Breast Cancer. It strikes over 187,000 people every year; mostly women between the ages of 40 and 59. Over 40,000 women die from breast cancer yearly. Breast cancer in one of the ten leading causes of death for women. Breast cancer is a family disease — it affects the whole […]
You may recall last year when several accidents and a couple deaths happened as a result of some defective tires manufactured by Chinese companies. Now, there are reports of bad valve stems manufactured by…you guessed it, a Chinese manufacturer. A recall has been issued involving some six million valve stems. […]
A recent study out of UCLA, published in the January issue of the “American Journal of Ophthalmology,” has found that Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) occurs more than five times more often among female smokers over 80-years-old compared to non-smoking women of the same age. Although this recent study was gender […]
You just have to love Big Tobacco. Produce a product you know kills people; hide or deflect all the information that would alert the public of the totality of the dangers; engineer nicotine delivery in a way that maximizes addiction and write memos talking about the whole scheme as if […]
The European and the British people are warned about aging tires. They are warned that old tires can be dangerous. The European and the British people are educated that a brand new tire, fresh from the store shelves, might not be brand new. The European and the British people are […]
The short answer in Florida is…No. In Fields v Kirton, 961 So. 2d 1127 (2007) the 4th District Court of Appeals certified a question to the Florida Supreme Court of great public importance: Whether a parent may bind a minor’s estate by the pre-injury execution of a release. The Florida […]
In the midst of all o f the end-of-the-year and holiday hustle and bustle, December is also a time for reflection. It is a time to look back on the good times, things that you have done of which you are proud, the moments that warmed your heart, and those […]
Wyeth’s marketing “revolution” called Premarin has been proved responsible for the deaths and injury to women across the country. In documents released in court litigation, Wyeth demonstrates absolute giddiness over their “revolution” to sell, sell, sell Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to all women everywhere. What Wyeth and other HRT manufacturers […]
The story is all too common. An innocent victim’s life is taken and their family is forever changed by the irresponsible actions of a drunk driver. Ironically, drinking and driving crashes are one of the most easily preventable catastrophes. Drinking and driving is a choice each driver makes and with […]
“What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” Henry Thoreau. Things must be tough for Big Tobacco; 8000 plaintiffs, so much truth, so little defense. As I have previously written, I felt Florida would be a little too hot for those boardroom lawyers representing Big Tobacco and it appears I may […]
