It was recently reported that Texas Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) has introduced federal tort reform legislation modeled after the Texas law capping damages in medical malpractice cases. Burgess’ measure...
Read moreIn October, we blogged about the Oregon motorist who crashed into a train after using his cellphone to send a text message while driving. Such accidents had spurred Washington...
Read moreThose watching the news over the weekend may have read about the chain-reaction accident on Saturday in Fresno that involved more than 100 cars and trucks. Two people were...
Read moreCiting a raised risk of E. coli O157:H7 contamination of 414,000 cases of pizza products with pepperoni toppings, manufacturer General Mills has announced a voluntary recall of those pizzas....
Read moreThe Center For Disease Control (CDC) lists the following breeds in declining order of fatalities: Pit Bull, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Husky, Malamute, Doberman Pinscher, Chow Chow, Great Dane, Saint...
Read moreThe website of the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services ("DMV") Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation offers a helpful summary of the responsibilities of drivers involved in automobile...
Read moreOn October 17, 2007, the FDA issued a Class 1 recall of Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis® Defibrillator Leads, model numbers 6930, 6931, 6948 and 6949, manufactured from September 2004 through...
Read moreThere are many ways to get distracted nowadays while driving. As a public service, we urge consumers to focus on their driving instead of their cellphones, MP3 players and...
Read moreWe previously wrote about the FDA’s warning to parents concerning giving cough or cold medicines to children under the age of 2. Today, drug manufacturers announced that they were...
Read moreArguing in favor of tort reform, a recent New York Times article noted the influx of doctors into Texas after medical malpractice damages were capped in 2003. However, in...
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