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• Absolutely Stun-ning -- TASERS Reportedly Being Used in Hospitals

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 21, 2010 4:43 PM | 7 CommentsChicago, IL

  A hospital security guard used a stun gun on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ nephew, Derek Thomas, after he refused to wear a gown and attempted to leave the grounds of West Jefferson...

• Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Up in Arms Over "I-Dosing" Trend

  David Mittleman | July 21, 2010 2:46 PM | 7 CommentsLansing, MI

  Most of us agree that illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, or heroine are bad for the body and can cause horrific addictions. But what about i-dosing, the supposed “computer high”...

• No Day in Court: Tort Deform, Judicial Activism, and the Sad Case of Keith Theobald

  William Eadie | May 21, 2010 11:09 AM | 7 CommentsCleveland, OH

  You’re driving down the highway when, suddenly, the car in the lane next to your clips another vehicle, swerves into your lane, and sends you careening across three lanes of traffic, your car...

• Is Florida's Attorney General Putting Politics Before the People?

  Patrick Quinlan | April 09, 2010 3:19 PM | 7 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  As a Floridian, I am angry. As a trial lawyer, I am furious. Our Attorney General, Bill McCollum -- a man who wants to be the Governor of this state -- has filed a lawsuit seeking to have the new...

• Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Protects Victims of Malpractice

  David Mittleman | February 21, 2010 2:39 PM | 7 CommentsLansing, MI

  For years, the State of Michigan has been hostile to victims’ rights. This has been particularly true in the area of medical malpractice, where state law imposes complex procedural...

• Study Links Soda to Increase of Pancreatic Cancer

  Paul Napoli | February 08, 2010 11:45 PM | 7 CommentsNew York City, NY

  February 8, 2010 A new study published in the February 2010 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, has linked the...

• 12 Year Old Brett Smith Missing from Columbia, South Carolina McDonalds

  Pete Strom | January 21, 2010 1:31 PM | 7 CommentsColumbia, SC

  12 Year Old Brett Alexander Smith has been missing since Monday January 18, 2010. Brett was last seen Monday around 1:00 PM riding his bike in the family friendly Magnolia Hall neighborhood...

• TENS Units Not Working for Back Pain Says Study

  Greg Webb | January 15, 2010 4:46 PM | 7 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  According to new guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology, the popular pain-relief treatment called transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, or TENS, is not likely to help the...

• Database of Medical Malpractice Unavailable to the Public

  Paul Thomson | December 01, 2009 9:13 PM | 7 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Tulsa World reported that there is a national database of medical malpractice data that the public is unable to fully access. The database is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and...

• Texas Governor Perry Vetoes Safe Passing Bill: Cyclist Deaths The Result?

  Mark Bello | November 11, 2009 5:40 PM | 7 CommentsVoices

  Approximately 50 cyclists, 400 pedestrians, and 500 motorcyclists are killed every year in Texas. Many of those fatalities could have been prevented under the Safe Passing Bill. Anti-justice,...