Blog Posts in 2011
Posted on May 4, 2011 By Sean Brown
In a recent opinion, the Alaska Supreme Court reversed a Bethel Superior Court's prior decision to throw out a lawsuit against the City of Hooper Bay and a couple of its police officers. Michele Power ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Sean Brown
The Chicago Tribune (3/30, Gabler) reported there are "at least 17 cases where the Consumer Product Safety Commission did not investigate a child's death, even though the agency had reports on file ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Sean Brown
Earlier this month, a verdict exceeding $233,000 was awarded in a medical malpractice action against the St. Mary’s Subregional Clinic and the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (“YKHC”) in Alaska. A ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2011 By Sean Brown
The Los Angeles Times "Booster Shots" blog (3/2, Maugh II) reported, "Consuming opioid pain relievers such as codeine, oxycodone or hydrocodone just before pregnancy or early in pregnancy increases ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By Sean Brown
Jogging strollers sold by phil&teds USA, Inc, of Fort Collins, Colorado, have been recalled due to amputation and laceration hazards. When folding and unfolding the stroller, a consumer's finger ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Sean Brown
The AP (2/28) reported alcohol wipe manufacturer Triad Group "is being sued by a Texas couple who lost their 2-year-old son to a fatal bacterial infection." According to Shanoop and Sandra Kothari's ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Sean Brown
The New York Times (1/26, B3, Wilson) reported that "a federal advisory panel on Tuesday called for stricter oversight of the defibrillators available in many schools, gyms, lobbies, and other places ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Sean Brown
The Washington Post (1/27, Stein) reports that the FDA on Wednesday stated it had "detected a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell ...
Continue reading "FDA says breast implants may be linked to rare form of lymphomatous cancer." »
Posted on Jan 14, 2011 By Sean Brown
Reuters (1/14, Berkrot) reports Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has announced a recall of 64 million tablets of the blood pressure medicine Avalide because of the potential for reduced effectiveness. The ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 By Sean Brown
The Boston Herald (1/7, Goodison) reports a couple sued crib maker Hayneedle Inc. over the 2008 suffocation death of their toddler son. Their suit tagged the company for negligence "in failing to warn ...
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