- Eddie Farah | August 30, 2008 10:56 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith new funding and an expanded role, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is focusing on unsafe children's items.
More than 115,000 wooden infant toys, wooden puzzles, infant rattles,...
- Eddie Farah | August 29, 2008 11:08 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)The Dram Shop Act begins with the ancient word “dram” that refers to a unit of weight equal to 1/8 of an ounce. A dram shop became known as a place where liquor was sold.
Generally, dram shop laws...
- Eddie Farah | August 29, 2008 10:48 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with six retailers, is recalling nearly 900,000 Simiplicity bassinets because of a strangling hazard.
The recall follows the August death of an...
- Eddie Farah | August 29, 2008 12:29 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Tropical Storm Fay which just passed through our area took a number of lives, including a teenage girl who was the head of her class as Paxon.
In fact four of the Faye deaths involved motorists...
- Eddie Farah | August 23, 2008 11:02 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAs tropic storm Fay leaves Florida she leaves seven deaths in her path. Many people lost their lives on our roads.
Two men were in their vehicle Thursday morning when a tree fell on their car in...
- Eddie Farah | August 23, 2008 10:15 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeBeginning January 1, 2009, the Health Care Consumer’s Right to Information Act will provide medical consumers with reliable and understandable information about health care charges so a patient...
- Eddie Farah | August 21, 2008 7:16 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWhen the chief of staff at a Veterans Hospital in Tampa told the family of a man who died he was sorry, he broke the mold.
Doctors rarely say they are sorry, even when they make horrible mistakes....
- Eddie Farah | August 19, 2008 12:26 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWith high winds from Hurricane Fay hitting Florida this week, motorists and homeownersare getting ready.
The Department of Transportation reports that motorists are calling to find out if roads...
- Eddie Farah | August 16, 2008 2:13 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsFlorida and Allstate Insurance have settled their differences and the news is good for consumers.
The Northbrook, Illinois company is giving Florida homeowners an additional 5.6 percent rate...
- Eddie Farah | August 16, 2008 2:03 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesFrom the 1890s until 1978, the old Kerr-McGee property in Jacksonville was home to a fertilizer and chemical plant. Now the site encorporates the polluted Talleyrand waterfront area. The land is...
- Eddie Farah | August 15, 2008 12:52 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsAn accident on the Buckman Bridge in Jacksonville has sent a motorcyclist to the hospital in critical condition.
26-year old Frank Belarde reportedly lost control of his motorcycle and slammed...
- Eddie Farah | August 15, 2008 12:47 AM |
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Wrongful DeathFlorida Governor Charlie Crist has just signed Senate Bill 1360 into law.
The Pharmacy Technician Act is a significant piece of legislation that should keep us all safer from the medication errors...
- Eddie Farah | August 10, 2008 5:52 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPatients in need of an MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, need to be on alert.
A contrast agent may be injected into the veins of patients about to undergo an MRI to help technicians and doctors...
- Eddie Farah | August 09, 2008 5:31 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAlcohol and prescription drugs don’t mix according to the latest Public Citizen annual “Worst Pills, Best Pills” report. Even if you are a light drinker, the nonprofit consumer group warns against...
- Eddie Farah | August 08, 2008 5:41 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo accidents sent motorists to the hospital on I-10 near Jacksonville this afternoon.
The first one involved two Jacksonville Fire and Rescue emergency medical personnel and one passenger.
Three...
- Eddie Farah | August 07, 2008 12:04 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsChristine Olson of Bradenton, Florida got the call the evening of December 7, 2005. Her son told her there had been an accident and she needed to go to Manatee Memorial Hospital. Christine’s...
- Eddie Farah | August 02, 2008 1:33 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA drug given to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is the focus of a number of trials underway in the District Court of Minneapolis. More than 200 plaintiffs are taking their case...