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• Are You Really in Good Hands with Allstate?

  David Rosenthal | September 30, 2008 3:35 PM | 16 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Allstate Insurance is easily the most prolific advertiser of auto and casualty insurance lines. It runs a series of television commercials starring Dennis Haysbert (of Major League fame) that...

• One Baby Dies at Christus Spohn South Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  Bob Hilliard | July 09, 2008 11:18 AM | 16 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  CNN News has reported that Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas has confirmed the death of a seven day old baby in their neonatal intensive care unit yesterday morning. The infant was...

• Reebok: $25 Million Toning Shoe Settlement For Deceptive Advertising

  Brett Emison | September 28, 2011 4:47 PM | 15 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A number of sources have reported that Reebok will pay $25 million to settle an FTC lawsuit alleging deceptive advertising of Reebok's toning shoes. The payment will be made to consumers who...

• Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Wayne Parsons | August 03, 2011 5:54 PM | 15 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Texas has always been a state the identifies with outlaws and cowboys. Well in 2011 that reputation has taken an ugly turn. Texas has passed laws that make it nearly impossible to sue doctors and...

• Death of a Firm Friend

  Mike Bryant | June 02, 2011 11:51 AM | 15 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It was with heavy hearts that we heard that my former partner's wife was killed in a car/bus collision in Wisconsin on Wednesday. It will be awhile before we find out all that happened, but right...

• Acid Reflux Drugs Increase Risk of Broken Bones

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 28, 2011 2:33 PM | 15 CommentsChicago, IL

  The latest word on a certain class of acid reflux drugs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), have been linked to an increased risk of broken bones when used for over a year and in large doses. PPIs are...

• Toyota and Exponent Hid Sudden Acceleration Evidence And Altered Documents... Anyone Surprised?

  Brett Emison | July 01, 2010 10:15 AM | 15 CommentsKansas City, MO

  If you have been following the Toyota sudden acceleration problem at this blog, on Injury Board or elsewhere, you probably already know that Toyota's dirty tricks are putting you at risk. I've...

• What's A Death Case Worth in Alabama?

  Jon Lewis | February 04, 2010 10:17 AM | 15 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Does it matter if a car accident occurs in Alabama versus another state? In a big big way!!!! Why? Well, first because different states have different jurors and different beliefs on the values of...

• Toyota Recall: Another Acceleration Crash; But Toyota Denies Defect

  Brett Emison | February 02, 2010 11:29 AM | 15 CommentsKansas City, MO

  After ignoring the sudden acceleration problem for more than five years, Toyota has expanded its multiple gas pedal recalls of more than 9 million vehicles for a fifth time to include Toyota...

• Does my Teenager Need a Booster Seat??

  Joe Crumley | July 28, 2009 3:03 PM | 15 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Minnesota's new booster seat law brings a whole new group of older kids into booster seats. The new law has been in force since July 1, and folks are asking questions. Does my Teenager Need a...