Now that summer time is here and families are heading out to their local pools, there’s another aspect of pool safety that you need to know about. You have probably heard news stories about children who have been caught on drains at the bottom of pools. Drains with old-fashioned, missing, broken, or faulty covers can […]
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The popular diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), is prescribed to help people control their blood sugar. However, this drug has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and death… and yet, astonishingly, it is still on the market. It is astonishing because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been made aware
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A woman is dead after a North Carolina boating accident, which could lead to a North Carolina wrongful death claim. According to GazetteVirginian.com, the North Carolina boating accident occurred on Mayo Lake in Person County. A 39-year-old woman was thrown from her pontoon boat when it was struck from behind by a ski boat. The
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The weight loss drug orlistat is sold over-the-counter under the brand name Alli, and by prescription under the brand name Xenical. Today, the FDA announced a label change to inform consumers that taking these medications can, in rare instances, cause severe liver injury. This is quite a different story from the relatively benign side effects
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Hospira recalls two products because they contain tiny particulates of stainless steel. HensonFuerst Attorneys answer questions.
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A North Carolina community is mourning the death of a middle school student involved in a Havelock car accident. The Havelock Middle School student and her 16-year-old sister were on their way to school when the 16-year-old driving a Dodge Journey pulled out into the path of a large turf truck, according to Havelock News.
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The Raleigh News & Observer reports that a man being treated in a state-run drug treatment center in Butner, NC, after staff members gave him a lethal dose of methadone. The story took a frightening turn when we learned that there was no reason for the man to have been prescribed methadone in the first
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March 25, 2008 The Rocky Mount Telegram reported that a North Carolina wrongful death happened Friday when a man was shot. A woman reported the Rocky Mount wrongful death in her home to authorities saying that her husband had been shot. The victim of the North Carolina wrongful death was pronounced dead at the scene
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February 28, 2008 The News & Observer reported that officials will investigate the wrongful death of a Raleigh man who was crushed by an ambulance. The man was working on the ambulance and was underneath the vehicle when a jack slipped, dropping the ambulance onto the man. After the North Carolina wrongful death, officials will
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January 11, 2008 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported a North Carolina wrongful death that state labor investigators are still looking into. A man was impaled Monday after a slip and fall accident from a billboard. The outdoor worker died after falling 10 and one half feet from the platform where he was impaled through the back
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