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• OSHA Slow to Act

  Robert Blanchard | March 01, 2006 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The new stardard for worker exposure to harmful chromium are not only inadequate, they took way too long to be inacted. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) new standard to reduce worker exposure to hexavalent chromium is seriously inadequate and will not protect the safety of hundreds of thousands of workers who are exposed to the metal in the workplace. OSHA will publish...

• Fosamax - Why no Osteonecrosis Warning?

  Robert Blanchard | February 20, 2006 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  What can be worse than your jaw rotting away and dying while it is still in your face? Other drugs in the same class as Fosamax(R) warn of this potential outcome. See article at Cancer Drug Causes Bone Problems in Jaw. In the U.S. Package Inserts for both Aredia and Zometa, the following information on osteonecrosis had previously been added to the Adverse Reactions section under Post-Marketing...

• FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Trasylol

  Robert Blanchard | February 13, 2006 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The Food and Drug Administration issued a Public Health Advisory alerting doctors who perform heart bypass surgery, and their patients, that Trasyolol (aprotinin injection), a drug used to prevent blood loss during surgery, has been linked in two scientific publications to higher risks of serious side effects including kidney problems, heart attacks and strokes in patients who undergo artery...

• $2.65 Million Verdict for Murder Case?

  Robert Blanchard | January 17, 2006 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A Collier County Sheriff's Office was found partly responsible for the murder of a psychologist while he was conducting a court-appointed interview of a prison inmate. Apparently, the inmate was known to be extremely dangerous, but the Sheriff failed to warn the victim in advance or make adequate provisions for his safety. In his 90 days of incarceration, the inmate had made repeated threats to...

• Orthro Evra Birth Control Patch hearing set

  Robert Blanchard | January 05, 2006 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  In repsonse to a Petition filed by one claimant, a federal court has order a hearing to consider whether all the suits in the country involving this birth control patch should be consolidated into one federal court. The hearing will take place in Orlando on January 25, 2006.

• Insurance Costs Not Affected by Malpractice Lawsuits

  Robert Blanchard | November 14, 2005 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Yet another study has been published showing the the amount doctors are paying for their medical malpractice insurance is not related to payouts on liablility claims. See the full article. There have been so many reports and studies by so many independent groups for so many years, all showing that the "lawsuit crises" over medical malpractice is a hoax, that everyone should by now realize that...

• Wal Mart Can Be a Tough Employer

  Robert Blanchard | November 11, 2005 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Anyone who has filed a falling merchandise lawsuit against Wal Mart knows just how tough the dcompany can be to go up against. The makers of a new movie may soon find out the same. This week, the director of "Uncovered: The War on Iraq" and "Outfoxed" released his latest film, "Wal-Mart: the High Cost of Low Prices." This exposé on the toll the Wal-Mart superpower has taken on workers and...

• If You are Involved in a Car Accident...

  Staff Writer | November 08, 2005 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The Florida Bar website is a great resource for useful information. They have compiled a comprehensive list of things to do if you are involved in an auto accident. Among the most important:With the exception of your exchange of required information, you should not comment on the accident. Keep your notes and opinions to yourself. Do not admit you were wrong or careless. Such admissions, made...

• Sierra Syringes Recalled(3)

  Robert Blanchard | December 21, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The first news of some problem with the Sierra prefilled Heparin syringes appears to have come out on December 17, 2007. Today a voluntary recall was announced. This is a little late for those already hospitalized with serious infections. While is hope that these infections will be treatable with antibiotics, the risks of nerve damage and other complications are still looming. Medical products...

• Tobacco Ruling Hurts Companies

  Robert Blanchard | November 30, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The Tobacco Companies are back in the Appellate Court after a Federal Judge ruled that they violated anti-racketeering laws by promoting lite cigarettes as safe. Judge Kessler wrote a 1600 page decision to support her finding that the tobacco companies acted the same as an organized crime syndicate when they promoted their lite cigarettes. And she also banned the cigarette companies from...