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  Jenny Albano | July 30, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

• Avandia and Actos Linked to Heart Failure(2)

  Ward Merdes | July 30, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Hundreds of thousands of mostly overweight people are taking Avandia and Actos. They just learned that it is linked to heart failure. Can you think of a worse group of people to risk heart failure?The drugs are prescribed by doctors for type II diabetes. Their use has doubled in the past three years as a consequence of a growing obesity problem. In 2006, 1.8m prescriptions were written across...

• Pilots Killed at Two Air Shows

  Jenny Albano | July 30, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  A stunt pilot died after he crashed during a Dayton, Ohio air show on Saturday, July 28. This occurred only a day after another pilot was killed in an accident in an air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.A pilot named Jim LeRoy died on the way to the hospital after his S2S Bulldog biplane crashed on the runway of the Dayton International Airport. The plane had been performing loop-the-loops to...

• Parents Recover for Misplacement of Daughter's Grave

  Brent Adams | July 30, 2007 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Seven-year-old Lanesha Miles died in April of 1999 from cancer.When her parents, Dorothy and Charles Miles, attempted to visit Lanesha's gravesite (on what would have been the child's eighth birthday) they could not find her grave.When the parents arrived at the Glennview Cemetery to observe the anniversary of their child's birth, they found that the grave was not marked.The family took steps to...

• When is it too Late to Settle?

  Brent Adams | July 30, 2007 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  The vast majority of personal injury claims are settled without filing suit. Once suit is filed, the vast majority of those personal injury cases, now in litigation, also settle before actually going to trial.This is as it should be. When experienced lawyers and insurance adjusters are involved the case, there is no reason why a rational settlement, fair to both parties, cannot be achieved. The...

• TV News Helicopter Collision Kills All 4 On Board

  Jenny Albano | July 30, 2007 7:48 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  On July 28, two TV news helicopters crashed into each other while trying to follow a police chase in Phoenix, Arizona. The helicopters collided over Steele Indian School Park around 12:40 P.M. and crashed into the lawn in front of a boarded-up church. The choppers were engulfed in flames and all four people in the two helicopters died.Killed on board the KTVK chopper were pilot Scott Bowerbank...

• Another Deadly Motorcycle Crash

  Mike Schneider | July 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  The Seward Highway was shut down for hours Saturday night after a vehicle-motorcycle crash that took place south of McHugh Creek at around 7:00 p.m.. The female driver of the motorcycle apparently crossed the center line and caused the crash that took her life, according to Alaska State Troopers investigating the case.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and...

• Talk to lawyer before giving recorded statement

  Chuck Boyk | July 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  A major mistake that I have found in my 24 years as a Toledo, Ohio, auto accident attorney is unrepresented people giving recorded statements to the insurance adjusters. The goal of the insurance adjuster is to lock the injured person into a set of facts that can be used to discredit the victim and their injury. This helps the insurance company pay less money.After I am hired to protect the...

• Brave Log Splitters Recalled After Injury Reports

  Craig Cherry | July 29, 2007 7:58 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in conjunction with Brave Products, Inc., has recalled approximately 8,000 log splitters after the company received addtional reports of injury from users.The log splitters hydraulic cylinders may have a defective rod retention which can lead to seals leaking and rods to detach. If the rod detaches, it can lead to serious injury to the operator of the log...

• Economy Class Syndrome

  Scott Smith | July 28, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  When you travel by air you should be aware of an increased risk of thrombosis. The condition has been dubbed "Economy Class Syndrome", as cramped seats suffered by economy passengers on long-haul flights make it difficult for blood in the legs to flow properly. It is a misleading phrase because people traveling first class, and even pilots have been affected. According to reports, three...