False and misleading prescription drug advertising is very common and dangerous. Pharmaceutical companies deceptively encourage doctors, and to a lesser extent, the public, with marketing that misrepresents risks, promotes unproven uses, and makes unsubstantiated claims. And Eli Lilly was no stranger to the deliberate and deceptive marketing of “off label” prescriptions like Zyprexa, which is […]
Whether revving up the crowd at a game or participating in competition, Cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding……. But cheerleading stunts CAN….AND…DO RESULT in injuries. And ….It’s Cheerleading — not basketball, …not softball,… Not Football… AND not even hockey — which is by far the most dangerous sport for girls. Cheerleading accounts for […]
In the last decade cops have busted over 1,000 methamphetamine labs in the state of Utah. But in putting themselves in harm’s way to serve and protect the public, they have also been exposing themselves to a hidden killer: the meth lab itself. 81 police officers in Utah have either died, have terminal illness or […]
CIGARETTE SMOKING is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It causes serious illness among an estimated 8.6 million persons…. it costs $167 billion in annual health-related losses,….and it kills approximately 438,000 people each year.. Worldwide, smoking kills nearly 5 million people annually. If current trends continue, this number will double by […]
Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE “Goes Behind The Headlines” in “Deadly Drugs – Johnson & Johnson’s Risperdal” ….. to examine how Steve Sheller, Founding Partner of Sheller, P.C, and Brian McCormick, Jr., Managing partner of the firm are leading the legal efforts to hold Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit responsible for the serious adverse effects and […]
Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE “Goes Behind The Headlines” in WORKER SAFETY –U.S. Corporate Responsibilities ….. to examine how James F. Scherr, and Sam Legate Ptrs @ Scherr & Legate, successfully set a new legal precedent requiring Multinational Corporations to provide Mexican workers with the same work safety standards… and with the same Respect, Dignity and […]
Football…..is One of the most popular sports in America…..And It’s also the leading cause of sports-related injuries. During the 2005-06 season, high school football players sustained more than half a million injuries nationally. And 14 year old High School Zachary Frith was one of them……. Zach played wide receiver and defensive back, for the Lafayette […]
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that lines a person’s organs and is the result of lead paint and asbestos exposure and… rarely, radiation exposure. Smoking does not cause mesothelioma. Throughout the 20th century, millions of tons of asbestos were mined in our country and put in thousands of products. Asbestos was very inexpensive […]
Medical Doctors are not perfect….They make mistakes like everyone else….They’re not Perfect…..they’re only human. But when 15 of Dr Tenny’s former patients and some “surviving family members of these former patients All end up suing the same Dr. Tenny, for medical malpractice…. Then As Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet…. “Something is rotten in the State of […]
On page one of “The Rules of Golf: The Spirit of the Game” there is a discussion about a player’s responsibility to abide by these rules. It’s the true spirit of sportsmanship, stating: “All players shall conduct themselves in a disciplined manner, demonstrating courtesy and sportsmanship at all times, irrespective of how competitive they may […]