Personal Injury Law

CPSC - Cribs And Baby Floats Recalled

Posted on July 06, 2009
LEARN MORE Aqua-Leisure Recall Information CPSC – Simplicity Cribs Recalled InjuryBoard Simplicity Crib News InjuryBoard Defective and Dangerous Products Help Center IMAGE SOURCE: Cozy Crab Sunshade / CPSC More than four million baby floats are being voluntarily recalled by Aqua-Leisure Industries in cooperation with the U...

Plainview Milk Products Recall Covers Many Products

Posted on July 06, 2009
LEARN MORE Plainview Milk Products FDA notice CDC on Salmonella   IMAGE SOURCE:   Plainview Milk Products Web site/ making whey   Nonfat dry milk, cocoa, and other milk products made by the Plainview Milk Products Cooperative are being recalled because they might be contaminated with Salmonella...

Caffeine May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Posted on July 06, 2009
  LEARN MORE Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute - Press release  Circulation on coffee consumption and stroke, February 2009 Injuryboard News on coffee and diabetes research, January 2008 Injuryboard Tampa News on McDonalds coffee case  Injuryboard on pregnancy and coffee  Injuryboard on caffeine and breast cancer risk  Injuryboard on caffeine  Annals of Internal Medicine     IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ cup of coffee/ author: Julius Schorzman   Five Cups a Day There's more evidence that a few cups of coffee may help the aging brain, particularly avoid the ravages of Alzheimer's disease...

Summer is Here and So Is Sun Damage

Posted on July 03, 2009
Environmental Working Group Sunscreen Guide 2009  With summer officially here as of June 21, and Independence Day this weekend, sunscreen might be in your bag. But which is best?  Once again, the reliable Environmental Working Group (EWG) has issued a report on the best, the questionable, and the worst of them...

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Washington Post - Democracy For Sale

Posted on July 03, 2009
  Access For Money Plan Scrapped After Uproar LEARN MORE SPJ - Code of Ethics Maryland Sen. Cardin Web site Newspaper Revitalization Act Other highlights of the well thought-out SPJ Code include: Integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility Give voice to the voiceless Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived   IMAGE SOURCE: American flag/ Liberty Film Festival Web site    On this Independence Day holiday comes a story about the foundation of American democracy for sale...

First Cattle Vaccine To Stop Spread Of E. Coli

Posted on July 02, 2009
New Film, Food Inc. Looks At The Problem LEARN MORE Food Inc - Watch the trailer  Michael Pollan- food writer- Web site  Epitopix LLC - Web site NIH on E. coli CDC on E. coli  InjuryBoard - Help Center - E. coli InjuryBoard News - E. coli Found In Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough - June 2009   IMAGE SOURCE:  Food Inc...

Swine Flu Can't Be Controlled - Vaccines On The Way

Posted on July 02, 2009
600 Million Doses  LEARN MORE World Health Organization  WHO- Europe InjuryBoard News - Swine Flu Immunity Seen in Older People - May 2009 InjuryBoard Swine Flu News  H1N1 State by State  CDC - Swine Flu latest  WHO H1N1 News    IMAGE SOURCE:  Flu View/ CDC Web site   In June, the World Health Organization declared the swine flu (H1N1) a global pandemic after it was found to have impacted more than 70 countries with more than 70,000 cases...

Cyberbully Mom Acquitted By Judge

Posted on July 02, 2009
Lori Drew, July 2, 2009 Laws "Vague and Flawed" LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - Cyberbullying Trial To Set Precedent For Online Harassment - November 2008 InjuryBoard News - Internet Hoax Mom Convicted of Lesser Charges - November 2008 Pew American Life Project on cyberbullying Megan Meier Foundation  Friend of the Court brief, EFF Computer Fraud and Abuse Act    IMAGE SOURCE:  Lori Drew July 2, 2009/ Washington Post Web site    The mom convicted of bullying a teenage girl on MySpace, driving her to the point of suicide, was acquitted by a Los Angeles judge Thursday...

Americans Are Getting Fatter

Posted on July 01, 2009
Fattest Kids Are In Mississippi  LEARN MORE Trust for America's Health- see the report   IMAGE SOURCE:  Trust for America's Health Web site   Americans in 23 states are reported to be fatter than they were one year ago. That information comes from the nonprofit, Trust for America's Health, which released a report along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...

Chantix Will Carry Mental Health Risk Warning

Posted on July 01, 2009
Depression, Suicidal Thoughts LEARN MORE FDA Public Health Advisory - July 1, 2009  InjuryBoard News - Chantix Use Banned For Truckers - May 2008 InjuryBoard News - What's Next For Chantix - May 2008 FDA Public Health Advisory on Chantix  May 16, 2008  Injuryboard on Chantix  Institute for Safe Medication Practices    IMAGE SOURCE: Pfizer, Chantix Web site    Chantix is a popular smoking cessation drug but soon it will carry an ominous warning about serious side effects...

Wal-Mart Backs Obama Health Plan

Posted on July 01, 2009
  LEARN MORE Wal-Mart  U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Letter to Senate - June 16     IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Wal-Mart Super Center, Mountain Farms Mall/ author: Sprew   Breaking with the business community, Wal-Mart is backing President Obama's plan to require employer-backed health insurance coverage for all employees...

FDA Panel Recommends Ban On Vicodin, Percocet

Posted on July 01, 2009
LEARN MORE FDA- Acetaminophen Overdose and Liver Injury Backgrounder – May 2009 CDC- Acute Liver Failure and Acetaminophen – 2007 InjuryBoard on Vicodin IB - Tylenol Smaller Doses May Prevent Liver Damage IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons / Vicodin An FDA advisory panel voted 20-17 yesterday in favor of banning Vicodin and Percocet, two of the most popular prescription painkillers, as well as seven other acetaminophen/narcotic combinations and their generic equivalents due to toxic effects on the liver...

Exclusive - Jackson & Diprivan - FDA Issued Alert Two Years Ago

Posted on July 01, 2009
IB News Exclusive - FDA Issued Alert On Drug Two Years Ago LEARN MORE Editors Note * IB News does not follow the celebrity beat. We are dedicated to consumer news concerning the cause and avoidance of injuries of all kinds. Occasionally a celebrity in the news will highlight a greater problem, such as prescription drug addiction...

CDC - Canes And Walkers Cause 47,000 Fall Injuries

Posted on July 01, 2009
  LEARN MORE CDC - Fact sheet n fall prevention  InjuryBoard News - First government report on pets and falls - March 2009 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report InjuryBoard- San Luis Ibispo, Pet distractions during driving, April, 2008 InjuryBoard- Help Center- Premises liability, Dog bites  InjuryBoart Partner- Antelope Valley, CA, Dangerous Dogs    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ dog friend/ author: Kiidos    Walkers, Canes, and Pets Ironically, canes are walkers are used to prevent falls...

New Agency - One Mission- To Protect Consumers

Posted on June 30, 2009
  Critics Fight More Regulation LEARN MORE Consumer Financial Protection Agency - What it would cover - WSJ American Bankers Association - statement in opposition - June 30 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mortgage Fraud Blog InjuryBoard - Lombardi, Des Moines - Financial Misconduct - April 2009 InjuryBoard - Jon Lewis, Birmingham - Aura Financial Services- Greedy Scams - June 2009 InjuryBoard - Cecelia Prewett, Contributor - Overhaul Gives Consumers Relief from Forced Arbitration - June 2009 InjuryBoard News - The Best Way To Rob A Bank Is To Own One - April 2009   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Smart Credit Cards/ author: Channel R  For those who don't like more government regulation, this draft legislation is not going to sit well...

Tylenol Smaller Doses May Prevent Liver Damage

Posted on June 30, 2009
LEARN MORE  FDA- Acetaminophen Overdose and Liver Injury Backgrounder - May 2009 FDA- on emergency room visits due to acetaminophen - 2002 CDC- Acute Liver Failure and Acetaminophen - 2007 Johnson & Johnson Web site   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Tylenol and Extra Strength/ author: Ragesoss   An expert panel convened to advise the U...

E. Coli Found In Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough

Posted on June 30, 2009
LEARN MORE CDC  - on E. coli bacterium  InjuryBoard News - First Contaminated Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Lawsuit - June 2009 InjuryBoard News - Nestle Toll House Recall - June 2009 InjuryBoard News - E. Coli Recall In 11 States - Health Risk High - June 2009 Injuryboard on E...

Did Turbulent Flight Kill Billy Mays?

Posted on June 29, 2009
Preceeded His Death  LEARN MORE InjuryBoard Help Center - Head and Brain Injuries  InjuryBoard- Help Center - Ski Resort Liability  Huffington Post story on brain trauma  InjuryBoard  - St. Cloud, MN - on Potential Head Injury   IMAGE SOURCE:  CBS News Web site/ Billy Mays   You know him from his bombastic television ads for OxiClean and Orange Glo...

Study - Fatty Diet Linked To Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Posted on June 29, 2009
Regions included in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study * LEARN MORE Journal of the National Cancer Institute, June 2009 National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study Mayo Clinic: Pancreatic Cancer American Cancer Society on Pancreatic Cancer IMAGE SOURCE: National Institutes of Health A new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests diets high in fat from red meat and dairy products can increase the risk for pancreatic cancer...

GM Accepts Product Liability for Future Claims

Posted on June 29, 2009
Lexi James Concession To Move Forward  LEARN MORE Lexi's van  Lexi James memorial www.protestgm-chrysler.com  Safety Research & Strategies Inc.  Ad   Debtors Objection Motion- June 26, 2009  InjuryBoard News -  TV Ads Ask Congress To Protect Public From Chrysler GM Bankruptcies - June 2009 InjuryBoard News -Chrysler Consumers Hurt Twice, Now What?- June 2009 InjuryBoard News -Chrysler GM Throws Consumers Under The Bus - June 2009    Center for Justice & Democracy- Chrysler GM Victims    IMAGE SOURCE: American Center for Van and Tire Safety    General Motors Corp...

Steve Jobs Returns To Work As Questions Continue To Surround His Liver Transplant

Posted on June 29, 2009
LEARN MORE IB - Questions Surround Steve Jobs Liver Transplant Pancreatica American Cancer Society on Pancreatic Cancer Mayo Clinic on Liver Transplant OPTN Statement: Liver Transplant Waiting Times and Allocation United Network for Sharing Organs MELD and the Waiting List for Liver Transplant IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons / Steve Jobs Steve Jobs, Apple Inc...

Jackson: Drugs And The Missing Doctor

Posted on June 29, 2009
Never Signed Death Certificate LEARN MORE Drug Enforcement Administration - Drug Abuse Dangers Drugs.com on Demerol InjuryBoard News - Drug Deaths Soar 360 Percent - July 2008 Safe Medication Practices  Injuryboard on drug overdoses  Ledger autopsy result- Smoking Gun  FDA stats on drug deaths  National Institute on Drug Abuse  Injuryboard on OxyContin  Drugs...

E. Coli Beef Recall Expanded

Posted on June 29, 2009
High Alert Recall  LEARN MORE Company's Consumer Hotline - (800) 685-6328 FSIS Recall Notice  Injuryboard on E. coli  Injuryboard on Food Product Safety  InjuryBoard News - E. Coli Beef Recall of 96,000 Pounds - May 2009 InjuryBoard News - Nestle Toll House Dough Recall - June 2009   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ cows eating regularly minimizes E...

Cardiac Arrest Kills Quickly

Posted on June 26, 2009
People Don't Know What To Do LEARN MORE American Heart Association AHA- CPR/AED training online  American Red Cross on AED training Heartstart Home Defibrillators Circulation - Therapeutic Hypothermia, 2003 The Zapper State laws and AED placement InjuryBoard News - Sudden Cardiac Death: Defibrillator Training Encouraged To Save Lives - June 2008 New England Journal of Medicine on public use of AEDs    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Street defibrillator/ author: Snowdog   While the cause of Michael Jackson's apparent cardiac arrest won't be known for weeks, what is known is that the sudden stopping of a heart can happen for many reasons - choking, drug overdose, or trauma, among them...

Family Lawyer Blames Medication Abuse For Jackson Death

Posted on June 26, 2009
  Initial Autopsy Results Due Today   LEARN MORE FDA stats on drug deaths  National Institute on Drug Abuse  Injuryboard on prescription drug deaths  Injuryboard on Prescription drugs  Injuryboard on OxyContin  Drugs.com - Morphine National Institute on Drug Abuse  IMAGE SOURCE:   CNN/ Michael Jackson/ Web site    An autopsy has been scheduled for today and preliminary results should be released this afternoon into the death of musical mega-star Michael Jackson, 50, who collapsed at home Thursday, reportedly in the presence of his personal physician...

Teen's School Strip Search Unconstitutional

Posted on June 25, 2009
 Savana Redding School Officials Not Liable LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - Court Rules Strip Search of Arizona Teen Unconstitutional - July 2008 Supreme Court of the United States - Safford Unified School District v. Redding- Syllabus  Redding v. Safford  National Association of Social Workers Brief  ACLU Press Release    IMAGE SOURCE: Savana Redding/ New York Times Web site    The U...

EPA - Two Million Americans Face Cancer Risk From Toxic Air

Posted on June 25, 2009
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Air Pollution InjuryBoard on Toxic Substances IB - Cleaner Air Translates To Longer Life, Jan. 2009 County by County Cancer Risk Map EPA - Pollutants in your area National Air Toxic Assessments (NATA) IMAGE SOURCE: USA Today / EPA National Air Toxic Assessment A newly released report by the U...

Generic Plan B Contraceptive Approved For Teens

Posted on June 25, 2009
  Approved For Teens Under 17 LEARN MORE FDA Statement on Plan B InjuryBoard News - Plan B Contraceptive Available Without Prescriptions - March 2009 News, Should Contraceptives be allowed in school? October 2008   IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto/ teen and pills   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic version of the Plan B by prescription for women ages 17 and under...

Comcast Pulls Consumer Ads Critical Of GM Bankruptcy

Posted on June 25, 2009
Comcast Pulls Ads That Urge Consumer Protection LEARN MORE www.protestgm-chrysler.com  Safety Research & Strategies Inc. Ad   InjuryBoard News -  TV Ads Ask Congress To Protect Public From Chrysler GM Bankruptcies - June 2009 InjuryBoard News -Chrysler Consumers Hurt Twice, Now What?- June 2009 InjuryBoard News -Chrysler GM Throws Consumers Under The Bus - June 2009    Center for Justice & Democracy- Chrysler GM Victims    IMAGE SOURCE:   Television ad/ SRS Web site    Media giants have been known to pull advertising when the rich and powerful request it...

FDA Warns Salmonella Pistachios May Still Be On Shelves

Posted on June 24, 2009
Pistachio Recall Reissued LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News -Salmonella Sprout Recall in Six States, March 2008 FDA  - on Pistachio Product Recalls  Injuryboard on Salmonella Injuryboard on Food Poisoning FDA database - Recalled products with pistachios  InjuryBoard News - NY Pistachio Plant May Be Source of Salmonella - April 2009 IB News - Salmonella Victim Speaks Out, January 2009  Childlers, and Schlueter L...

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