- David Mittleman | November 30, 2008 8:35 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThanksgiving weekend is a busy weekend for most people. Many of us have to travel great distances to be with our friends and family. Unfortunately, more people on the road for longer periods of time...
- David Mittleman | November 29, 2008 9:53 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe implosion of the financial industry, and subsequently the rest of the economy, will likely lead to a surge in tort claims. According to a Tower Perrin report on the national cost of torts,...
- David Mittleman | November 28, 2008 1:53 PM |
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MiscellaneousLast Wednesday, Health insurers released proposals to accept all applicants, regardless of preexisting disease or disability, IF Congress mandates all Americans have coverage. Although the if is a...
- David Mittleman | November 27, 2008 9:36 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn the Lansing, Michigan area, over 30 accidents involving ice and snow have already been reported to Michigan State Police. One of these accidents tragically lead to the death of a 22-year-old...
- David Mittleman | November 26, 2008 9:14 AM |
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MiscellaneousWith Thanksgiving only a day away, here are some helpful tips to make sure your turkey is cooked to the correct temperature and that you don't burn down your house in the process.
When selecting a...
- David Mittleman | November 25, 2008 8:40 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAccording to a panel of drug experts, the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs to treat disorders in children is a dangerous practice. Risperdal, known as an “atypical” antipsychotic, had...
- David Mittleman | November 24, 2008 2:14 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn this day and age of instantaneous communication, a little bit of discretion can go a long way in protecting your privacy. The recent case of a gentleman from Arkansas is an important reminder of...
- David Mittleman | November 24, 2008 10:01 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsWyeth and Pfizer, the 2 leading manufactures of hormone drugs, were sued earlier this week by Nevada’s attorney general for alleged deceptive trade practices. The attorney general alleges that...
- David Mittleman | November 23, 2008 8:41 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeEarlier this week, a jury in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania awarded $20.5 million to the family of a boy that suffers from lasting medical problemscaused by mistakes made at his birth. The day the...
- David Mittleman | November 22, 2008 9:23 AM |
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MiscellaneousA potentially deadly intestinal germ increasingly found in hospitals is also showing up in grocery store meats. Clostridium difficile, a gut bug known as C. diff. has shown up in 40% of meats...
- David Mittleman | November 21, 2008 9:02 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall for Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades, sold at IKEA, after a 1-year old girl choked to death. The agency received a similar...
- David Mittleman | November 20, 2008 9:12 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsNestle Prepared Foods Co., who distributes Lean Cuisine frozen meals, has recalled three types of frozen chicken dinners due to small chunks of blue plastic found in the chicken. The plastic has...
- David Mittleman | November 19, 2008 9:30 AM |
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MiscellaneousSeveral new LED billboards have sprung up around the Lansing, Michigan area recently. The high-
powered signs are not unique to Mid-Michigan and appear to be the future of outdoor advertising....
- Devon Glass | November 18, 2008 1:25 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter the first significant snowfall hit Michigan over the past weekend, salt trucks struggled to salt roads before life threatening accidents ensued. Two men were killed in Clinton County after...
- David Mittleman | November 18, 2008 11:16 AM |
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Miscellaneous
At the annual Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) convention, Lawyer Gerry Spence gave a presentation that outlined why he believes trial lawyers are more important today than doctors. Mr....
- David Mittleman | November 17, 2008 8:45 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsYou trust your doctor to provide unbiased, comprehensive advice about your healthcare. You depend on your doctor’s knowledge and expertise. And you confide in your doctor because you want to...
- David Mittleman | November 16, 2008 9:20 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeFor men 50 and over, digital rectal exams and PSA (prostate-specific antigen) tests have become a routine part of the annual checkup. These tests can uncover signs of prostate cancer, a disease that...
- David Mittleman | November 15, 2008 9:21 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA recent ruling in San Francisco’s 1st District Court of Appeals held that brand name drug makers could be liable not only for injuries occurring from their own product, but also for injuries...
- David Mittleman | November 14, 2008 9:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA Seattle dentist and oral surgeon, who has been slapped with a boat-load of malpractice suits and was reprimanded for a patient’s death, is being taken to court again - this time for a...
- David Mittleman | November 13, 2008 12:17 PM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsIt has been over 27 years since the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, was first reported in the United States in the early 1980's. The syndrome is a set of infections and symptoms that...
- David Mittleman | November 12, 2008 9:52 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Two Visalia men were awarded a $12.3 million verdict against Southern California Gas Company after both men were injured by an odorless gas explosion. The two men were trying to ignite a...
- David Mittleman | November 11, 2008 10:27 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsZeigler , an Alabama based company has issued a voluntarily recall of 28,610 pounds of hot dogs that was shipped to five state; Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. An inspector in...
- David Mittleman | November 10, 2008 10:09 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt appears that winter has finally arrived. In Michigan, a relatively mild fall has finally given way to plunging temperatures and snow flurries. As residents of the Plains states and the Great...
- David Mittleman | November 09, 2008 9:51 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA Nevada doctor who has had three patients die from prescription drug overdoses, is still allowed to prescribe narcotics. Investigation by the Nevada State Medical Examiners Board is in the process...
- David Mittleman | November 08, 2008 10:38 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn Bangkok, a boy was bit by a mosquito that carried the dengue fever. As a result, the boy suffered from, dengue shock syndrome, which causes internal bleeding and organ failure. The US ARMY is in...
- David Mittleman | November 07, 2008 9:10 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsInsulin users be aware--Covidien Ltd. has recalled 471,000 syringes. ReliOn hypodermic syringes, sold at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, have been mislabeled and can cause patients to receive as much as...
- David Mittleman | November 07, 2008 8:52 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAvandia is a popular type 2 diabetes drug that was first marketed in 1999. It is one of many oral medications designed to control blood sugar. Avandia lowers the amount of sugar in your blood by...
- David Mittleman | November 06, 2008 10:34 AM |
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MiscellaneousFrom the start, everyone knew it would be an uphill battle to unseat a sitting Supreme Court Justice. It has only happened a half dozen or so times in the entire history of Michigan's highest court....
- David Mittleman | November 06, 2008 9:30 AM |
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MiscellaneousPediatricians and urologists across the country have seen a jump in the number of children and young adults suffering from kidney stones. Once rare for doctors to see a young patient with the...
- David Mittleman | November 05, 2008 2:06 PM |
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MiscellaneousCandida Diego fractured her skull in a fall in September of 2004. After being cleared for a brain scan to check for bleeding, she became partially paralyzed because she spent two hours in a waiting...
- Devon Glass | November 05, 2008 12:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousWith nearly 50% of the polls reporting in, it is looking quite likely that Diane Hathaway has defeated Clifford Taylor in an unprecedented victory. It is a rare feat to unseat an sitting judge on...
- David Mittleman | November 04, 2008 9:08 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
The end of Daylight Savings means the sun will begin to set at around 5:30 p.m. as we embrace for another Michigan winter. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) warns that nighttime...
- David Mittleman | November 03, 2008 8:55 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn recent months, concerns over the safety of bisphenol-A (BPA) have been heavily publicized. The potential hazards have prompted many retailers to stop selling consumer products containing the...
- David Mittleman | November 02, 2008 9:08 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBug bombs or foggers, are pesticides in aerosol cans, that have been banned from New York state after a report published last Friday by the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention stated...
- David Mittleman | November 01, 2008 9:45 AM |
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MiscellaneousDiverting Michigan’s water supply has been a hot topic in the state for a long time. Michigan residents have long feared the threat from western states and foreign countries seeking a water...