- Brett Emison | September 30, 2010 1:57 PM |
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MiscellaneousI wrote previously about Johnson & Johnson's phantom recall of its Motrin brand over-the-counter pain relief medication. Johnson & Johnson had found a defect in certain batches of the...
- Brett Emison | September 30, 2010 10:30 AM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsCritical information from Johnson & Johnson's recall of its DePuy ASR hip replacement system has not been covered in most reports: The ASR hips recalled by DePuy can potentially release toxic,...
- Brett Emison | September 30, 2010 9:39 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsVisitors to the posh new Vdara Hotel at the MGM Resorts City Center in Las Vegas have complained of a death ray of focused sunlight reflected off of the building's mirror-like windows onto the pool...
- Brett Emison | September 29, 2010 11:35 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsLegal and safety news of interest from around the country:
Taxpayers could make a profit on the GM bailout [Chris Isadore at CNNMoney.com] [can also see my previous coverage of this issue here...
- Brett Emison | September 28, 2010 10:30 AM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsJohnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Recall Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Q: Which DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. hip replacement systems were recalled?
A: The DePuy ASR XL Acetabular and DePuy ASR Hip...
- Brett Emison | September 27, 2010 4:01 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThere have been wide reports that James Heselden, owner of the company that makes the Segway personal transporter, died after apparently falling off a cliff and into a river while riding one of the...
- Brett Emison | September 27, 2010 10:30 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Fifty years ago, in May 1960, the birth control pill was introduced to America. The pill gave women more control over their bodies, but not without certain health risks.
One set of contraceptive...
- Brett Emison | September 25, 2010 10:30 AM |
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MiscellaneousI've written previously about online privacy dangers after the details of 100 million Facebook users were published online. Now there is a fascinating article by Brad Stone at Bloomberg Businessweek...
- Brett Emison | September 24, 2010 11:20 AM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsOn August 26, 2010, Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics division recalled its ASR XL Acetabular Head System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System. According to a company press release, these...
- Brett Emison | September 23, 2010 10:39 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesLegal and safety news of interest:
Health care reform takes effect today: What you should know [Bertha Coombs at NBC's Today Show]
Similac infant formula ... now with more inspect parts...
- Brett Emison | September 22, 2010 12:05 PM |
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MiscellaneousHealth care reforms, signed into law six months ago, start taking effect tomorrow, September 23, 2010. The reforms do not fully take effect until 2014, but some reforms will begin now.
CNN lists...
- Brett Emison | September 22, 2010 10:34 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)ABC News recently aired a story in which a passenger was able to video his bus driver took both hands off the while and was driving with his elbow and was reading an e-book reader. Unbelievable!
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- Brett Emison | September 21, 2010 2:38 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsWith a new government study about distracted driving dangers out, there has been lots of news recently about distracted driving risks. I'll have a post on this topic tomorrow, but until then, here...
- Brett Emison | September 21, 2010 10:35 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA number of outlets - including ABC News and The Wall Street Journal - posted stories with new details about Johnson & Johnson's attempt to buy up defective Motrin packages in order to avoid an...
- Brett Emison | September 20, 2010 2:30 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)There have been a number of train crashes and railroad crossing accidents around the country:
Bill proposes raising train crash liability cap [Daisy Nguyen at AP via Mercury News]
Driver...
- Brett Emison | September 20, 2010 10:37 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsMillions of women have been prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs to treat symptoms related to menopause. HRT drugs include:
Oral Estrogens (including Premarin and Cenestin)
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- Brett Emison | September 18, 2010 11:31 AM |
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MiscellaneousReports indicate that Toyota has settled the product liability and wrongful death lawsuit that arose after a Lexus ES accelerated out of control near San Diego, killing off-duty California Highway...
- Brett Emison | September 17, 2010 12:04 PM |
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MiscellaneousToday is Constitution Day. The United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. At 4,400 words, our Constitution is the oldest and...
- Brett Emison | September 15, 2010 10:57 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsKen Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian at the Los Angeles Times have reported that a software bug in the device that reads Toyota black box data recorders produced faulty data, just months after Toyota...
- Brett Emison | September 14, 2010 10:40 AM |
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MiscellaneousLegal and safety news of interest:
Texting and Car Accidents [Spencer Farris at St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyers Blog] [more on this topic at IB here and here]
Real-Time Googling of Jurors...
- Brett Emison | September 13, 2010 12:35 PM |
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Wrongful DeathI happened to be in the San Francisco Bay area last Thursday and Friday and saw first-hand the smoke and ash rising from the San Bruno gas explosion. On Sunday, many residents were permitted to...
- Brett Emison | September 13, 2010 10:35 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Most truckers on the road today are competent, safe and dedicated professionals. However, in the cutthroat trucking industry there is constant pressure to hold down costs in order to gain a...
- Brett Emison | September 09, 2010 10:34 AM |
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Wrongful DeathDo you know the story of Kyler Van Nocker? Kyler was five-years-old, still three months from his sixth birthday, when he died over this past weekend. Kyler was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer...
- Brett Emison | September 07, 2010 10:58 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Lawmakers are working to change a federal law that could limit the amount of damages paid to crash victims who were injured in a Metrolink train crash near Chatsworth in September 2008. Twenty-five...
- Brett Emison | September 06, 2010 10:30 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe term dram shop is derived from 18th century business in England that sold gin by the spoonful, called dram. Dram Shop Acts hold bars, restaurants and other commercial establishments liable for...
- Brett Emison | September 02, 2010 7:23 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsESPN has reported that the family of New York Mets prospect, Brian Cole, was awarded $131 million by a Jackson, Mississippi jury after Cole was killed when his Ford Explorer rolled over in 2001....
- Brett Emison | September 02, 2010 1:20 PM |
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MiscellaneousLegal and safety news of interest:
Porn-Posing Canadian Judge Puts Away the Gavel - For Now [David Lat at Above the Law]
Give Your Legal Writing Nine Lives [Adrian Dayton at Above the Law]
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- Brett Emison | September 01, 2010 2:30 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWalter Olson wrote on his blog, Overlawyered, about an effort to unseat Illinois Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride. Olson, as does the Chicago Tribune, links Chief Justice Kilbride's election fight to...