucking accident happened near 10th Street. Some of the fuel spilled into the Tar River. "We were able to get there fairly quickly and put some sand on it and block most of it," Barrett said."Traffic...

• An Estimated 22,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved If Trasylol Removed Earlier

  Greg Webb | March 20, 2008 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  In a 2006 study, Trasylol, a drug made by Bayer for use in operating rooms to control bleeding, was shown to have contributed to the deaths of thousands of patients over a fourteen-year period. The Canadian government conducted a clinical trial on the drug that had to be stopped due to the deaths of so many patients. There was concern long before the trial as well. After major studies identified...

• Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck. The driver apparently accelerated and moved to the right lane, cutting off another vehicle in the process but making no contact with it. He continued to accelerate while in the right lane and...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Nuva Ring Contraceptive

  Scott Kappes | March 20, 2008 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  This week a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of a New Jersey mother of two who tragically died after suffering a seizure on December 7, 2007. Jackie Kelly Bozicev, 32, had recently moved into a new home with her husband, Robert, and two young children Mary Kelly and Matthew. Jackie and Robert planned two have more children in the future, but wanted to hold off for a...

• Salton Electric Toasters Under Voluntary Recall Due to Fire Hazard

  Amy Rothschild | March 20, 2008 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On March 19, 2008, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that along with Salton, Inc., a voluntary recall has been issued for certain toaster oven models sold between 2000 and 2007. While no injuries have been reported, the toaster can turn on without bread in the slots and ignite items placed on top of it, posing a fire hazard. As an aside, QVC, a home shopping...

• Car accident pain can last longer than anticipated

  Anneke Kurt | March 20, 2008 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys urge those suffering personal injury resulting from a car accident to seek treatment immediately. Follow all doctors' orders and do not stop treatment before you are completely healed. Be open with all physicians, physical therapists and other health care providers to ensure that the pain and suffering from a personal injury accident can be eased...

• Contaminated Beef Used in Hundreds of Food Products

  Joe Saunders | March 20, 2008 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The California slaughterhouse at the center of last month's massive beef recall now say that the contaminated beef has been used in 486 food products ranging from Slim Jim jerky to Jenny Craig meat loaf. The list of food products touched by the beef recall is expected to grow in the coming weeks. The list includes California restuarants, retailers and other purveyors of food stuffs. The...