InjuryBoard Charlottesville Archives

• Stryker Ceramic Hip Replacements Making Noise - The Squeaky Hip

  Greg Webb | May 29, 2008 8:00 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Although an artificial hip can occasionally make a variety of noises, until Stryker, a medical products company, began marketing its ceramic hip replacements, squeaking was rare. With the advent of...

• Recent Evenflo Child Safety Seat Recall Brings 2004 Investigation Into Question

  Greg Webb | May 28, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The federal government recently recalled about one million Evenflo Discovery child safety seats after it was proven that they could come apart in a side-impact crash. This decision was made...

• Twelve Oil Companies Settle Lawsuit Over Water Contaminant

  Greg Webb | May 27, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  BP Plc, Chevron Corp., and ten other oil companies have tentatively agreed to pay $423 million to settle lawsuits in seventeen states, including Virginia, due to contamination claims involving the...

• New White House Policy Prolongs EPA Chemical Review

  Greg Webb | May 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  Officials with the Government Accountability Office are criticizing the Bush administration after they changed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews in a way that will delay scientific...

• Could Heparin Manufacturer Baxter Inc. Have Done More?

  Greg Webb | May 25, 2008 6:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The heparin tragedy has made Americans aware that Chinese-made products need to be inspected as thoroughly as products made in the United States. They must meet U.S. health and safety standards....

• New Report Shows Toxic Formaldehyde In Children’s Furniture

  Greg Webb | May 25, 2008 6:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A new environmental report, published by Environment California, claims cribs and changing tables may be exposing babies to unhealthy levels of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a chemical typically...

• FDA Refuses To Give Budget For Modernizing Plan

  Greg Webb | May 25, 2008 6:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  At a Senate hearing several weeks ago, Janet Woodcock, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, assured the American public that the heparin found in...

• Soccer Goal Post Kills Yet Another Young Child

  Greg Webb | May 14, 2008 9:00 AM | 2 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Eight-year-old Gabriel Mendoza, from Phoenix, Arizona, has died after a soccer goal post fell on top of him at a local YMCA. Investigators say the boy, who was playing goalie at the time, grabbed...

• Politics Hindering EPA Warnings?

  Greg Webb | May 13, 2008 5:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  A new government report, made by the investigative arm of Congress, implies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being increasingly influenced by non-scientists. The report also suggests...

• FDA Advisers Ask Agency To Update Lasik Eye Surgery Precautions

  Greg Webb | May 13, 2008 4:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery met with federal health advisers to complain of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son’s suicide. Advisers have asked the Food and Drug Administration...

• Federal Pre-emption of States’ Rights and State Law Presents Dangers

  Greg Webb | May 07, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Bush administration, along with the pharmaceutical industry, is attempting to prevent consumers from being able to file damage suits for injuries caused by federally approved drugs. The Supreme...

• Allstate - McKinsey Documents Did Not Include Information On Catastrophic Claims

  Greg Webb | May 06, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A few weeks ago, Allstate Corp. posted 150,000 pages of material on the company’s website that were produced in the 1990’s about over-hauling the company’s claims-handling process. These highly...

• Lawsuits Against Drug Manufacturers May Be Stopped By Supreme Court Decision

  Greg Webb | May 05, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  In October, a decision is being made by the Supreme Court that could jeopardize a patient’s right to sue a drug company if a drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) harmed...

• Virginia Legislators To Decide Whether Cap On Negligence Payment Should Be Increased

  Greg Webb | May 04, 2008 8:37 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Several Virginia legislators are deciding whether the limits on the state’s liability should be increased after the Virginia Tech shootings last April. The $100,000 limit on tort claims against the...

• Better Resources and Additional Funds Sought To Improve Foreign Drug Oversight

  Greg Webb | May 04, 2008 8:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Congress is seeking funding for additional federal safety inspectors and for an increase in the policing of overseas suppliers. This moves comes after the influx of contaminated drugs, pet food and...