• Crestor: Crestor is a member of a class of drugs commonly referred to as “statins” and is used to lower cholesterol. AstraZeneca originally filed its application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June of 2001. This application was delayed because of safety concerns revealed during clinical trials, which included reports [...]
Recently a jury in Jacksonville, Florida awarded $16.9 million to a young college student who was rendered a paraplegic in a motor vehicle accident. The student was a belted passenger in a Ford Windstar who had reclined her seatback. During the trip, the Windstar was involved in a low impact collision. Because [...]
Ford Motor Co. approved replacement tires for its Explorer sport utility vehicle that made it just as likely to roll over as the originals that Ford had blamed for more than 200 deaths. Ford’s test results of replacement tires, introduced as evidence in an Explorer trial in Mississippi, will support hundreds of pending lawsuits [...]
Recently, the Parents Television Council (PTC) released its first study on children’s television titled, “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: A Content Analysis of Children’s Television.” This study found that there is more violence on children’s entertainment programming than on adult-oriented television. That is certainly shocking, to say the least. Children’s programming has been [...]
A recent report reveals that one in ten companies contracting with the U.S. General Services Administration owes unpaid federal taxes. Congressional investigators say the companies currently owe a total of at least $1.5 billion. An Associated Press report says that number could be too low. Evidence was found that 25 contractors had [...]
