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• Toxic Chemicals Contaminate Towns In New York and Florida

  Greg Webb | January 30, 2008 4:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The neighbors of a former IBM plant in two upstate New York towns are suing the company for allegedly discharging chemicals, such as trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, into the air, water and ground for the past eighty years. The plaintiffs claim the chemicals caused birth defects and cancer and are seeking unspecified damages. The lawsuit is said to be the first of several planned...

• New Report Proves Perils of Physician-Owned Hospitals

  Greg Webb | January 30, 2008 4:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A new report, made by federal investigators, shows most physician-owned hospitals were not properly equipped to handle medical emergencies. This investigation took place due to the increase in physician-owned hospitals in the United States, where the number of facilities has increased from 110 in 2001, to 180 in 2007. The report shows 55 percent of the 109 physician-owned hospitals under...

• Over-The-Counter Cold Medicines Potentially Not Safe For Infants And Toddlers

  Bryan Slaughter | January 24, 2008 11:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A tip for parents of young children (like me). The government has declared parents should not give sniffling infants or toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medications because they are not safe for children that small. Not only are the drugs dangerous, they have not even been proven to help children under the age of two. Health groups confirm that small doses usually are not harmful to an...

• Florida Suspends New Issuances of Insurance For Allstate

  Greg Webb | January 22, 2008 5:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Florida Insurance Commissioner, Kevin McCarty, announced he would be suspending Allstate Insurance companies from issuing any new insurance in his state. This decision comes after Allstate refused to obey subpoenas served to them on October 16, 2007 by the Office of Insurance Regulation. The subpoenas are trying to seek the disclosure of the McKinsey Documents, in which McKinsey & Co. detailed...

• Tennessee Supreme Court Hears Household Asbestos Exposure Suit

  Greg Webb | January 18, 2008 5:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Tennessee Supreme Court recently convened to decide a case in which a twenty three year old woman, Amanda Satterfield, filed suit against her father's employer, ALCOA Inc. and Breeding Insulation Company. Satterfield claims from the time she was born, she was exposed to harmful asbestos fibers and dust due to her father's use of the asbestos products. Unbeknownst to her father, the dust and...

• Aetna Joins With Other Insurers in Denying Anesthetic Used In Colonoscopies

  Greg Webb | January 07, 2008 5:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Aetna, one of the leading national private health plan managers, has joined with other insurers, such as WellPoint and Humana, to declare it will not cover a powerful anesthetic, Propofol, used to eliminate discomfort during a colonoscopy. A colonoscopy is a common form of colon cancer screening which allows doctors to explore the small intestine to identify and remove cancerous tumors before...

• Children's Toy Shows Signs of Asbestos; Recall Investigation Underway

  Greg Webb | January 07, 2008 5:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit, made by Planet Toys Inc., has been removed from store shelves, four days before Christmas, after traces of asbestos were found by the nonprofit advocacy group, Environmental Working Group, in the kit's fingerprint dust. The manufacturer sent out the "stop sale" notice on December 21 and also put a statement on their website stating an investigation on the...