Tippi Hedren, the actress who starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movie The Birds, won a 1.5 million lawsuit for injuries caused by water falling through a California soundstage onto her head. Ms. Hedren thought she had put a lifetime of headaches behind her when she had spinal surgery several months before starting a television show… Continue Reading
Sleep Experts Urge Adults to Exercise Caution Before Using Sleep Meds
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NPR (12/16, Neighmond, 465K) reports in its “Shots” blog that according to the CDC, “about one third of American adults say they have problems falling asleep,” and there is an increase in the use of prescription sleeping medications, although “sleep experts say people should exercise caution before deciding to take medication to help them sleep.” For… Continue Reading
Toy shopping safety tips for the holidays
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Source: letamericaknow.com We can always count on children to remind us of the true joy associated with the holiday season. So it’s up to us – parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends and family – to keep that spirit alive by selecting safe toys for the kids in our lives. Unfortunately, making a list and… Continue Reading
Energy drinks may significantly increase heart contraction rates
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On its website, CBS News (12/3, 3.87M) reports that research presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting suggests that “energy drinks may cause serious increases in heart contraction rates within an hour of” consuming them. The Huffington Post (12/3, 11.54M) reports that investigators “recruited 18 healthy people – 15 men and three women – with an… Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase’s Mortgage Securities Settlement Opens the Door to Litigation
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JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, settled a U.S. Department of Justice claim for $13 billion dollars. The amount is one half of JPMorgan Chase’s annual profit and the largest settlement paid to the U.S. government. Along with the settlement, JPMorgan Chase made a statement which sets forth the reasons it made… Continue Reading
How Much Are NJ Citizens Paying to Give Up Their Legal Rights?
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Is it really worth the savings to give up your right to sue when selecting auto insurance? The real facts suggest that it is not!! When selecting auto insurance you can pay less if you agree to give up important legal rights in the event you or a MEMBER of YOUR FAMILY is injured in… Continue Reading
Support new FDA regulations for generic drug labeling
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As a result of the Mensing case the legal rights of more than 80 % of America’s population was placed at risk. If you are injured as a result of taking a generic drug, you have no legal rights for the failure to warn of the dangers known to be associated with that drug .… Continue Reading
Encourage Congress to oppose H.R. 982
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Source: Takejusticeback.com This Thanksgiving, Big Asbestos really has something to be thankful for: the U.S. House of Representative is voting on H.R. 982, a bill which if enacted would violate asbestos victims’ privacy and allow Big Asbestos to delay and deny justice until asbestos victims die. Asbestos diseases is one of the longest-running public health epidemics… Continue Reading
C. J. Bard Settles Second of Thousands of Vaginal-Mesh Implant Cases
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(Bloomberg) 8/21/2013 C.R. Bard Inc., a manufacturer of transvaginal-mesh implants settled the second of thousands of claims against it for its vaginal mesh product Avaulta. C.J. Bard (Bard) is based in Murray Hill, New Jersey; Transvaginal-mesh products are used to treat pelvic organs prolapse (POP), and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The implants are alleged to… Continue Reading
Two Courts Extend Liability for Distracted Driving
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This week a pair of courts significantly extended of liability for distracted driving. The most significant case involves potential liability for someone texting a driver that they know will be interacting with them who then causes an accident. Perhaps these two cases will serve as a wake-up call for those regularly carried on this hazardous… Continue Reading