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• Veggie Booty Snack Food Linked To Salmonella Contamination

  M. Brandon Smith | June 29, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  According to the FDA and Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc., a popular snack food called Veggie Booty may be linked to incidents of salmonella contamination. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control have been made aware of more than 52 cases of salmonella contamination in consumers who ingested the popular Veggie Booty snack food. The specific strain of salmonella in this outbreak is being...

• Pit Bull Viciously Attacks Roswell Woman

  M. Brandon Smith | June 22, 2007 1:23 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  If you have watched the news in Georgia for more than a few days, it will probably come as no surprise to you that dog bites and dog attacks are on a dramatic rise in our great state. The most recent illustration of this rise is shown in a pit bull attack on a Roswell woman that occurred earlier today. The woman was reportedly walking down her side walk when a pit bull broke away from its owner...

• Georgia Car Wreck Ends In Serious Injuries For Two Drivers

  M. Brandon Smith | June 15, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Questions still remain unanswered about a Georgia car wreck that has left one man critically injured over the past weekend. The 81-year-old man recently identified as Clelmer Powell by the Georgia State Patrol is in critical condition after being involved in an accident in Habersham County. Troopers say the accident occurred on Camp Creek Road near Hazel Creek when Powell and another...

• Fatal Accident Occurs At Atlanta's Hartsfild-Jackson Airport

  M. Brandon Smith | June 15, 2007 12:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A fatal accident has recently been reported at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Early reports indicate a man working on the Maynard Jackson International Terminal was struck by a large dump truck around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The man was immediately taken to nearby Grady Hospital but later died as a result of his injuries. The name of the man and other circumstances surrounding his tragic...

• Deputy Strikes And Kills Pedestrian After Passing Another Vehicle

  M. Brandon Smith | June 14, 2007 1:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  No charges will be filed against a Berkeley County deputy who recently struck and killed a 21 year old pedestrian according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The deputy was reportedly passing another vehicle when he struck the man who was walking in the middle of the roadway facing on coming traffic near Macedonia. The pedestrian was flown to the hospital shortly after the pedestrian...

• Fatal Car Accident Claims The Lives Of Four Young Georgians On I-575

  M. Brandon Smith | June 13, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In a tragic accident on Georgia's I-575 in Cobb County, four young people lost their lives after being involved in a one car accident on Saturday. The driver and the front seat passenger survived the accident but four other occupants were not so lucky. According to authorities, the driver reportedly lost control of her vehicle which subsequently flipped numerous times in the fatal auto accident....

• Zimulti And Suicidal Thoughts...A Link Has Been Shown According To Reports

  M. Brandon Smith | June 12, 2007 12:03 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  According to recent reports, Zimulti, an obesity drug manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis SA has been linked to an increase in suicidal thoughts in its consumers. Although the drug is not currently being sold in the U.S, an FDA advisory panel is set to discuss Zimulti Wednesday to consider whether its approval should be granted in the states. Known generically as rimonabant, the drug already is sold...

• Boating Accident Claims Atlanta Man's Life On Lake Lanier

  M. Brandon Smith | June 11, 2007 10:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In what marks the third death in as many weeks on Georgia's Lake Lanier, an Atlanta man recently lost his life after another boater struck him while swimming yesterday. According to officials, it is not clear yet why the 30 year old man was struck after taking a swim on Lake Lanier's south end near Flowery Branch. Although no charges have yet been filed in the boating accident, a full...

• Avandia And GlaxoSmithKline-More Controversy And Reported Threats To Patient Oriented Doctor

  M. Brandon Smith | June 06, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Issues surrounding GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia continued today in a recent article published by ABCNEWS: Doctor to Testify in Avandia Hearing on Hill. According to reports, Dr. John Buse was contacted by SmithKline Beecham in 1999 after noting an increased trend of heart related problems in patients that were taking Avandia. Dr. Buse was reportedly threatened by the...

• More Peanut Butter Salmonella Cases Identified By The CDC

  M. Brandon Smith | June 02, 2007 7:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  In its first update in more than a month the CDC has recently confirmed 628 cases of salmonella in those people who ingested contaminated peanut butter manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc. The CDC Report, shows that citizens of 47 states have now been affected by the recalled Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. The actual effects and reach of the contaminated peanut butter far exceeds the...