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• Vioxx Grand Jury Probe - Latest Headache for Merck

  Susy Owen | February 12, 2008 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  As is widely known, Vioxx maker Merck is in the process of settling thousands of lawsuits against the pain reliever Vioxx, one of their best selling drugs. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts is investigating whether Merck is guilty of off-label marketing to health-care professionals. It has been estimated that Vioxx could...

• Dr. Files Suit Against County Due to Lack of Protection

  Susy Owen | February 09, 2008 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The law protects dog owners' rights as much as it tries to ensure public safety. Accordingly, the county Animal Services Department will not remove your dog just because someone merely thinks the dog is vicious. Dr. Nancy Matthews, a 47-year-old Valley Center equine veterinarian, says she suffered as a result. In November 2006, Dr. Matthews was with her two sons, 8 and 11-years old when she was...

• Sexual Misconduct by Driver on School Bus

  Susy Owen | February 06, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  When parents put their children on a school bus, the worst thing they probably fear is a school bully harassing their child or, at worst, a traffic accident. However, on this particular Durham, Connecticut bus the unthinkable happened to some of the children onboard. Anthony Mathre, school bus driver for the Durham/Middlefield school district, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in...

• Wrongful Death Claim Against Disney Cruise

  Susy Owen | February 02, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  "The suit gives this account: Santo Piazza tripped over the raised threshold while stepping into his cabin's bathroom. He fell, and his right side struck the bathtub, causing "catastrophic internal injuries." He immediately went to the shipboard health-services department, where he was given a Tylenol. That afternoon, he returned to the health-services department after he vomited, had shortness...

• L'Oréal Recalls Hair Color

  Susy Owen | January 28, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  L'Oréal has announced a voluntary recall of L'Oréal Paris Dream Blonde Bleach and Lightening Care Kit due to misprinted directions. At this time, the recall involves U.S. retail stores only. Retailers carring the product have been notified. It has been estimated that several hundred consumers have purchased the product. The company received a customer complaint of irritation to the scalp...

• Don't Eat the Sushi

  Susy Owen | January 25, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Bad new for sushi lovers. Recent laboratory studies conducted on the sushi tuna in 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants have found mercury levels that exceed the acceptable levels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor...

• Toys Recalled Due to Excessive Lead

  Susy Owen | January 22, 2008 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a product recall on Toy Wrestler Figures, which were manufactured by A.A. of America Inc., of East Brunswick, N.J.In all, 5,400 units are being recalled due to high levels of lead. The levels of lead in the paint violate U.S. federal standards. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported to date. " The recalled toy is a package of four...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Headed for Trial

  Susy Owen | January 18, 2008 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  In November of 2003 Josh Eppley was a seventh grade student at Tri-Valley Middle School in Ohio. According to a lawsuit filed by the parents of Eppley, Tri-Valley Middle School allowed 17-year-old Corey Jenkins to take their son out of school without their permission. Jenkins proceeded to drive with Eppley as a passenger in a car.According to the police report, Eppley was ejected from the...

• Criminal Charges Loom for Dog Owner

  Susy Owen | January 14, 2008 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  After 7-year-old Ethan Westergard, was attacked by a pit bull mix, the owner told conflicting stories to authorities as to the dogs whereabouts. As a result, she now faces criminal charges. This case has also exposed shortcomings in the way animals are supposed to be quarantined for the purposes of rabies testing. Initally the owner said the dog was dead and buried. However, when authorities...

• Autism and Vaccines

  Susy Owen | January 11, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It is believed by many that autism cases are a direct result of a mercury-based vaccine preservative. The incidences of Autism continue to rise to the horror of parents and others who have watched seemingly normally functioning children suddenly go into what seems to be their own. It is now being reported that the vaccines may not have been the cause of autism as feared, although many parents...