Some of the most dangerous products are designed for use by the most vulnerable people in society — children. Concerns about products entering the children’s market are reinforced in a study by Kids in Danger, according to the Washington Post. The article notes that Kids in Danger found 474 complaints posted on the website SaferProducts.gov from April…
On June 13, 2011, Takeda, the maker of diabetes drugs Actos (pioglitazone) and Competact (pioglitazone and metformin) announce the French regulatory authorities informed it that they intended to suspend the use of the medications in the country. The move would mean doctors could no longer prescribe the drug products to new patients. The ban on pioglitazone-containing…
My colleague Rick Shapiro has written a new post for our firm’s Norfolk, VA Car and Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog site about an accident in February, 2011 in which a City of Norfolk sanitation worker was crushed in a refuse truck. An investigation uncovered serious safety violations by city officials and employees that may have…
Learning a loved one has lost his life in a car accident is always terrible, but the situation is made even worse when the victim is young and had his whole life ahead of him. Take, for example, the car wreck that occurred on Back Creek Church Road in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). Reports indicate…
My colleague, recently posted an alarming article regarding the increased number of pedestrian deaths this year. Unfortunately, my colleagues and I have seen an increase in injuries to pedestrians in recent years. Someone injured, or the family members of someone killed in a Virginia car accident, may be looking at months of recovery and emotional…