- Brett Emison | December 31, 2011 11:08 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Happy New Year to all! To celebrate the turning of the calendar, here is a recap of the 10 most popular posts from this year:
10. Toyota Recall: A Time Line Of Toyota's Checkered Safety...
- Brett Emison | December 29, 2011 8:20 AM |
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
It wasn't that long ago that the New York Times confirmed the high failure rate for metal-on-metal artificial hips. Now, in “The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips,” the New...
- Brett Emison | December 28, 2011 9:32 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Rick Perry has been highly critical of the American civil justice system. Perry has lauded so-called tort reform in Texas and chastised the 7th Amendment's right to civil jury trial as...
- Brett Emison | December 26, 2011 11:10 AM |
Category:
Automobile Accidents
In a few days I'll have a list of your favorite posts of 2011, but today here are a few of my favorite posts from 2011:
Faces of Lawsuit Abuse: Aaliyah George
FuneralHomes.com...
- Brett Emison | December 24, 2011 11:15 AM |
Category:
Miscellaneous
Tomorrow is Christmas. As this entry posts, I will be surrounded by family and loved ones... I hope you are as well. However, we cannot forget that many are not so fortunate.
I hope we never...
- Brett Emison | December 23, 2011 10:57 AM |
Category:
Automobile Accidents
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! Here are the legal and safety news stories and blog posts that caught my interest this week:
MORE Conservative Opposition to Federal Tort Reform...
- Brett Emison | December 22, 2011 11:08 AM |
Category:
Tractor-Trailer Accidents
In response to safety concerns about driver and pilot fatigue, regulators overseeing the nation's trucking and airline industries have proposed new rules aimed to reduce fatigue in those who...
- Brett Emison | December 21, 2011 11:08 AM |
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Medical Devices & Implants
Much has been learned about the medical device industry since problems surfaced regarding DePuy Hip implants and Zimmer knee implants. DePuy - a division of Johnson & Johnson - has recalled...
- Brett Emison | December 20, 2011 11:50 AM |
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Insurance.
It's one of those products that everyone needs; everyone should buy; but no one wants to have to use. In order to drive a car, every state government requires that you have it....
- Brett Emison | December 19, 2011 11:15 AM |
Category:
Wrongful Death
I've documented how many of those running for president - Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry - have come against the 7th Amendment right to civil jury trial and in favor of...
- Brett Emison | December 16, 2011 11:20 AM |
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Legal and safety news that caught my interest this week:
Court Denies Defense Motion Seeking To Obtain Plaintiff's Social Network Information [Scott Cooper at The Injury Board]
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- Brett Emison | December 15, 2011 11:15 AM |
Category:
Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A tractor trailer safety bill cleared the Senate Commerce committee yesterday, passing on a 13-11 party-line vote. New safety provisions include a mandate for comprehensive electronic onboard...
- Brett Emison | December 14, 2011 7:01 AM |
Category:
Automobile Accidents
The 5-member National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) board unanimously agreed in recommending that states ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in...
- Brett Emison | December 13, 2011 11:16 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
The Detroit News reported yesterday that major automakers and The Chamber are opposing a bill strengthening fines for delaying recalls.
Tomorrow, the Senate Commerce Committee will consider a...
- Brett Emison | December 12, 2011 11:18 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
The Detroit News has reported that an independent safety advocacy group - Safety Research & Strategies - has sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeking the...
- Brett Emison | December 09, 2011 11:20 AM |
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Happy Friday! Legal and safety news that caught my interest this week:
The Big Tort Law / Physician Location Disconnect [The Pop Tort]
iPhone and iPod battery cases recalled due...
- Brett Emison | December 09, 2011 10:46 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 21-5 to require drospirenone-containing birth control pills - including Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, Beyaz, Safyral, and Vestura - to warn about...
- Brett Emison | December 08, 2011 11:00 AM |
Category:
Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
I have written frequently about railroad crossing accidents and dangers.
A fatal train crash in Missouri sheds additional light on these dangers. The Springfield News Leader reported on a...
- Brett Emison | December 07, 2011 12:06 PM |
Category:
Wrongful Death
It's been 70 years since Pearl Harbor was attacked, but the memories are still fresh for some. For the rest of us, a heartfelt and grateful thanks for those who guard and protect us each...
- Brett Emison | December 07, 2011 10:26 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
An FDA advisory panel will meet on Thursday (Dec. 8, 2011) to review studies regarding risk of abnormal blood clots associated with birth control pills.
The Agency published a report in...
- Brett Emison | December 06, 2011 4:49 PM |
Category:
Wrongful Death
The country was shocked in April 2010 by the explosion of the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia that killed more than 2 dozen coal miners. That shock was magnified as we...
- Brett Emison | December 06, 2011 11:20 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
For more than two years, I have been documenting the dangerous - sometimes deadly - side effects of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella.
Despite these concerns, the FDA recently approved a generic form of...
- Brett Emison | December 05, 2011 11:12 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Despite some improvements, vehicle fires (including post-collision fuel fed fires) remain a serious problem. The Detroit News reported last week that the National Highway Traffic Safety...
- Brett Emison | December 02, 2011 11:17 AM |
Category:
Tractor-Trailer Accidents
I can't believe December is here already -- where has the year gone! Here is the legal and safety news that caught my interest this week:
12 Gadgets for the Holidays [Geri L....
- Brett Emison | December 02, 2011 10:29 AM |
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Bloomberg news reported yesterday that Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., may face 10,000 Actos bladder cancer lawsuits.
Since the late 1990s, two diabetes drugs have dominated...
- Brett Emison | December 01, 2011 11:22 AM |
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
I've written frequently about the the problems with DePuy and other types of metal on metal artificial hips:
Lack of testing under the FDA 510(k) approval process
High metal on...