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• Measles Outbreak from the Super Bowl?

  David Mittleman | February 11, 2012 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  It looks like there may be a more serious fallout from the Super Bowl than Tom Brady's disappointment over the Patriots' loss. State health officials are alerting health departments in...

• Come See Real Trials, Hearings, Cases and Races

  Doug Landau | February 11, 2012 5:53 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Call us courageous or call us crazy, we publish our trial, hearing, case and race scehdule so that clients and others can watch, learn and be prepared. In order to make important decisions about...

• Study Shows Doctors Often Distort the Truth with Patients

  John Lowery | February 10, 2012 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A study discussed in Friday's Tennessean shows that many physicians withhold the truth from patients to avoid being held accountable through a lawsuit: More than half admitted describing...

• Captain Schettino of Costa Concordia Remains Under House Arrest

  Brett Rivkind | February 10, 2012 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  An Italian Court ruled on Tuesday that Captain Schettino must remain under house arrest. He was the captain of Costa Concordia that killed at least 17 people because the captain sailed too close...

• Could Inhaled Caffeine Become the New Club Drug?

  David Mittleman | February 10, 2012 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Areoshot may be caffeine addicts' biggest fantasy: by simply taking a deep breath, you can get your caffeine fix for the day or for a little while, at least. The device was created by a...

• 1.7 million Single-Cup Brewers and 4 million T Discs recalled due to burns, children injured

  Paul Napoli | February 10, 2012 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  More than 100 reports of burns and incidents involving the spraying of hot liquids has prompted the recall of Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers and the coffee or tea filled T Discs used in them. The...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: February 10, 2012

  Brett Emison | February 10, 2012 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Legal and safety news from around the internet that caught my attention this week: Justice Kennedy As Healthcare Swing Vote: Which Way Will He Go? [Lee Pacchia at Bloomberg Law] ...

• OSHA cites Manhattan contractor after worker fall at Brooklyn worksite

  Paul Napoli | February 10, 2012 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A Manhattan-based masonry contractor faces citations and fines totaling $74,500 after an investigation into a construction worker’s 80-foot fall from a scaffold. Inspectors from the...

• Experiencing a "Slip and Falls" in Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | February 10, 2012 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Last February, there was a interesting story in the Minnesota Tribune about a slip and fall at Denny's. The most startling thing about the story is that the hazard that caused a woman to be...

• What You Need To Know About Complyig With Pennsylvania Teenage Driver Laws

  Scott Cooper | February 10, 2012 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Recently, Pennsylvania enacted laws Lacey's law which dramatically change the requirements for young drivers first obtaining their licenses. There is now a three stage program for a...