Miscellaneous

• Baby Products May Contain Harmful Chemicals

  Amy Schauers | February 04, 2008 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A new study released proposes that baby products including lotion, baby powder, and baby shampoo may be exposing babies to harmful chemicals called phthalates. Phthalates are used to make plastics flexible and stabilize fragrances and are found in many consumer products. The journal Pediatrics, Sathyanarayana, from the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues measured the levels of...

• Duragesic Patch-Fentanyl Overdose Possible

  Jeanie Oliver | February 04, 2008 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  The Duragesic Patch malfunction is not new to medical news. The frightening aspect of this medical devise is that it continues to be a danger to patients. The patch, most often prescribed to patients with intense chronic pain, perhaps because of cancer or car wrecks, can malfunction because of acknowledged manufacturing defects.The defective patches leak the potent narcotic fentanyl directly...

• Lawsuit filed against Blue Man Group

  Tony Romanucci | February 04, 2008 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  Although wildly popular across the country, BMG carried one of its stunts too far. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC filed a lawsuit against BMG for its esphogeal camera stunt gone wrong. The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday as follows: If you haven't seen the act that's mentioned in the suit, it goes something like this: A rhythmic thump of rock music serves as the soundtrack to the commotion near...

• Contingency Fee Commercial Litigation

  Michael Phelan | February 04, 2008 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  For generations, the hourly billing business model for law firms has forced plaintiffs involved in commercial litigation to pay attorneys by the hour regardless of the outcome of the litigation. A better business model for plaintiffs seeking to hire counsel to initiate business litigation may involve contingency fees, fixed legal fee pricing or a combination of a diminished hourly rate and a...

• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

  Michael Phelan | February 04, 2008 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Even in 2008, sexual assault continues to haunt the workplace. Since 1964, when sex and gender based harassment were outlawed with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, some male employers and supervisors have continued to use the workplace as a trolling ground for sexual gratification. More often than not, this is much, much more than about sex - it's about raw power. When an employer...

• Doctor Leaks Information to Pharmaceutical Giant

  Dan Frith | February 03, 2008 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Well...what did you expect? Big Pharma doesn't pay doctors thousands of dollars and provide them with free trips, lunches, and dinners and expect nothing in return. I just assumed the only thing Big Pharma wanted in return was for the doctors to prescribe their drugs whether or not those drugs where the best and least expensive medication to treat the doctors' patients. But...it appears Big...

• Pedestrian Fatality in Othello Highlights Importance of Accident Investigation

  Ryan Nute | February 02, 2008 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Accidents involving serious injuries or death need to be investigated promptly so that the facts surrounding the accident can be determined before memories or evidence fades.Early Sunday morning Department of Transportation crews were trying to clear snow and ice off major highways in Eastern Washington when one of the snow plows hit and killed a pedestrian. The plow was clearing snow off the...

• Wrongful Death Claim Against Disney Cruise

  Susy Owen | February 02, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  "The suit gives this account: Santo Piazza tripped over the raised threshold while stepping into his cabin's bathroom. He fell, and his right side struck the bathtub, causing "catastrophic internal injuries." He immediately went to the shipboard health-services department, where he was given a Tylenol. That afternoon, he returned to the health-services department after he vomited, had shortness...

• Maine Leads the Way in Protecting Children from Second Hand Smoke

  Don Briggs | February 01, 2008 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Over the years, Maine has been a leader in protecting the right of non-smokers to breath clean air in public spaces, but, until now, no one has dared try and tell smokers what they can and can't do in their houses and cars. However, a new city ordinance has changed all this for Bangor drivers, who can now be pulled over and fined up to 50 dollars for smoking in the car in the presence of...

• Health Care Commission Advocates for Mandatory Insurance in Colorado

  Linda Snyder | February 01, 2008 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Colorado Governor, Bill Owens, has been trying to find a way to make it possible for the 800,000 Coloradans who don't have health insurance, to have proper health care. A state commission on health care is advising that everyone in Colorado should be required to have medical insurance along with having the state put more money into child health care and Medicaid. It is know that these proposals...