Miscellaneous

• Earned Work Credits

  Eddie Farah | September 09, 2006 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  You may associate Social Security with retirement, but it is actually much broader and more complex. Social Security also compensates for disability, which is defined as the inability to work because of any medically determined physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or last for a continuous period of 12 months or more. Social Security disability does not cover...

• Red Cross hit with fine

  Eddie Farah | September 08, 2006 9:52 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On Friday the government fined the American Red Cross $4.2 million for failing to ask appropriate questions of potential donors and not following test procedures. This is the largest single penalty assessed under terms of a2003 court settlement, which allows for large fines when Red Cross violates FDA rules. The FDA has previously been fined a total of $5.7 million.The American Red Cross is...

• Chemo Effects for Breast Cancer Patients

  Eddie Farah | August 31, 2006 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A recent study lead by Boston's Dana-Faber Cancer Institute marks the first attempt to assess risks of chemotherapy for 35,000 breast cancer patients under 64 who receive the drugs. Roughly one in six women end up at the emergency room or hospital because of side effects such as infection, low blood counts, dehydration or nausea.Most side-effect information comes from clinical trials of...

• More Nicotine in Cigarettes

  Eddie Farah | August 30, 2006 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, nicotine typically consumed by smokers per cigarette has risen 10 percent in the past six years, which makes it harder to quit and easier to get hooked.The study found the three most popular cigarette brands with young smokers - Marlboro, Newport and Camel - delivered significantly more nicotine than they did years ago. Nicotine in...

• Contact Sports release

  Eddie Farah | July 17, 2006 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  How much "muscle" does a release for contact sports hold? As we all know, throughout Florida, (the parents) of students engaging in contact sports are required to sign releases of liability. Even businesses are attempting to force our client to sign away their rights. Are these releases valid and can they really hold up?Case law holds that these clauses that limit liability are enforceable...

• Tobacco related deaths

  Eddie Farah | July 14, 2006 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  According to the American Cancer Society tobacco potentially will kill a billion people in the 21st Century; more than 10 fold the number who died in the 20th century. Researcher state that 1.4 million deaths each year are from tobacco related cancer. Lung cancer remains the major cancer among the 10.9 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year. The American Cancer Society published two...

• Women with lung cancer may lack symptoms

  Eddie Farah | July 12, 2006 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A recent study conducted by Dr. Raghu Loganathan of Lincoln Medical and Mental Heal Center, Bronx, NY, reported normal lung function tests were found in a significant number of women with newly diagnosed lung cancer. Their conclusion from this study was women who lack the symptoms of lung disease shouldn't automatically be considered free of lung cancer riskThese findings suggest that the...

• Tobacco ruling opens way for claims.

  Eddie Farah | July 10, 2006 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The largest damage award of $145 billion, against the tobacco industry was struck down last Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court. The court's ruling cited the class of smokers was incorrectly certified and the damages were excessive because they would bankrupt the defendants, a violation of Florida Law. However, the Court's preserved key finding in the case. These included the companies'...

• Tobacco Lawsuits

  Eddie Farah | July 07, 2006 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Florida lawsuits against tobacco companies for injured smoker's takes a major turn in favor for tobacco companies. Recently the Florida Supreme Court dismissed a $145 billion verdict for punitive damages stating the verdict was excessive.The Supreme Court also approved an appellate court ruling that it had been a mistake to certify a class-action lawsuit representing an estimated 300,000 to...

• Firework Injuries on the rise

  Eddie Farah | July 03, 2006 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  According to industry and government data, fireworks-related injuries nationwide in the United States are on the rise.More than 6,000 children are seen in the emergency room for at-home related injuries. In the past 13 years, over 85,000 children under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms for burns and other injuries from firecrackers, bottle rockets and sparklers. Boys receive the most...