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Food Safety: Melamine criminal trials begin in China

Posted on December 29, 2008
This morning we discussed whether Chinese government officials brought on the melamine crisis by ordering the increase of protein content in watered down milk and penalizing those who did not comply; without watching or knowing how it was being done...

Food Safety: Was melamine contamination of milk ordered by the Chinese governement?

Posted on December 29, 2008
 The <a href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/26/2745">New England Journal of Medicine speaks on the issue of food contaminated with melamine</a>. Is globalization literally killing us? In this article the question of why melamine might be intentionally added to foods, like infant formula is discussed...

Infant Safety: How mercury kills brain cells.

Posted on December 29, 2008
In an earlier blog post I covered mercury poison. In this post we cover by way of YouTube video how mercury kills brain cells. There is a lot of controversy over dental fillings and vaccines that have mercury causing autism. I take no position on whether vaccines cause autism, but realistically the incidence of autism is increasing and parents have to make a personal decsion that is in the best interest of the infanct child...

How are babies, infants and young children exposed to mercury poisoning?

Posted on December 29, 2008
What is mercury poison? Actor Jeremy Piven recently bowed out of the Broadway play Speed the Plow citing <a href="http://www...

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Rear ended by distracted driver leads to $3.5 million settlement

Posted on December 24, 2008
Driving on the highways of Illinois can be risky. In this case a student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was on assignment for the student newspaper when he reportedly was rear-ended by a semi-truck and was killed. From the report it appears this was a construction zone and the truck driver was distracted by the radio controls...

Double Whopper War of Words lands BK-Ee in Junior Whopper Jail

Posted on December 23, 2008
Iowa can be a very surprising place to live; especially when the temperature dips to a cool minus 25 degrees. A whopper of an argument escalated into a Triple Whopper undercut resulting in a double beef arrest for an 18-year-old Coralville man. As reported the two employees began to fight by throwing Whoppers at each other...

Construction Site Safety: Another worker ran over in Texas

Posted on December 22, 2008
pThe reported a href="http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/36195299.html"news item is that the 46-year-old man was directing a Skylift forklift operator when it ran him over,/a killing him. There is no report on the type of construction or the nature of the construction site...

Drinking, drive, hit-n-run, death, broken arm, orphans - long prison term expected

Posted on December 22, 2008
pThe 21 year-old driver of a hit-n-run accident in Buffalo, New York turned himself in after talking to relatives. The pregnant woman suffered brain injuries and a broken neck in the accident. A 4-year-old son suffered a broken arm. The events that led to a pregnant motherrsquo;s death and what will certainly be a very painful learning experience for the driver were described by Lou Michel, News Staff Reporter for the Buffalo News...

Greed and College Football Programs - The Program playbook for stealing a recruit's future.

Posted on December 22, 2008
p /p blockquote p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt"emstrongCoach and Program Greed ndash; a great personal injury on our young athletes./strong/em/p /blockquote p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt"A conscience can be a very difficult thing to live with...

Child Safety: Are children more susceptible to liseriosis from hot dogs and deli meat?

Posted on December 21, 2008
Canadian tainted meat case settles for $27 million Between 20 and 29 people died from food poisoning along with 5,000 who were part of a class-action settlement involving listeriosis-contaminated deli meat. Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods paid the settlement...

Pedestrian bridge in Atlanta collapses during construction

Posted on December 21, 2008
The Atlanta Botanical Garden in Piedmont Park is constructing a pedestrian bridge that reaches four stories in height off of the ground. It’s supposed to give people the feeling of what it’s like to walk along the tree tops. As workers were taking a break under the canopy walk it suddenly collapsed killing one and severely injuring 18 other construction workers...

Toy Safety Month: US PIRG gets it RIGHT(2)

Posted on December 21, 2008
pp class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Alright, per my previous article, Irsquo;m already responsible for the lsquo;fun kill.rsquo; Surprisingly enough, I donrsquo;t really feel that bad about ithellip;/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"In fact, I consider a follow-up to my not-so-optimistic article a grand idea...

Iowa's Charles Grassley prescribing honesty for Rx makers

Posted on December 20, 2008
pp class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt"Our colleague a href="http://www.injuryboard.com/member-profiles/David-Mittleman/"Dave Mittleman/a from Michigan has a good post today about our own Senator Charles Grassley titled a href="http://lansing.injuryboard...

Florida jury awards $11.5 Million for wrongful death of police officer

Posted on December 19, 2008
Wrongful death award in Florida set by jury at $11.5 million dollars for loss of a police officer’s life. The defendant’s were the Florida Department of Transportation, William Russo and Natasha Russo. According the firms’ press release: Officer "Oreo" Lorenzo, a highly decorated Police officer with the City of North Miami Beach Police Department, was driving westbound on Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines, Florida on July 2, 2004, when 18 year old Natasha Russo failed to stop at a stop sign and attempted to make a left turn eastbound on to Pines Boulevard, causing Officer Lorenzo to swerve to avoid a direct impact...

Construction Site Safety: Betting on OSHA violation

Posted on December 19, 2008
Alexamdra Berzon from the Las Vegas Sun Newspaper further explores the 6 deaths and numerous safety violations that have plagued the Perini Building Co. construction sites on the strip in Las Vegas. In June of 2008 when Dustin Tarter, a crane operator died the entire construction crew walked off the site to protest safety conditions...

Toy Safety: How to shop smart.

Posted on December 18, 2008
p /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"In previous posts we've talked about a few of the not-so-friendly companions that could be lurking in your childrsquo;s toy room. Okay, perhaps the mentionedi /itoys are a bit outdated; but how do you know their talking Elmo is as innocent as it seems? Or is Dora the Explorer really so sweet and friendly?/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"The a href="http://www...

Flying the very-friendly, but hazy skies of United

Posted on December 18, 2008
p /p p class="heading13" style="background: white; margin: 9.75pt 0in 0pt"Here at the InjuryBoard we advocate for the rights of the injured, those oppressed by tort reform and those whose rights are taken away by tort reformers. We do this knowing that some litigation, while ethical and legal is controversial and then some litigation should never be brought...

Are you one of the 172,180 people to help me buy the perfect kid's Christmas gift?

Posted on December 18, 2008
p /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"How would you like to give some child the best ldquo;toyrdquo; imaginable?/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"How about if that toy was so safe I could guarantee you it would have no melamine?/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"What if it were a gift that a child would remember for the rest of his or her life time?/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Would that do it for you?/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Join ldquo;a href="https://www...

Toy Safety Month: US PIRG gets it RIGHT

Posted on December 17, 2008
p /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Darn the luck ndash; I know they say ldquo;You canrsquo;t have it all,rdquo; but I like to think I come close (I like to ithink /iit, realistically, I know itrsquo;s not true)./p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" /p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"But I missed a very important point in my previous article when I gave an overview of how the toy industry has changed...

Child Surgery: What should you be asking the surgeon?

Posted on December 17, 2008
pblockquote p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"emstrongWhat if your child had to have surgery?/strong/em/p /blockquote p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"/p pHow well do you know the surgeon who is performing surgery on your child or spouse? Maybe there is a question you should ask that they are afraid you might ask...

Toy Safety Month: Carnivorous dolls, flying threats, and battery burn-ups - what's YOUR child playing with?

Posted on December 16, 2008
Reviewed and reviewed again – the issue surrounding lead paint and the toy manufacturing industry. We all know it’s a BIG problem that is continuously being addressed (not necessarily amended, but addressed nonetheless). However, despite recent controversies surrounding lead and toys, parents shouldn’t be fooled into thinking this is the only issue they should be concerned with...

Construction Site Safety: OSHA violations, another construction site backing over injury

Posted on December 16, 2008
At a school construction zone in Centralia, Missouri a worker was “accidentally” run over by a fellow worker. This is the second serious construction site accident in the month of November. The equipment was a skid loader that weighs 8,500 pounds...

Toy Safety Month: Bush's bill bans b.s.

Posted on December 15, 2008
On Sunday I gave a brief intro to some of the issues surrounding toy safety; in it, I mentioned that, in August, President Bush signed a bill into effect that banned the presence of lead in an attempt to protect consumers. I also raised the question of why this bill was just passed, when issues surrounding exposure to lead have been on the table for years...

Two Iowans on the Finale of Boston Legal

Posted on December 15, 2008
Jim Turner is an actor from Des Moines and in the finale on Boston Legal on December 8, 2008 he played the role of a “very offensive” Catholic priest who officiated the marriage between two lawyers. But he’s not alone. Jerry Espenson a role played by Christian Clemenson, is from Humboldt, Iowa...

Boston Jury Awards $3.9 m for leg amputation

Posted on December 15, 2008
Like what happened to the woman in Des Moines, on September 13, 2005 an MBTA bus in Boston struck a woman (Rita Traybman) at the intersection of Washington and East Newton streets in the South End. She was in a crosswalk, having the right of way was struck from behind...

Toy Safety Month: It's time to shop happy...and smart.

Posted on December 14, 2008
It’s that time of year – Christmas is all around (politically incorrect, I know – just check out the link). But seriously, holiday season is upon us. Heck, it’s more than upon us, we’re immersed in it! Despite budget cuts, a plummeting economy, and other daily struggles, parents are running to and fro in search for the perfect gifts for their kids...

British Doctor Volunteering in Republic of Congo performs surgery through text-message instruction

Posted on December 14, 2008
Doctor David Nott, doing charity medical work in the Republic of Congo performed surgery by text message instructions sent from a colleague in the United Kingdom. The boy, sixteen-years-old had injured his arm in an accident. By the time Dr. Nott arrived for his one month per year stint with the charity Medecins sans Frontieres, the boy’s arm was badly infected and the boy was dying...

Crocs, Inc. - How do I prove a defect and knowledge by the management?

Posted on December 13, 2008
For those lawyers pursuing product liabilities lawsuits against Crocs, Inc. they should consider the patent and securities litigation that may produce documents with information/admissions relevant to the defect and warning issues in the products case...

Child Safety: Six year old with $7.5 m toe sues Crocs, Inc.

Posted on December 13, 2008
Being six-year old is tough enough, but when your parents make you wear ugly plastic shoes like Crocs, life can get pretty tough. A young Baltimore boy was apparently injured while riding the escalator at the National Aquarium in Baltimore in April causing injury to a toe...

Negligent driving habits - What's your distraction?

Posted on December 12, 2008
Distractions while driving can be considered negligent if they interfere with the driver's ability to control the vehicle. A Canadian driver who after spilling coffee on his leg while driving, then lost control and ended up wiping out in the ditch. The driver was charged with Careless Driving under Canada’s Highway Traffic Act...

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