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• Seroquel Settlement -- AstraZeneca Pays Half A Billion Dollars To Settle Four Seroquel Cases

  Brett Emison | October 30, 2009 3:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The New York Times reported that AstraZeneca -- the manufacturer of the atypical antipsychotic drug, Seroquel -- will pay $520 million to settle two federal investigations and two whistle-blower...

• Illinois Tractor Trailer Crash Kills Teen, Injures Another

  Brett Emison | October 30, 2009 12:15 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The News-Gazette has reported that Michael Symmonds of Rankin, Illinois was killed early Thursday morning in a tractor trailer crash when the vehicle collided into the pickup truck in which he was a...

• Toyota Has More Troubles Than Just Sudden Acceleration

  Brett Emison | October 28, 2009 11:34 PM | 7 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Safety Record is reporting about Toyota's mounting troubles that go beyond the sudden acceleration problem that is potentially caused by floor mats interacting with the accelerator...

• Independence, Missouri Cracks Down On Train Accidents

  Brett Emison | October 28, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  The Independence Examiner is reporting that the City of Independence, Missouri is cracking down on motorists to remind them of railroad crossing accident dangers. Independence Police . . . issued...

• Safety Advocates Push For No Texting Rule

  Brett Emison | October 27, 2009 10:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The Safety Record is reporting that Advocates for Highway Safety are asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to prohibit or restrict electronic devices that distract truck drivers'...

• Two Injured in Arizona Trucking Accident

  Brett Emison | October 26, 2009 11:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  ABC News is reporting that two people were seriously injured in a trucking accident when a semi truck ran out of control and went off the side of Highway 68 in Bullhead City, Arizona. Two people...

• Teenager Injured In Tennessee Train Accident

  Brett Emison | October 26, 2009 11:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Chattanooga, Tennessee's ABC affiliate is reporting that a teenager was injured during a Tennessee railroad crossing accident. An 18-year-old man is recovering at Erlanger today after a train...

• Tractor Trailer Accidents Cause Too Many Deaths

  Brett Emison | October 22, 2009 5:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Tractor trailer accidents cause a disproportionate number of deaths. Because of the vast difference in size and weight between a semi truck and a passenger vehicle, these crashes are much more...

• St. Louis, Missouri Police Officer Dies From Injuries In Trucking Accident

  Brett Emison | October 20, 2009 12:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Our condolences and prayers go out to the family of Officer Julius Moore, who died on October 16, 2009 from injuries sustained in a semi truck accident. [Officer] Moore was hurt [on October 6,...

• Two Killed in Amsterdam, Missouri Railroad Crossing Accident

  Brett Emison | October 18, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  The Kansas City Star has reported that Mary Redmond, of Linn Valley, Kansas and John South, of Amsterdam, Missouri were killed when their vehicle was struck by a train in an apparent railroad...

• Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Destroyed Evidence in Attempted Cover Up

  Brett Emison | October 16, 2009 11:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported yesterday that Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) engaged in a staggering pattern of misconduct, including destroying evidence in an attempted...

• Weather A Factor In Deadly California Pile Up

  Brett Emison | October 16, 2009 11:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Details continue to emerge regarding a deadly 11-vehicle pile up in Bakersfield, California. It appears that weather may have been a factor with a severe dust storm reducing visibility and stopping...

• 3 Die in California Pile Up

  Brett Emison | October 14, 2009 11:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Fox News is reporting that three people have died in a fiery crash that involved eleven vehicles, including four tractor trailers: A fire department news release says the accident happened...

• Ford Recalls 16 Million Vehicles

  Brett Emison | October 14, 2009 12:27 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Ford Motor Company has recalled 16 million vehicles because of the risk of car fires from a faulty switch. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this was the eighth recall,...

• MoTLC -- Missouri Trial Lawyers Care

  Brett Emison | October 12, 2009 3:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  MoTLC is Passionately Pink for the Cure! Missouri Trial Lawyers Care is upping the ante with several Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities. MoTLC will make a donation to the Susan G. Komen...

• Texas and Mississippi Train Accidents A Reminder Of Railroad Crossing Dangers

  Brett Emison | October 06, 2009 12:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  Two recent railroad crossing accidents provide a reminder that drivers must be extra cautious when approaching a train crossing. The Mississippi collision appears to have occurred when a motorist...