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• Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Recalls and Patient Safety

  Joe Saunders | October 13, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Kugel Mesh hernia patch recall has caused untold suffering among those who thought they were having a routine hernia repair surgery. If they received the Kugel hernia patch in their hernia...

• Tallahassee Family Suffers Second Deadly Car Accident in Two Weeks

  Brian W. Smith | October 10, 2008 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  Tallahassee Police say that 45 year old Steven Riles died after his pick-up truck veered off the road and struck a utility pole early this morning. A Tallahassee Police Department spokesman says...

• Medtronic Is In The News Again

  Eddie Farah | September 27, 2008 1:23 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  This time patients and doctors need to be aware of a substance used to promote bone growth during spine-repair surgery. “Infuse Bone Graft” has led to complications, largely during the “Off-label”...

• AIG Faces Fraud Investigation

  Brian W. Smith | September 25, 2008 11:05 AM | 1 CommentTallahassee, FL

  American International Group Inc. (AIG) was the beneficiary of an $85 billion loan intended to help stave off bankruptcy, but now the nation's largest insurer faces an FBI investigation. According...

• Student Killed When Tractor Trailer Driver On Cellphone Collides With School Bus

  Eddie Farah | September 25, 2008 12:58 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Incredible details are coming out about a school bus crash in Citra, Florida that killed one 13-year old girl. The tractor-trailer driver was talking on his cell phone when he slammed into the...

• Jury Finds Sheriff's Deputy Not Liable for Accident

  Brian W. Smith | September 18, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  A Leon County jury returned a verdict on Wednesday, finding that a Leon County sheriff's deputy was not negligent in a crash with a bicyclist two years ago that left the 22-year-old man fatally...

• AIG: The Giant Stumbles

  John Hopkins | September 17, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Everyone has read about or heard newscasts related to the financial problems being experienced by AIG Insurance Group. Insurance companies and financial institutions have failed relatively...

• How Widespread is Fraud and Abuse in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries?

  Armand Rossetti | September 07, 2008 2:47 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  Probably the best people to ask are Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance that includes Medicare and Medicaid oversight, and Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Special...

• Cement Truck Fatally Injures Student on School Bus

  Brian W. Smith | September 06, 2008 1:41 AM | 1 CommentTallahassee, FL

  A cement truck slammed into the back of a school bus in Tallahassee Friday afternoon and fatally injured one of the students. Police say the bus was carrying 27 children. It was stopped in the left...

• Fay Approaches - Insurers Must Act Responsibly

  Mike Damaso | August 18, 2008 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  As many Floridians already well know, from West Palm Beach to Tampa and Orlando to Pensacola, tropical storms and hurricanes have the potential to leave us completely vulnerable. These storms not...