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The myth of the frivolous lawsuit continues.A radio commentator reporting on a lawsuit filed against Starbucks by a man who suffered third degree burns from coffee characterized the suit as “frivolous” without considering the facts of the case.The insurance companies and corporations have created th
Disturbing news from USA Today about pregnancies in women using Accutane, an acne drug known to cause birth defects.A year ago, the FDA tightened restrictions on Accutane and its generic counterpart isotretinoin, requiring patients who use the drug to enroll in the iPledge program that is supposed t
A recent workplace fatality at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina has brought attention to the hazards ground crews at airports face everyday. Lufuluabo Kalonji, 43, a flight service clerk was killed July 31, 2007, while working near Gate C23 at RDU. It’s still unclear exactly wh
A woman who admitted she was responsible for a hit-and-run wreck that killed four people last month in Elon, N.C., has been been arrested and charged in the four deaths.I blogged about this horrible accident when it happened. The four victims were trying to load a broken-down car onto a trailer when
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) have introduced legislation in Congress that would put an end to forced arbitration and allow consumers to take their complaints against employers, car dealerships, credit card companies and insurance companies and HMOs to court.I urge you to
A fisherman from Reidsville, North Carolina, who was participating in the Lake Reidsville Catfish Tournament died when his boat collided with another boat early Sunday morning.According to news reports, Jeffery Morton, 33, of 120 Shannon Lane in Reidsville, suffered fatal head injuries. Morton was f
Alcohol and no seatbelt may have been a contributing factor in a fatal car crash that killed a Burlington, North Carolina man on Sunday, July 22, 2007. According to the News & Record, John Albert Byrd, Jr, 24, was a passenger in a car that ran off the road, stuck a culvert and a parked car before la
You don’t see this every day.A water main broke in Greensboro, N.C., last week, causing a huge sinkhole to form on one of the city’s busiest streets. The hole was so big that it swallowed a car — a Honda Accord. Check out the photos under the multimedia link at the http://www.news-record.comNews & R
Three women died in a car crash in Guilford County on Tuesday, July 17. Dorothy Allred Davis, 86, of Sophia, Helen Allred Davidson, 90, of High Point and Ora Robbins Garret, 85, of High Point were traveling south on Coltrane Mill Road when the Toyota Corolla they were in collided with a flatbed truc
I blogged yesterday about the ongoing concerns about the safety of foods and ingredients imported from China.The knee-jerk solution would be to avoid all such foods and only buy products that are made in the United States from American ingredients. But as Associated Press writer Dirk Lammers discove
The Deuterman Law Group, a Greensboro firm specializing in workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability cases, this week unveiled a new Web site that is focused on educating injured people about their rights under the law.The Web site supports an educational campaign that clears up misconcep
A Virginia woman who died in a fiery car crash on Interstate 85 may have fallen asleep at the wheel, according to police and media reports.In addition, median safety cables that should have stopped her car from crossing into oncoming traffic failed to do their job.Carolyn Ruth Mills, 59, of Bristow,
