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• Are On-Line Pharmacies Trafficking Narcotic Drugs?

  Staff Writer | August 29, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Perhaps you have seen stories or received spam e-mail messages from on-line pharmacies offering instant access to prescription drugs at low cost. You want a percocet or vicodin but your family doctor did not prescribe it for you? No worries. Just log onto your spam-friendly Internet pharmacy, fill out a brief questionnaire, pay for your medication with a credit card and in no time, you will...

• Recent Safety Recalls Highlight Continuing Fight for Accountability

  Staff Writer | August 21, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Have you heard about recent recalls of tainted pet food involving food safety? How about toy recalls involving possible lead paint exposure? Have you heard about even more toy recalls involving choking hazards for small children? How about laptop computer batteries recalled due to a fire hazards? After hearing about all of these recalls, do you believe that consumer products are safer or more...

• Insurers Profits Rising Based on Bad Business Practices?

  Staff Writer | August 10, 2007 9:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A recent article in the on-line publication Bloomberg suggests that anti-consumer insurance industry practices have led to a stark increase in insurance profits in recent years. According to Bloomberg, consumers have been bearing the burden of bad-faith insurance industry practices:Insurers often pay 30-60 percent of the cost of rebuilding a damaged home -- even when carriers assure homeowners...

• Medical Plane Crash in New Mexico Kills 5

  Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A medical plane crashed on the night of August 5 and all 5 passengers, including a women and her young daughter, were killed in the accident.Those deceased include 15 month-old Lilly Smith and her mother Tracy Smith, a 56 year-old pilot, a 44 year-old male nurse, and a 40 year-old paramedic. The names of the three staff members have not been released so authorities could contact next of kin.The...

• Should Arizona Reconsider Statutory Immunity for Negligent Freeway Maintenance?

  Staff Writer | August 03, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A couple of days have passed since the tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis which led to the deaths of at least five people. The cause of the bridge collapse on I-35W will not be known for quite some time. However, if the I-35W bridge collapsed due to ordinary wear and tear, such a tragedy may have been avoided had the Minnesota Department of Transportation placed a higher priority on bridge...