tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:29:17 +0000http://www.tilpc.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)Blogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-3490676851022450031Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:27:00 +00002010-03-11T15:29:17.269-06:00In 2003, one Maria Alaimo, aged 47, had breast surgery – a combination of a breast lift and breast augmentation. A breast lift (mastopexy) is a procedure done after sagging has stretched the skin and created a flattened contour. It removes excess skin and tightens the tissue into a higher and more youthful shape.Breast augmentation is the insertion of breast implants under the breast tissue and http://www.tilpc.com/2010/03/medical-malpractice-award-in-breast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-8807066812067720717Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:00 +00002010-03-08T13:06:31.479-06:00 On February 8, 2010, this space wrote about a hog farm lawsuit in Missouri and how the same plaintiffs had already sued the same company, Premium Standard Farms (PSF) in 1999 and received $100,000 each because of hog odor. Their lawyer, one Charlie Speer, is on a roll with hog farm lawsuits and stated that he has hundreds of them pending in Missouri. Based on one of his previously settled cases,http://www.tilpc.com/2010/03/award-to-plaintiffs-in-hog-farm-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-2622865496826048119Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:02:00 +00002010-03-05T16:06:56.856-06:00 U.S. regulators have received over 1,100 complaints from consumers about the power steering failures in various Chevrolet and Pontiac models. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started investigating after receiving these complaints, which included 14 car accidents. Those accidents have only caused one injury, however. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> GM http://www.tilpc.com/2010/03/gm-recalling-chevrolet-and-pontiac-cars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-7063424624516443277Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:31:00 +00002010-03-01T14:35:25.519-06:00In July, 2006, in Virginia, one Hector Alvarez fired up his barbecue and made steak for the family dinner. He took one bite and trouble started. The piece of steak got stuck in his throat and he had trouble swallowing and developed chest pain. He went to the Inova HealthPlex at Franconia-Springfield that night, where he was given a CT chest scan, an EKG, and general X-rays. The films were http://www.tilpc.com/2010/03/jury-awards-125-million-in-medical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-4958158759821705170Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:30:00 +00002010-02-25T11:30:01.020-06:00 In July 2008, one Michael Hess was on an elevated walkway in a Springfield, N.J. shopping plaza. He leaned against a metal railing, which gave way, and he fell four feet to the pavement underneath. He sustained three fractured vertebrae, a dislocated shoulder, and loss of hearing on one side. He had hit his head on the pavement and suffered from disorientation, behavior problems and loss of http://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/103-million-premises-liability-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-627337559155255025Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:55:00 +00002010-02-22T11:57:03.771-06:00Eleven poultry companies in Arkansas and Oklahoma have been sued over their waste disposal and accused of poisoning the Illinois River watershed. That watershed is shared by Oklahoma and Arkansas and the state of Oklahoma filed the suit. The trial has gone on for four months now and last week the attorneys made their closing arguments. The judge has not yet issued a ruling. The Plaintiff Sidehttp://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/poultry-companies-in-lawsuit-over-waste.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-1537132023007368422Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:48:00 +00002010-02-18T12:52:28.790-06:00Biogen idec, Inc. in Massachusetts and its Irish partner, Elan Corp. offer a drug called Tysabri (natalizumab). It works on the body's immune system and is designed to target only certain cells so as to protect healthy cells from any damage. It is used for multiple sclerosis (MS), to treat it when it relapses. It is also used for Crohn's disease. In 2005, the two drug companies withdrew http://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/ms-drug-causes-brain-infections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-4598536912000811085Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:35:00 +00002010-02-25T15:51:41.914-06:00About a year ago, Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed on to a Buffalo, N.Y. house and killed a man who was in it, and everyone on the plane. The plane was on a one-hour flight from Newark to Buffalo.Thirty-four wrongful death lawsuits were filed by family members of the deceased passengers. They named several defendants:Continental Airlines;Colgan Air, the Manassas, Va., regional carrier http://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/how-can-wrongful-death-suit-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-4385157162447645827Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:22:00 +00002010-02-11T17:25:15.894-06:00 Dilantin (phenytoin sodium) has been used for many years as an antiepileptic -- that is, to control seizures. It helps to control the grand mal and temporal lobe seizures of epilepsy by slowing the brain impulses that trigger them. It is also used to treat trigeminal neuralgia and some kinds of heart arrhythmias. In 2008, after receiving reports of a condition called Purple Glove Syndrome, http://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/fda-investigating-dilantin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-8416176617865902565Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:00 +00002010-02-08T11:12:47.595-06:00 In Kansas City last week, 14 residents in rural northwest Missouri filed a claim against a hog farmer in their area, claiming that the hog odors are intolerable and are preventing them from enjoying their properties. The hog farm belongs to Premium Standard Farms (PSF). The same plaintiffs sued this company back in 1999 and received $100,000 each in settlement money for the same complaint. http://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/civil-suit-over-hog-farm-odors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-1991295579700489706Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:37:00 +00002010-02-05T11:43:50.288-06:00In all the press flurries about Toyota's recalls recently, there has been less notice taken of a cluster of GM recalls. In December 2009 and in January of this year, GM has recalled 22,000 Corvettes because the roof could detach and fly off the vehicle. This recall includes models from 2005 through 2007 of both Corvette and Corvette Z06 models. The adhesive holding the roof to the frame has http://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/general-motors-recalls-corvettes-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-6076041919093463109Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:07:00 +00002010-02-01T11:12:28.245-06:00Last week, the U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, announced a new regulation/law against texting. Effective immediately, bus and big rig drivers may not text while they drive, and any who do will be subject to a civil or criminal penalty of up to $2,750. The Department of Transportation (DOT) did not specify how this prohibition will be enforced. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivershttp://www.tilpc.com/2010/02/no-more-texting-for-truck-and-bus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-7204274697708758845Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:39:00 +00002010-01-28T12:43:02.297-06:00 In West Virginia, a large DuPont chemical plant has shut down after one of its employees, one Carl Fish aged 58, was killed by a leak. There have been three leaks recently and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), along with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), is investigating them. The CSB is an advisory board for industry, labor, and regulators such as OSHA. http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/chemical-leaks-cause-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-3260658047669866045Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:36:00 +00002010-01-25T12:39:51.344-06:00In this space we have been following the recent Toyota recalls and you can read previous posts from November 5, November 30, and January 22. There have been two recalls because of problems with the accelerator pedal in many models. This started after four people were killed in a car accident in California when a Toyota went out of control and off the road. Toyota is now saying that it knew http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/toyota-recall-developments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-716866426538295612Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:42:00 +00002010-01-22T11:45:29.988-06:00 In December 2009, near Dallas, a Toyota Avalon driver lost control of the car, sped off the road through a fence, then hit a tree and landed upside down in a pond. This car accident killed the driver and his three passengers. The Toyota was a 2008 model, one of those recalled recently because of the gas pedal becoming stuck under the driver's side floor mat. The Previous Recall This space http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/another-toyota-recall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-3058513743161322055Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +00002010-01-18T13:54:03.949-06:00 In early 2008, Johnson & Johnson's division, McNeil-PPC, that makes Tylenol received complaints about a musty odor in Tylenol bottles and some incidents of stomach pain and other digestive upsets. It did not seem to be a serious thing and nothing was done. In September 2008, the company identified it as an issue but it was not until November 2009 that McNeil reported the issue to the FDA. http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/tylenol-recall-expanded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-8072834740027009077Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:45:00 +00002010-01-14T12:49:12.237-06:00 There has been much discussion about the dangers of using a cell phone while you drive, and many car accidents have been caused by this habit. Now a Massachusetts mother has created new software called iZup to prevent phone use while a car is moving. It is being sold by a new company called Ilume Software. How iZup Works iZup works for both drivers and passengers by disconnecting the phone http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/new-software-prevents-texting-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-3232358302679220199Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:28:00 +00002010-01-11T12:29:27.980-06:00In 2003 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a rock band called Great White started their concert with some pyrotechnics that set fire to the soundproofing foam around the stage. One hundred people were killed in that fire and 200 were injured in the stampede to get out of the building. Since 2003 there has been legal wrangling over who is liable and to what extent. There were several dozen people http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/176-million-settlement-for-nighclub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-6660855015888607233Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:11:00 +00002010-01-07T14:05:53.423-06:00Brain injuries can be mild, such as a mild concussion sustained in childhood play, sports etc. and no particular treatment may be necessary. However, only a medical professional could make that determination -- one should always have an examination after any sort of head injury because symptoms can be delayed or not obvious and lack of treatment can worsen the brain injury. Disabilities http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/care-for-traumatic-brain-injury.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-233458176054273133Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:51:00 +00002010-01-04T12:46:49.733-06:00 Amby Baby USA is recalling its hammock beds called Amby Baby Motion Beds because of two suffocations in 2009. These have been sold in the U.S. since 2003 and consist of a steel frame with a fabric hammock arrangement connected by a spring and metal crossbar. The hammock sways gently from side to side and the netting cover can be zipped up for safety and protection from insects. Recalled http://www.tilpc.com/2010/01/amby-baby-beds-recalled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-6374189864103996067Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-12-31T16:45:00.705-06:00 On December 29, this space considered who might be held responsible for accidents at highway roadwork sites. There are a lot of issues involved in this. Here is a relevant scenario. A Florida Roadblock Story In October this year, an experienced company called Zep Construction was given a bridge repair contract financed by federal stimulus dollars. A previous accident in which their http://www.tilpc.com/2009/12/improving-safety-in-highway-work-zones_31.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-1145391062493490781Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:40:00 +00002009-12-29T16:43:08.045-06:00More road work is being done nationwide, financed by the federal government's stimulus package. Some federal transportation officials are now worrying that after having declined in recent years, fatal accidents could increase because of inadequate safety precautions in highway work zones. There is an ongoing discussion between federal and state authorities as to who is most responsible for work http://www.tilpc.com/2009/12/improving-safety-in-highway-work-zones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-674831535025531515Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:04:00 +00002009-12-23T16:07:04.487-06:00 For many months, the swine flu was given royalty treatment by the mass media with repeated announcements that it was going to be a pandemic and everybody should be vaccinated. The government was going to supply millions of H1N1 vaccinations and local medical centers posted signs to warn traffic about the expected crowds on vaccination days. Vaccines in Short Supply However, it has turned http://www.tilpc.com/2009/12/swine-flu-vaccines-scarce-recalled-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-699611221426747960Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:09:00 +00002009-12-21T12:11:28.150-06:00 In 1997, one Eugenie Poleyeff went for a swim at Miami Beach but a riptide got her into difficulties. To help, Zachary Breaux ran out to her, but both were drowned. Their two families sued Miami, claiming that the city had made the beach look protected by erecting showers and restrooms, building a parking lot, and allowing a concessionaire to do business there. But the city had not put up any http://www.tilpc.com/2009/12/insurance-company-held-liable-after-ten.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230389107299415276.post-3561367673894697634Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:14:00 +00002009-12-17T17:17:20.985-06:00 Recently, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) sent a letter to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Committee objecting to the enormous number of lawsuits filed against his association on behalf of homeowners. It was partly responding to a suit filed recently by a Houston attorney, one Steve Mostyn. Unreasonably High Attorney Fees? Mostyn's firm has apparently http://www.tilpc.com/2009/12/insurance-bad-faith-after-hurricane-ike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JennyK)