20 States Filed Suit on Price-Fixing by Drug Firms
The Attorneys General sued pharmaceutical industry giants in a scheme to artificially inflate (a/k/a rip off the public) the prices of a diabetes, and an antibiotic drug. As a personal injury lawyer in New York, I am keenly aware of the escalation in prices for necessaryprescription medications. Accident victims without insurance it gouged directly, and the public is harmed by greater insurance premiums.
Does Cell Phone Radiation Cause Brain Cancer?
Researchers investigating radiation from cell phones disagree on whether cell phones are a potential carcinogen, however there is a growing body of research which is raising concern. Some safety precautions are discussed below.
What You Need to Know about Hoverboards
One of this year’s hottest holiday presents are hoverboards. In more ways than one. There have been a number of incidents where the battery powered devices have ignited on fire. A quick check of the Internet will show articles and video, such as an incident inside of the mall in Washington state. Other fires have occurred in Louisiana and New York.
Essure Revisited – Continued Complications
Essure is a nonsurgical, permanent birth control option for women. Essure are small coils that are inserted into a woman’s fallopian tubes, thus blocking them and preventing pregnancy. This is a procedure that can easily be done during a doctor’s office visit as compared to tube tying which is a fairly significant surgical procedure.
Lumber Liquidators Selling Formaldehyde in Floors
A Sunday night exposé of Lumber Liquidators by CBS 60 Minutes sent the company reeling. Many floors across Buffalo and Western New York are from Lumber Liquidators local stores. Long-term exposure to formaldehyde can cause chronic respiratory problems, change in the long function, increased risk of asthma and is believed by Doctors to be especially dangerous to children.
Supplements full of fibs
As consumers we trust the corporations producing our foods, vitamins, and supplements. It should be enough to read a label to know what is contained within a container. As personal injury attorneys in Buffalo, NY and as consumers we are extremely concerned about the mislabeling of food and food products. Corporations must be held accountable when they mislead the public.
Dynocraft Toys “R” Us Bicycles Recalled
As a Buffalo and Western New York injury attorney I am always concerned when products are sold in the community that are harmful to children. These bikes were sold only at Toys “R” Us. The front wheel can become detached while riding. This recall involves 20 inch Avigo Turn N Burn youth bicycles with model number 8107-62. The model number and date of manufacture, “08202013,” are printed on a data label on the frame’s seat tube.
More rock climbing gear being recalled
The Joss Rock Climbing Cam, sold by Sierra Trading Post and manufactured in Italy is being recalled due to the risk of the devise failing unexpectedly. If you own any of these, do NOT use them. Return them to Sierra Trading Post. Cams are devises that rock climbers place into cracks of rocks to support their weight. But most “rocks” being climbed are mountains, usually with a close to sheer face, making the use of cams necessary.