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• Why Maine Jurors Should Be Mad

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | March 09, 2008 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Here is a typical example of how insurance companies, and their corporate defense counsel, take advantage of ordinary Maine citizens: "Driver A" is sitting in her car. The car is stopped in traffic and she is waiting to turn left. She has her blinker on. She has seatbelt on. Driver A is playing by the rules. Up from behind her in traffic comes another driver, "Driver B". This driver is...

• Maine Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products Recalled

  Anne Fennessey | February 29, 2008 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products RecalledIcy Hot Therapy products, sold in many stores in Maine, have been recalled recently as a result of numerous reports by consumers that the self-heating patches caused skin irritations and serious burns when used to relieve muscle and joint pain. See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23116830/from/ET/The leading manufacturer, Chattem, Inc., offers a variety of...

• Slippery Maine Roads and Distracted Drivers Make for a Dangerous Winter Mix of Car Accidents and Injury

  Don Briggs | January 18, 2008 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Did you know that driver distraction causes about 80% of all car accidents? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver inattention is the number one cause of accidents. An article summarizing the findings reports that drowsiness increases the risk of crashes by at least a factor of four, looking at something outside the car more than triples the chance of accident,...

• Bombardier Recreational Products Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash Hazard

  Jenny Albano | December 19, 2007 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., in conjunction with the CPSCA defect in the carburetor can prevent the throttle from freely returning to the idle position. This can result in an unexpected loss of control leading to a collision and cause serious injuries or death.The recalled Ski-Doo snowmobiles have their model name located on the side panels and they come in yellow or black/slate. So...

• FDA Cannot Promise Safety of Imported Drugs

  Jenny Albano | July 13, 2007 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  According to Peter Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and a founding member of FDA's Counterfeit Drug Task Force, it is almost impossible for the FDA to guarantee the safety of imported drugs. This is because there are so many counterfeiters from all over the world. Pitts continues that "simply mandating safety by legislative fiat will not make imported drugs...

• Insurance Industry Greed

  Corinne Tozier | April 26, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Most insurance companies make a sizeable profit each year yet never really explain to their customers why the rates keep going up and perhaps services go down. Take, for instance, the Eastern and Gulf Coast policyholders whose policies have been dropped yet the insurance industry profit in 2006 was over $63 billion dollars. Sixty-three Billion!Watch out for the greedy insurance company.You...

• Car Accidents 101 - What to do!

  Corinne Tozier | April 10, 2007 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  You've been in an accident; you are upset and cannot think clearly; and you are at a loss as to what to do or what information you might need for future use.A print-out list of what you should do would be handy to help you through those first stressful minutes after your accident. Well here's a list for you!http://www.seitelman.com/auto_accident.htm1. Try to remain claim and thoughtful 2. If...

• Playing Fair: Discovering Facts About Medical Malpractice Injuries

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | June 02, 2007 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  How do you prove your medical malpractice case? What do you do if a defendant hospital doesn't "play fair" ? In Charleston, South Carolina the Court ordered a hospital to pay $1.3 million as a sanction to the plaintiff in a medical malpractice. The reason: The hospital was found to have given inaccurate answers to questions, inaccurate testmony and to have engaged in other "misconduct" . See:...