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Dangerous Sunscreen Chemicals Cause Vitamin D Deficiencies And Diseases

If a researcher would announce tomorrow that she’s discovered a cure for a harmful condition that afflicts 59% of the world’s population, the world would hail her as one of the greatest heroines of all time. The scientist would be even more heroic if her cure would free people from the dangers of some widely used consumer products that are a major cause of the harmful problem. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: June 3, 2010   Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products   No Comments  

Baseball Helmets Fail To Protect Batters Against Traumatic Brain Injuries

Across the United States and around the world, millions of children and adults are playing baseball, and almost all of them are stepping up to the plate with unsafe batting helmets that don’t offer enough protection against brain injuries.  There has been recent talk about banning aluminum bats because they add approximately 4 mph to the speed of a hit ball and make it harder for a pitcher to avoid injury.  Pitchers are at risk, but that risk is extremely low compared to batters. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: May 28, 2010   Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death   No Comments  

By Any Name, Aspartame Is Sweet And Deadly

Give an old killer a new name, and you still have the same killer.

That’s exactly what’s happened with aspartame, a sugar substitute sold under the names Nutrasweet and Equal. Aspartame also shows up in more than 6000 products, and it has a long history of causing severe personal injuries and wrongful deaths. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: May 18, 2010   Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products   No Comments  

Tort Reform Advocates Run A Propaganda Campaign

Propaganda is a powerful, frightening, and frequently successful form of advertising  . . . or brainwashing. For centuries, governments have used propaganda to turn public opinion in their favor. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: May 4, 2010   Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death   No Comments  

Botox Maker Faces Lawsuit From Doctors

When a business chooses to operate outside the law and with arrogant disregard for the health of its customers, those unethical choices will eventually catch up with the company. That’s what’s happening now with Allergan and its paralyzing cosmetic, Botox. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: April 30, 2010   Posted in: Unsafe Drugs   No Comments  

Black Box Drug Reglan Causes Tardive Dyskinesia And Other Serious Injuries

Tardive Dyskinesia is a destructive condition that causes its victims to suffer involuntary muscle movements such as grimacing, contortions of the mouth, protrusions of the tongue, smacking of the lips, and puckering of the mouth. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: April 26, 2010   Posted in: Unsafe Drugs   No Comments  

Personal Injuries Caused by Undisclosed Drug Information

The FDA’s system for approving drugs is fatally flawed. So is the process that the FDA uses to make vital information about approved drugs available to doctors. As a result of these two broken approaches, every year thousands of Americans suffer serious personal injuries and wrongful deaths from the side effects of prescription medications. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: April 23, 2010   Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Unsafe Drugs   No Comments  

Vyvanse – A Dangerous Drug and A Crafty Manufacturer

Vyvanse is an amphetamine commonly prescribed to treat both children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which are labels given to people who daydream and whose minds sometimes wander. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: April 19, 2010   Posted in: Unsafe Drugs   No Comments  

Bad Faith Insurance Practices Reported by CNN

Simply refuse to pay the bills that you legally and morally owe, and keep all the money for yourself. That’s a very profitable business for any company or industry that can get away with it. A company that can use that strategy and stay in business is sure to increase its profits dramatically, and that’s exactly what some of the biggest insurance companies in the country have been doing since the mid 1990s. Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: April 15, 2010   Posted in: Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith   No Comments  

Football Highlights America’s “Silent Epidemic” of Brain Injuries

When Tim Tebow “got his bell rung”, which means that he suffered a concussion, he brought attention to America’s “silent epidemic” of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). Read the rest of this post »

Posted on: April 11, 2010   Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death   One Comment