Safety Tips for Teens from an Injury Lawyer and Parent
Our children are precious and we need to keep them safe.
Many Experts Consulting With FDA Advise Pulling Diet Drug Meridia From Market Due to Heart Risks
Meridia‘s days on the U.S. market may be numbered. A panel of independent experts voted on September 15, 2010, to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration ban the obesity medication know generically as sibutramine and sold by Abbott Laboratories. The agency is not bound to follow the recommendation of 8 of the 16 members…
Bill Aimed to Raise Train Accident Damage Cap Introduced in Congress
There is a law on the books that limits the amount of damages a victim can receive from any train accident. This damage cap is set at $200 million. You may be thinking, “Wow, that is a lot of money.” You’d be right, but keep in mind this cap applies to any accident regardless of the…
Jury Awards $21 Million to Woman Blinded By Prescription Drug Sulindac
In what is apparently the largest jury award in New Hampshire history of this kind, a woman who went blind after taking a drug for shoulder pain has won $21 million in court for her injuries. Karen Bartlett, 51, took the FDA-approved non-steroidal drug Sulindac (also known under the brand name Clinoril) for shoulder pain….
Accident Involving a Box Truck, Tractor-Trailer, and Pickup Truck Leads to Serious Injuries
Interstate 95 (I-95) was the scene of a horrific accident that led to two people suffering life-threatening injuries. The three-vehicle wreck occurred in Spotsylvania, Virginia (VA) when a tractor-trailer hit the rear end of a box truck. This created a chain reaction crash where the box truck slammed into a pickup truck carrying three horses….