Hundreds of patients who have taken Avandia, a drug for diabetes, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure every month, determined by confidential government reports recommending the drug be taken off the market. Dr. David Graham and Dr. Kate Gelperin of the Food and Drug Administration and authors of these…
Last month the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied two Florida police officers motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds. Sanchez v. Hialeah Police Dep’t, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 27607 (11th Cir. Fla. Dec. 16, 2009) A young man, Erik Sanchez, had sued them in federal court, pursuant to…
Very tragically, two people were killed yesterday in northeast Georgia in fatal car accidents. A 47 year old woman of Homer, died after her car crossed the center line and hit another car on Georgia 51. This occurred near Homer, in Banks County just before five o’clock. Five other people…
Did you know that almost every minute of the day, someone has to be treated for a dog related injury? It’s true. Dogs bite people, often. The question for you, and probably the reason why you are reading this article, is: can I recovery from the owner of the dog…
When the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) first came into being, automakers were heavily regulated as then head of NHTSA, Joan Claybrook, a Ralph Nader protégé, went after dangerous vehicles like the Ford Pinto. Claybrook, who has been aptly described as the “most ardent champion of consumer protection and…
The alarming fact is that each year, more than 10,500 people die in SUV rollovers, and another 24,000 to 30,000 are seriously injured. And, families will keep being torn apart until the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration enforces a “comprehensive dynamic rollover standard that covers belt performance, door and glazing…
Yesterday the United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned owners of recalled Toyotas to immediately stop driving their vehicles and take them into the Toyota dealership for immediate repair. Mr. LaHood testified before Congress that Toyota was slow to address the safety problems with its gas pedals and it took…
Naturally, when someone owes you money and sends you a check for less than the amount owed, many people feel that they should be able to cash the check and still collect the rest of the money owed to them. But what if you were sent a check that said…
Warner Robins police reported that 19 year old Jabrial Odeal Adams rolled his car and was found walking near the scene of the accident around 12:15 a.m. this past Sunday. Three passengers were all at the scene of the accident when police arrived: 18-year-old Earrion Down and 26-year-old Elvina Dowl,…
Two New York Officers were suspended recently when a videotape surfaced displaying them beating a handcuffed suspect. The video was shot by a witness looking out an apartment window in the Bronx on January 5th. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said he decided to suspend the officers as soon as he…