- M. Brandon Smith | February 28, 2007 10:54 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFellow InjuryBoard member Jamie G. Goldstein of Gary D. McCallister & Associates LTD., our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer affiliate, recently brought my attention to a great topic and series of specials conducted by CNN in which they investigated how many big insurance companies are handling smaller auto accidents claims. "Delay, Deny, Defend". The 18 month investigation details how at least...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 28, 2007 10:17 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsJury selection for the latest Vioxx trial is under way for a man whose wife is said to have died as a result of taking Vioxx. Frank Schwaller says his wife, then 52 and now deceased, took the painkiller manufactured by Merck & Company for an extended period to combat her pains and ailments. The attorney for Schwaller asked the prospective juror members a number of questions to determine if they...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 28, 2007 9:58 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsDid you or a loved one eat from a contaminated jar of Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter? Do you have questions about this recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak? If so we at InjuryBoard can help you find answers to these questions. Let us put our knowledge and expertise to work for you in order to ensure your rights are protected. And best of all, it is of no charge to you. We provide...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 28, 2007 9:42 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAccording to federal health officials more than 370 cases of salmonella have been confirmed across more than 42 states as of last week. This news is just the latest update in what has become a nationwide problem for many people and families alike. This new number of 370 is only expected to grow as the investigation and research continues into the peanut butter salmonella outbreak that occurred...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 25, 2007 1:57 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOur fellow InjuryBoard partner Tom Methvin of the well known and respected firm of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., in Birmingham, Alabama, recently brought my attention to a tragic tractor trailer accident that occurred in Leary, Georgia. After losing control of his truck the tanker rolled over and crushed the driver of another vehicle involved in the accident. The HAZ-MAT...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 24, 2007 1:29 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAs if it was not already apparent, it is now official that the local Georgia ConAgra food plant has been linked to the presence of salmonella in its jars of peanut butter according to the Centers for Disease Control. During the course of its investigation it has now been shown that the contaminated peanut butter has reached in excess of 41 states and 329 people thus far. According to the...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 22, 2007 9:08 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBe careful if you are in the market for peanut butter because apparently despite all the press coverage concerning the salmonella outbreak contaminated peanut butter may still on the shelves at various markets and stores. According to news10now.com: On Tuesday, our station received calls claiming Mike's Market in Syracuse was still selling jars of peanut butter possibly tainted with salmonella....
- M. Brandon Smith | February 22, 2007 3:30 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Police chase on I-75 northbound in Barrow County Georgia leads to two deaths and leaves another seriously injured. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the suspect vehicle was fleeing from authorities for unknown reasons before a "pit maneuver" (a tactic used by police whereby they tap the rear corner panel of a vehicle thereby forcing it spin out of control) was used to stop the vehicle. As...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 22, 2007 2:33 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseDo you have a family member or a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility? Do you know for sure they are being treated properly and taken care of as initially promised by the home? If not you need to find out especially given the recent nursing home investigation and report conducted by CBS46 News. The investigation gives a detailed look in to the horrors that are often never...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 21, 2007 12:20 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)In a follow up to a recent post on a dog attack that left a 2-year-old girl dead, authorities have stated the responsible dogs have since been put to sleep. The dog attack, which involved a pit bull mix and boxer bull mastiff, occurred after a the dangerous dogs escaped from their fenced in area according to DeKalb spokesman Michael Payne. Although it is still uncertain how the dogs escaped at...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 21, 2007 8:29 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo teenagers died today in an automobile accident after their vehicle struck another vehicle on Camp Branch Road in Gwinnett County Georgia. The teenagers were riding in a Chevy Malibu and attempting to negotiate a curve when the vehicle ran off the roadway, over-corrected and slammed into a utility truck that was headed in the opposite direction. The driver of the Malibu did not sustain life...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 20, 2007 9:54 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsGeorgia State Representative Ed Ryders has now found himself in a precarious situation and the sad thing is he did not even really do anything to deserve it. The main reason he has made headlines all over Georgia recently is because he handed out jars of peanut butter to friends and colleagues that were among those recently recalled due to the salmonella outbreak. The Albany Republican who...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 20, 2007 6:17 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPrempro lawsuit leads to a $3 million verdict against its manufacturer Wyeth after causing an Ohio woman's breast cancer. The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury found that Wyeth ``failed to provide an adequate warning'' to the plaintiff given the known side effects of it use. This was the fifth trial against Wyeth and marks the largest jury verdict thus far. Three of the other trials...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 20, 2007 5:35 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsOn January 25, 2007 a products liability lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mrs. Ada M. Williams against Bayer Corporation and Bayer AG after receiving their drug Trasylol during her open-heart surgery. According to the Trasylol lawsuit, Ms. Williams subsequently went into kidney failure and now has to undergo kidney dialysis three times a week due to complications caused by the drug. Ms. Williams'...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 19, 2007 10:49 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsReverend Gerry Hearin was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident after being ran over by a vehicle near Coleman Coliseum immediately following the Alabama and Kentucky basketball game Saturday night. Hearin, a retired United Methodist Minster, was the pastor of several local churches during his time prior to his passing. The tragic event came as a complete shock to everyone...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 9:28 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been very busy in the last week or so due to the rampant contamination problems it has seen in various forms of food and products. Now the FDA has issued a warning about the use of certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food due to the risk of contracting Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium outline is a...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 9:15 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a recall of Oscar Mayer's Ready to Eat Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat after finding traces of Listeria monocytogenes in the strips. The contaminated chicken strip packages of concern contain the establishment number "19676".According to wsbtv.com:Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 8:04 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has now been in full investigation mode for the last few days concerning the peanut butter recall that has dominated the local and national news. They have identified the outbreak of Salmonella Tennessee infections that have occurred on a large multistate level and isolated the contamination site to those jars of peanut butter manufactured and distributed...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 17, 2007 2:36 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe first of what is expected to be many peanut butter lawsuits was filed on Friday concerning the recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak by a Missouri couple. The suit names ConAgra Foods Inc. as the defendant for the gastrointestinal illnesses injuries the plaintiffs sustained after eating the manufacturer's Great Value Peanut Butter back in October. The peanut butter lawsuit on behalf of...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 17, 2007 2:14 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)In the latest tale of dangerous dogs in Georgia, a 2-year-old girl was tragically killed after two dogs escaped from their fence and mauled the girl to death. The victim, identified as Robynn Bradley, was reportedly walking beside a fenced in back yard when the two dogs, a boxer mastiff mix and a pit bull mix, attached her. Authorities from the DeKalb Police department are still investigating...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 9:43 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOur InjuryBoard partner from Orlando, Joseph Saunders, recently made a great point about the dangers associated with the recent salmonella peanut butter outbreak in reference to our youth. It is undisputed that hundreds of thousands of children eat peanut butter sandwiches everyday for lunch and/or dinner. It is staple food for many youngsters around the U.S. and the world. For these reasons it...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 8:56 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith the recent salmonella outbreak concerning Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter many people are asking the question, what is salmonella and what are its adverse effects? The short answer is that salmonella is a infectious bacteria that attacks the intestines and blood stream in most humans. The most commons effects of salmonella are diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps which typical occur...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 11:22 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWhen pursuing a peanut butter salmonella outbreak claim it is very important to NOT throw away the jar of peanut butter and its lid despite what others are saying at this time. It will be a very important piece of evidence in the future. Keep it in a very safe place where no one will use it again and mark it with a danger sign or note. Do not however write on the jar itself. Put it in a...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 15, 2007 7:46 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIf you eat peanut butter and have a jar or two in your home, Be Careful-Be Very Careful as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently warned that thousands of jars of peanut butter have been linked to a salmonella Outbreak. According to the FDA, the salmonella outbreak has been found in jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter for ConAgra. According to early information, the...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 5:38 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)A grandmother who was kidnapped and raped while leaving the Lindbergh MARTA station in Buckhead in June of 2002 got some great news Wednesday afternoon in the form of a $1.7 million verdict. The Fulton County State Court jury, made up of 6 men and 6 women, only had to determine the damages portion of the case after the Judge Craig Schwall held Marta and its representatives in default for...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 4:59 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOur law firm, Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP, along with Eric H. Weinberg of The Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, recently filed the first of what we expect to be a number of lawsuits on behalf of those adversely affected by the salmonella outbreak at an Arby's in Lowndes County Georgia this past August. As this article in the Valdosta Daily Times notes, many of those who contracted...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 04, 2007 10:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 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...