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• Tips On Preventing Hospital Bed Entrapment

  M. Brandon Smith | March 14, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Each year there are number of people who become entrapped in hospital beds and suffer serious injuries as a result. Entrapments can occur when a patient's body becomes lodged between the bed rails, the mattress or various other parts of a hospital bed. Injuries suffered in this manner can lead to broken bones, strangulation, and even death.According to the FDA:Elderly patients in hospitals and...

• New Jersey Vioxx Trial Begins Today

  M. Brandon Smith | March 06, 2006 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In the latest round of litigation surrounding the controversial drug Vioxx, jurors in New Jersey heard opening statements from both sides today in what could be the most pivotal Vioxx trial yet. Merck, the former producer of Vioxx, has received two defense verdicts involving the pain killer to date but lost a third trial that resulted in a $253 million dollar jury verdict for the widow of a...

• Defective Product Lawsuit Trial Begins Today

  Staff Writer | December 13, 2005 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Eight boys from across the country who suffered injuries when the front wheels came off their bikes are expected to testify in a trial that begins today. The lawsuit claims the bicycles, sold at Wal-Mart and imported by a Marin County, CA company, had faulty front-wheel-release devices which malfunctioned, causing the front wheels to come off and resulting in the boys smashing their faces on...

• Georgia Pedestrian Loses Leg In Hit And Hit Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | February 04, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A Georgia woman was recently struck by a hit and run driver on Ulmerton Road as she and a friend tried to cross the roadway. Elonda Floyd, 41, and Lisa King, 46, were both taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg after being struck by the driver for their injuries. As a result of the accident, Floyd lost her leg and suffered other serious injuries. King was treated and subsequently...

• Pilot Crash Leaves One Man Dead

  M. Brandon Smith | December 03, 2006 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a recent aviation accident, the pilot of a single engine four person plane was killed after an unexpected crash. The plane left out of the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta and was headed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said they are not sure what cause the Cirrus S-R-22 to crash but an investigation has been launched in the incident.

• Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial(2)

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoned former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asbestos fibers were scattered about the town and as a result hundreds of residents have suffered lung...

• Drug Manufactures And The Tricks They Employ To Earn A Profit

  M. Brandon Smith | August 15, 2006 3:01 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a follow up to my recent posts invloving free lunches and biased reports concerning the measures drug manufactures go to push their products on doctors and the medical industry as a whole, a new report by the Annals of Internal Medicine shows some of the more subtle and less discussed measures they typically utilize to achieve their profit driven goals. According to MSNBC.com:Some drug...

• Two-Thirds Of Eye Fungus Sufferers Connected To Bausch & Lomb

  M. Brandon Smith | June 07, 2006 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that nearly two-thirds of contact lens wearers who contracted eye infections reported using Bausch & Lomb's ReNu with Mositureloc. The number of confirmed cases of fungal infection or Fusarium keratitis, has increased to dramatically in recent days to a number well over 100 according to the CDC. According to ABCNEWS.ComWithout eye-drop...

• ReNu Linked To Contact Lens Fungus

  M. Brandon Smith | April 17, 2006 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Bausch and Lomb has stopped shipments of its ReNu contact lens solution after the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) linked it to a fungal eye infection that can cause temporary blindness. The CDC is currently investigating 109 reports of fusarium keratitis which can scar the cornea and blind it victims if not treated in time. There have already been 8 cases where U.S. patients have...

• Jury Awards $9 Million In Punitives In Vioxx Trial

  M. Brandon Smith | April 11, 2006 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A jury reached a $9 million verdict today regarding the punitive damages phase of the latest Vioxx Trial involving John McDarby and his wife. This verdict comes just days after the same jury awarded John McDarby and his wife $4.5 million in compensatory damages for his related heart attack while using Vioxx. Tuesday's verdict brings the total award to $13.5 million for the couple.According to...