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• Beware Infant Car Seat Carriers

  Robert Blanchard | May 11, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  You want to do the right thing. Even before your child was born, you ran out and purchased what appeared to be a quality infant car seat. You read the instructions and installed it properly. You never took your new child for a ride without buckling her in. Then the unimagible happens, when using the seat as a child carrier, as designed by the manufacturer, the handle collapses and spills your...

• $65,000,000 Attack on the Jury System

  Robert Blanchard | May 05, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Well Fox News and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are at it again, misstating the facts of some crazy lawsuit. The silly complaint filed against a dry cleaner over a pair of pants for $65,000,000 is being touted by big business as an indictment of our entire civil justice system. Nevermind that the suit will soon be thrown out of court and the idiot who filed in on behalf of himself will be fined...

• Sleep Drugs - Attorneys Slow to Take Cases

  Robert Blanchard | March 27, 2007 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Despite the recent FDA warning about Sleep Aid medications like Ambien and Lunesta causing hypnotic and potentially dangerous sleep walking behavior, attorneys have been slow to take on these cases. An ongoing theme of the calls to the lawyers' offices invariably involve someone driving while in this hypnotic state. When arrested, the hapless driver is charged with driving under the influence,...

• Tort Reform - Not a Real Issue

  Robert Blanchard | November 21, 2006 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  If you listen to insurance companies, they will say that limiting lawsuits - "tort reform" - is the top concern of American voters.Using their own "push polls" and fantasy arguments, corporate interest spokesmen have created the myth that this issue is some kind of national priority. Yet time and again, evidence shows that the public couldn't care less.Senator Rick Santorum made "tort reform"...

• Brain Injury

  Robert Blanchard | November 20, 2006 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Most of the serious trauma victims seen in emergency rooms are cases involving motor vehicle accidents. A new study may help change the quality of care for those patients who suffer a brain injuries in such accidents. The conclusion of the study finds that neurosurgeons are rarely needed to intervene. Given the number of traumas and the limited number of neurosurgeons, the study suggests that...

• Acetaminophen Recall

  Robert Blanchard | November 15, 2006 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  I doubt any serious injury cases will come out of the recent incident where metal fragment were found in generic Tylenol tablets. However it may be a good tiime to review the overall safety and effectiveness of the medication.Tylenol (acetaminophen) is the most frequently consumed medication. Acetaminophen is an analgesic (pain reliever) and anti-pyretic (controls fever) medication which is sold...

• FDA Drug Lawsuit Preemption Thrown Out

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A judge in (somewhere) ruled today.....

• Uterine Cancer Diagnosis

  Robert Blanchard | October 30, 2006 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  As with any cancer, early detection is the key to succesful treatment of uterine cancer. In the context of medical malpractice, a problem arises when the cancer because the doctor does not follow up apropriately on anobvious warning sign. For uterine cancer, the most likely warning sign is bleeding in post-menopausal women.Approximately 40,880 women developed this form of malignancy in 2005 in...

• Jury Duty

  Robert Blanchard | September 28, 2006 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  We all may dream of being called to jury duty on a notorious murder case, but in reality we are more likely to be asked to sit on a jury involving a motor vehicle accident claim. Many people don't want to serve because of the time it takes away from work and other important personal activities. Our local Courts recognize the sacrifice of jury duty and do everything they can to have the cases...

• Testing for Adverse Reactions

  Robert Blanchard | September 11, 2006 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  When it comes time for anesthesia, it sure would be reassuring if a test could be given to make sure you don't have an adverse reaction to the anesthesia medication. It will take sometime to sort out what is feasible, but a recent study shows that more people are at risk than normally assumed.Allergy to Anesthesia Drugs Not Rare in Surgical Patients Nearly 5% of surgical patients have a...