- Paul Napoli | September 30, 2009 5:37 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSeptember 30, 2009
California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor, 45, and three members of his family died when their runaway 2009 Lexus ES350, traveling at more than 120 miles per hour, crashed...
- Paul Napoli | September 29, 2009 11:23 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsBucks County Coroner Joseph Campbell stated that Elizabeth Rawicz, age 42 of Bridgewater, NJ, was taken off life support at a local hospital on Saturday and died after being in critical condition...
- Paul Napoli | September 29, 2009 11:22 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsEli Lilly as well as many other drug manufacturers often pay physicians thousands of dollars as “Faculty” to teach other doctors about a variety of medications in use for their...
- Paul Napoli | September 28, 2009 11:09 PM |
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Miscellaneous
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked the manufacturers of Januvia (sitagliptin) and Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin) to revise the information that it provides the patients who take it...
- Paul Napoli | September 28, 2009 11:04 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)New York - September 28, 2009
A Metropolitan Transit Authority bus hit an unidentified elderly woman last Thursday. The bus struck the woman about 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of 108th St. and...
- Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2009 7:54 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
One lot of 14-ounce Neocate Infant Formula (about 3700 cans) is being voluntarily recalled by Nutricia North America Inc. because the formula does not contain as much protein as listed on their...
- Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2009 10:27 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsDid you know that four out of five car seats are used incorrectly? In the event of a serious car crash, a child safety seat could save your child’s life.
Below is a list of safety features...
- Paul Napoli | September 27, 2009 11:16 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsNew York - September 27, 2009
Andrew Kelly, 30, seven-year veteran of the NYPD, was arrested at the scene and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after he struck and...
- Paul Napoli | September 27, 2009 1:02 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
September 24, 2009
In consultation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily initiating a recall of certain lots of Children's and Infants'...
- Paul Napoli | September 27, 2009 12:27 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
New York - September 26, 2009
On November 24, New York law [Section 1229-c(1), NYS Vehicle & ; Traffic Law] takes effect and requires the use of booster seats or other appropriate child...
- Chrissie Cole | September 24, 2009 9:36 AM |
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Workplace Injuries
A newly released report on possible health effects of the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack suggests an estimated 16,000 people received publicly funded medical treatment for WTC-related medical...
- Chrissie Cole | September 23, 2009 12:42 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBig Lots Stores announced a voluntary recall of Wooden Bunk Beds because the mattress support slats and side railings can break, posing a risk of the bunk bed collapsing and a fall hazard.
To...
- Chrissie Cole | September 22, 2009 10:59 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Personal emergency-response buttons worn around the neck present a potential choking hazard, warns a safety alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Between 1998 and 2009 there...
- Paul Napoli | September 21, 2009 12:13 AM |
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Toxic Substances
When it comes to legal issues regarding environmental issues, one of the biggest cases in our history comes to mind, Love Canal. This environmental tragedy could have been prevented but as a...
- Paul Napoli | September 21, 2009 12:09 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsToxic tort is a type of personal injury law that involves being exposed to toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals or other types of dangerous substances that can seriously damage your health. It does seem...
- Chrissie Cole | September 19, 2009 2:09 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsImplantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) may not be as effective in women, according to new study findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
ICDs monitor the heart for...
- Chrissie Cole | September 18, 2009 1:28 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Two brands of bunched spinach have been recalled by Ippolito International, of Salinas, after salmonella was detected during routine testing, reports the AP.
The voluntary recall involves 1,715...
- Adam Gana | September 17, 2009 12:09 PM |
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MiscellaneousAsset Management Fund’s Ultra Short Fund (AMF) (NASDAQ: AULTX) has declined by more than 50% in value going the way of a number of ultra short bond funds this year: down the tubes.
Pitched...
- Adam Gana | September 17, 2009 12:07 PM |
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MiscellaneousNBA player Horace Grant slammed Morgan Keegan & Co. with a $1.46 million arbitration award on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. The amount is the largest arbitration loss for Morgan Keegan to date....
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 12, 2009 2:08 AM |
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MiscellaneousLast year, Dell Computers made the Working Mothers 100 Best Companies list, but apparently not every female who worked for Dell agreed with that decision. Last October, two former female employees...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 12, 2009 1:03 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Reports are coming in all over the country about denture wearers that are experiencing a rather debilitating illness connected to the use of denture adhesive creams that contain zinc. Procter...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 11, 2009 4:58 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Gadolinium contrast agents are used in MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to help medical technicians view tumors, growths, cancers or other tissue and organ disorders that they would not...
- Alan Ripka | September 11, 2009 3:17 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsHave you, a loved one, or friend taken Avandia and been injured? Avandia has been associated with heart failure, and in some cases, death. Avandia, which is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, is an...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 09, 2009 2:33 PM |
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Miscellaneous
It’s that time of the year again – the kids are back in school. Whether your child is just starting school for the first time or you have a son or daughter who is moving on to a new...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 09, 2009 2:29 PM |
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Miscellaneous
When you send your child off to school every day you are putting them in the hands of others who you believe have your child’s best interest at heart. In most cases this is true, but in...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 09, 2009 2:27 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Every day you read about more and more innocent children being abducted. With the new school year upon us, what can you do to protect your child and make sure that they are able to get to and...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 09, 2009 2:25 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Life on the internet is a way of life and social media has made it easier and easier for everyone to know everything you are doing every minute of every day! Facebook, twitter, Myspace, instant...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 09, 2009 1:50 PM |
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Miscellaneous
It used to be traumatic for parents sending their kids to school every fall. The child was either just starting school and leaving the nest or they were moving up a grade as they got older each...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 08, 2009 5:17 PM |
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Miscellaneous
It seems that attending school in America today can sometimes be more of a lesson in survival than in education. Too often headlines show one more student who has shown up for school with weapons...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 08, 2009 5:16 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Every time that you read about a violent situation that has occurred in a school environment you wonder if anything could have been done to prevent the tragedy that has ensued. Could anything...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 08, 2009 5:14 PM |
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Miscellaneous
It seems as though every day another child is reported missing. So many children are abducted as they walk to school or on their way home from school that it is frightening. What can you do to...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 08, 2009 5:12 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Social media. A year ago no one knew what it was and now people you never expected are tweeting. It began with MySpace and then along came Facebook and Twitter. The age of telling everyone every...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 08, 2009 5:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousWhen most of us were growing up and attending school, our worries were more social and educational rather than that of survival. You wondered if that person that you were interested in liked you and...
- Chrissie Cole | September 08, 2009 1:44 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Several thousand cases of green onions provided by a farm in Mexicali, Mexico have been recalled due to fears that the onions may be contaminated with salmonella.
The bacteria was found during...
- Chrissie Cole | September 04, 2009 9:06 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
More than 4.5 million Durabrand DVD Players are being recalled by Wal-mart because the circuit board can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to users.
Wal-Mart initially recalled the silver...
- Chrissie Cole | September 03, 2009 8:07 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
A wheelchair-bound man was struck and killed by a car while crossing a busy Brooklyn street on Tuesday evening, according to New York Police.
The man, 49, was pronounced dead at the hospital...
- Alan Ripka | September 02, 2009 3:59 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsDuring holiday or business trips to New York, with many visitors and tourists enjoying what New York has to offer, many people are injured as a result of automobile and trip and fall accidents, as...
- Alan Ripka | September 02, 2009 3:15 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsImagine being prescribed the antibiotic, Levaquin for a chest or sinus infection, and ending up with a torn tendon or tendonitis. Believe it or not, the antibiotic Levaquin has been know to cause...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 02, 2009 12:01 AM |
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Miscellaneous
On August 21, 2009, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) expelled an investment company out of Southfield, Michigan. Maximum Financial Investment Group, Inc. was sited for numerous...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 11:58 PM |
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Miscellaneous
An investment company and its CEO have been cited by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for repeatedly violating registration and rules that had to do with their foray into forex...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 11:56 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Recently the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) cited and fined Ameritus Investment Corp. $100,000 for its part in a misleading financial plan that was delivered by one of its own...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 11:22 PM |
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Miscellaneous
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, recently fined Ameritus Investment Corp. the sum of $100,000 for encouraging customers to purchase variable universal life insurance policies...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 11:19 PM |
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Miscellaneous
Recently J.P. Turner & Company was fined $250,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for failing to have a structured and supervised procedure for determining commission...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 11:17 PM |
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Miscellaneous
In early July, 2009, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Atlanta firm J.P. Turner & Company $250,000 for not having a regulated system in place with regards to...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 11:15 PM |
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Miscellaneous
It is really no surprise that the Financial Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has seen arbitration cases rise dramatically in the past few years. FINRA is the watch dog for over 5,000 financial...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 10:59 PM |
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Miscellaneous
The Financial Regulatory Authority, also known as FINRA, oversees more than 5,000 investment brokerage firms across the country and they have seen a marked increase in arbitration cases. The...
- Oguz Ozdemir | September 01, 2009 10:56 PM |
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Miscellaneous
When a financial organization or securities company conducts business they have a fiduciary duty to give their clients the highest level of service. This fiduciary obligation is an unwritten rule...