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In Charleston, West Virginia (WV) lawmakers say recent busts at convenience stores where synthetic narcotics were being sold proves the new state law banning the products is working. The drugs are marketed as harmless home goods such as incense or bath salts and are labeled “not for human consumption,” but when consumed by humans, either…

As a parent as well as a Virginia personal injury attorney with teenage children, I know there is a lot to worry about. As parents we worry about them being in a car crash, we worry about them taking recreational drugs like spice or bath salts, and now we have to worry about contact lenses….

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently reported that children could suffer serous injures if they are placed in a Metoo clip-on table-top chair. Roughly a dozen children have been hurt due to the defective clip-on chairs, according to the Virginian-Pilot. What is the problem with these chairs? Well, the metal clamps that attach to the…

DePuy continues to be in the headlines for the exact wrong reasons. Reports indicate that the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant has received over 1,300 “adverse reports” (i.e. reports from patients about something wrong with the hip device). In 2010 alone, there were 545 adverse reports. What does the FDA have to say about this? Well,…