Posts tagged congress

• Privacy Concerns Raised As Cell Phone Tech Grabs National Headlines

  David Mittleman | April 22, 2011 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Technology has become an increasingly important, almost indispensable part of our lives. There are nearly as many cell phones in the United States as there are people. As the hardware and software...

• Johnson & Johnson on the Hot Seat for "Phantom" Recall of Motrin Tablets in 2008

  David Mittleman | June 03, 2010 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Food and Drug Administration officials as well as business scholars agree that Johnson & Johnson failed in handling current recall crises. Specifically, at the end of 2009, Johnson & Johnson...

• FDA Would Do Better to Regulate Pre-Market Quality Control of Over-the-Counter Drugs

  David Mittleman | May 30, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  When the Food and Drug Administration recalled more than 40 varieties of liquid pediatric Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, and Zyrtec last month they advised consumers to use drugstore “house...

• Don't Buy Drop-Side Cribs: Tips on Choosing a Safe Crib for Your Child

  David Mittleman | May 28, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  If you haven’t heard the warnings already: don’t buy drop-side cribs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued recalls earlier this month on 387,000 drop-side cribs that have been...

• Auto Manufacturers, Consumer Safety Advocates Spar Over Black Box Requirements in New Cars

  David Mittleman | May 22, 2010 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If a new auto safety bill passes in Congress, all new cars could potentially be equipped with “black boxes”, which can record crash data and provide useful insight into the cause of any...

• Toyota Withheld Crash Lawsuit Evidence

  David Mittleman | March 01, 2010 12:16 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to Congressman Edolphus Towns, Toyota deliberately withheld key vehicle design and testing evidence in lawsuits filed by Toyota drivers injured in crashes due to faulty Toyota cars....

• Could the Toyota Corolla Be Next in Slew of Recalls?

  David Mittleman | February 17, 2010 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It seems as if the problems never cease for Toyota lately. As of Wednesday, the company announced that it’s looking into complaints over power steering problems in one of its most popular...

• Secretary LaHood Calls Toyota A Little "Safety Deaf" When It Came to Recalls

  David Mittleman | February 03, 2010 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to a recent statement by Department of Transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, Toyota was more than a little “safety deaf” when warned about the safety of its vehicles. In...

• Medical Negligence Law Equals Accountability, Tort Reform Equals Insurance Greed

  David Mittleman | October 15, 2009 4:14 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There's some smoke and mirrors going on at the Congressional Budget Office and it's designed to take away your rights as a patient and to diminish the value of the 7th Amendment. We're in the middle...

• Republican's Use Private Insurance Front Group To Argue Against Health Care Reform

  Devon Glass | July 24, 2009 3:05 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Republican lawmakers are doing everything they can to stop health care reform, and one of their tactics is to site the “non-partisan” Lewin Group as a source of support against...