Denver Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Miscellaneous

Chinese officials have finally acknowledged that there is a contaminant in heparin produced in China, but it is not connected to the illnesses. Ning Chen, second secretary at the Chinese Embassy...

I find the whole concept of bullying to be interesting. You get a bunch of kids who decide that another kid is, for whatever reason, is a target for mental and physical abuse. And because bullying has been around since the time of cavemen, it's a somewhat socially acceptable behavior. The school district in Fayetteville, Arkansas may proclaim that they have a zero tolerance policy, but clearly...

Actavis Group, just announced they have expanded their recall to include all of its fentanyl pain patches sold in the United States. In mid-February, PriCara, and Actavis Group, both announced that Fentanyl Duragesic Patches were being voluntarily recalled as a precaution from wholesalers and pharmacies.Fentanyl pain patches are used to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe chronic...

Adverse reactions have now been linked to heparin made in Germany by Rotexmedica GmbH. German authorities had recalled an unspecified amount of heparin. Germany has reported fewer than 100 cases of patients suffering severe allergic reactions and shock, and no deaths. It seems the problem lies, not only with Baxter, but with other manufacters as well. The FDA is now asking all companies in...

There may be early warning signs that are indicators of ovarian cancer. Although some doctors describe the symptons as vague, any symptoms, no matter how "vague", are better than none.Because there are no obvious symptoms and there is no standard screening test, ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed in the late stages after it has spread to other parts of the body. Even a few months' delay in...

Imagine the hope and excitement of graduating from high school and looking forward to the next, both exhilarating and terrifying chapter of your life as you head for college to pursue career of your dreams.Imagine the devastation as you learn you have a serious disorder that will put those dreams on hold and in fact threatens your very life.This is Kelsey Crider's story. A bright, articulate...

Colorado Governor, Bill Owens, has been trying to find a way to make it possible for the 800,000 Coloradans who don't have health insurance, to have proper health care. A state commission on health care is advising that everyone in Colorado should be required to have medical insurance along with having the state put more money into child health care and Medicaid. It is know that these proposals...

On Tuesday, January 29th, there will be a public hearing on a proposed ballot initiative at the State Capital in Denver."The Fair Share Health Care Initiative" would make an amendment in the Colorado Constitution requiring companies that employ 20 or more to offer health insurance coverage to employees and their dependents.A Colorado Springs postal worker, Chuck Bader, initially wrote the...

On Wednesday, January 23rd, two companies that managed and designed the Big Dig project in Boston, MA, will have to pay $407 million to the state and federal governments due to leaky tunnels and a fatal ceiling collapse which killed a woman who was driving through a tunnel to Logan International Airport.The two companies, Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation and Parsons Brinckerhoff acknowledged...

On Monday morning, a United Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to Chicago, had to land in Denver due to severe turbulence.As soon as the plane landed, paramedics came on scene to take two flight attendants and eight passengers that were injured on board to a nearby hospital.The plane landed at 3:00am according to the Denver International Airport and the plane checked out ok for...

On Tuesday, January 15th, the Food and Drug Administration stated that food from cloned animals is safe to eat. This makes it possible for milk and meat from cloned cows to be sold in grocery stores.Numerous farmers and cloning companies have been pushing the government to approve products from cloned animals for some time. However, animal breeding takes time so it may be many years before we...

During office party weekend, December 14-17th, the amount of DUI arrests decreased over 40% this year. The Colorado State Patrol reported that during the same 3-day period last year in 2006, there were more than 475 DUI arrests made. This year it was only 285 arrests. "We hope the decline in DUI arrests is a sign that Coloradans are getting the message that driving while impaired is a crime that...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) and Clear Channel Outdoor have recently teamed up to show the F.B.I.'s most wanted bank robbers, criminals and terrorists on 150 digital billboards in 20 cities nationwide.Initially, a test run in Philadelphia proved the tactic to be extremely useful in leading to arrests. The digital billboards will be showing the mug shots of the most wanted.Some...

The world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, Whole Foods, recalled milk chocolate bars on Tuesday, December 18th that were sold in their stores in Colorado.The brand name 365 Organic Everyday Value Swiss Milk Chocolate Bars with Rice Crisps with the "best if used by date" of 11/21/07 was recalled due to the possibility of containing nuts that are not listed properly in the...

A week after the huge ice storm that hit the Midwest, more than 88,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma are still without power.Temperatures have been falling into the teens overnight this week, leaving people not only in the dark, but fighting the rigid coldness. Some residents in Oklahoma have spent money on hotels, thinking their power would be restored in only a couple of days. Others have...