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• NFL Players’ Brains Show Long-Term Damage from Concussions in Study

  Greg Webb | January 28, 2009 2:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Concussions damage the brain more than previously thought, and can lead to a lifetime of headaches and depression. The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) has used tissue from...

• Lawsuit Against Honda Over Civic Hybrid Mileage Claims Goes Forward

  Greg Webb | January 28, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid may proceed in a lawsuit against Honda for false advertising. A California appeals court held that, though Federal law prevents some lawsuits over disclosure of...

• Report Suggests FDA Should Improve Oversight of Doctor Conflicts

  Greg Webb | January 27, 2009 8:00 AM | 3 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Food and Drug Administration needs to improve its oversight of the financial conflicts of doctors who participate in clinical testing before a drug is approved for sale, according to a...

• FDA Allowing Melamine to Remain in Infant Formula

  Greg Webb | January 26, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Scientists at Consumer’s Union, a nonprofit group, believe that a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow infant formula contaminated with melamine or its byproducts to remain on...

• End of 2008 Brings A Burst of Settlements With Justice Department

  Greg Webb | January 25, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Since the presidential election, the Justice Department reached more than a dozen business-related settlements. There are also more in the pipeline for this month (January 2009), which prompted...

• Two Consumer Groups Fight Life Insurers’ New Policy to Lower Reserves

  Greg Webb | January 25, 2009 6:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Two prominent consumer groups, the Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Economic Justice, are extremely concerned about the proposal that will reduce the amount of money life insurers...

• Billion-Dollar Verdicts Vanishing

  Greg Webb | January 16, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Billion-dollar jury verdicts may be a thing of the past. For the second time in the past three years, juries in 2008 issued no awards above that amount, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News....

• Hundreds Sick After Salmonella Outbreak, Could be Linked to Peanut Butter

  Greg Webb | January 15, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  King Nut Companies, an Ohio distributor, has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria. A salmonella outbreak has made 399 people sick...

• New Congress and Obama to Overturn Supreme Courts Ruling On Discrimination Case?

  Greg Webb | January 14, 2009 9:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  Democrats in Congress, along with President-elect Obama, are planning a swift action to overturn a Supreme Court decision, which makes it more difficult for people to challenge discrimination in...

• Recall of Jardine Cribs Expanded after Reports of Crib Slats Breaking

  Greg Webb | January 12, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A crib recall issued last June has been expanded to include another 56,450 cribs manufactured by Jardine Enterprises. The original recall affected 320,000 wooden Jardine cribs after 42 reports of...

• Safety Legislation May Prevent Drowning and Injuries in Swimming Pools

  Greg Webb | January 11, 2009 5:17 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A sweeping new law, which went into full effect December 19, 2008 after an entire year of transition time, is designed to prevent children from drowning due to drain suction trapping them...

• FDA To Reconsider Its Position On A Potentially Dangerous Chemical In Baby Bottles

  Greg Webb | January 06, 2009 10:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The Food and Drug Administration’s own advisory board accused the agency of failing to consider research on the dangers of bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical found in many plastic baby bottles,...

• Supreme Court To Consider Bankruptcy Court’s Power Due To Asbestos-Related Lawsuits

  Greg Webb | January 05, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reinstating a $500 million settlement of asbestos-related lawsuits against the Travelers Company Inc.. This settlement would prevent any further lawsuits...

• Corporate America Seeking Special Treatment - Immunity and Corporate Welfare

  Greg Webb | January 04, 2009 1:14 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated: ““We understand the critical necessity of revitalizing the economy by restoring...

• Mattel To Pay $12 Million To States To End Toy Lead Problem

  Greg Webb | January 04, 2009 12:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The world’s largest toy manufacturer, Mattel Inc., has agreed to pay $12 million to thirty-nine U.S. states in order to settle claims that it shipped toys tainted with lead paint. It also...