Judge Declares Medical Bills Statute Unconstitutional
The medical bills statute of the 2005 tort reform law is unconstitutional, a St. Louis County judge said this morning as he granted a plaintiff's motion for a new trial. [...]
Black and Decker Trimmers Cut More than Grass
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Black and Decker announced a voluntary recall of Black & Decker GH1000 Grasshog XP String Trimmer/Edgers. Consumers should stop using recalled [...]
Another Digoxin Recall
As Medication Solutions, LLC announced that Digoxin, prescribed for patients suffering from heart failure or abnormal heart rhythms, showed up in different sizes which had a bearing on the dose. [...]
Denture Cream Poisoning from Zinc
Approximately 35 million people use denture adhesives called denture creams, typically when they wake up and after they eat. Ingestion of denture cream is a known cause of zinc-induced copper [...]
Zicam Gets Rid of More than Colds!
Zicam, the cold remedy marketed by Matrixx Initiatives, is the subject of a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Several Zicam products have been associated with loss [...]
Doctors Question Avandia Safety
Some doctors don't agree that a recent safety study which claims Avandia (rosiglitazone) is safe, is as conclusive as presented at the American Diabetes Association meeting. Some physicians are calling [...]
Missouri Judicial Selections get a Boost from Supreme Court
Missouri selects appellate and some circuit judges in a unique way, copied by many states. The "non-Partisan Court Plan" or "Missouri Plan" allows a committee of lawyers and lay people [...]
Medical Community for Lawsuits, When they Aren’t Getting Sued!
The US Supreme Court ruled that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of medical devices immunized the manufacturer from a lawsuit for damages. Sure, the FDA is understaffed, and often [...]
The Supreme Court Gets it Right for Consumers!
Those who follow this blog, or pretty much anything I have ever written, know that I am not a huge fan of the decisions of the current U.S. Supreme Court. [...]
More Attacks on Your Rights!
They are at it again! Those hypocrites over at the U.S. Chamber(pot) of Commerce want to take away your right to sue for damages- even though their members file hundreds [...]