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Makers of Zicam Nasal Spray Deny Loss of Smell as Side Effect

Posted on June 19, 2009
Matrixx Corp., the makers of Zicam nasal spray, denied the allegations that their product caused a permanent loss of smell when taken by consumers. This denial came after settling multiple lawsuits worth millions of dollars for plaintiffs who stated they did indeed lose their sense of smell after taking Zicam...

Home and Car Invasions Are on the Rise - Tips to Keep You and Your Family Safe

Posted on June 18, 2009
Last week, a good friend of mine when out to her car in the early morning to retrieve her laptop and some work files from the trunk of her car. When she got there, she immediately realized that something was wrong – the map light in the passenger's side was on...

Experienced Injury Lawyers in a Navy/Military Town: Why Navy/Military Families Need Top Navy/Military Town Injury Lawyers

Posted on June 18, 2009
The Virginian-Pilot wrote about military members recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) due to battle-related injuries...and car accidents. In a Navy/Military area such as Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) the chances of a military member getting in a car accident or simply suffering an injury is higher than other parts of the country...

Zicam Permanent Side Effects: Nasal Spray Causes Loss of Smell and Serious Injuries Due to Loss of Smell

Posted on June 18, 2009
If you're currently taking Zicam nasal spray or have taken Zicam nasal spray, consult your physician immediately. The FDA recently warned consumers about Zicam and its connection to a permanent side effect – the complete loss of smell, known clinically as anosmia...

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Zicam nasal spray causes loss of smell

Posted on June 17, 2009
The FDA announced consumers should avoid the nasal spray Zicam due to the risk of permanent loss of smell. 130 people have reported losing their sense of smell after using Zicam products since 1999, according to MSNBC. Zicam is an over-the-counter product which contains zinc, an ingredient scientists say could potentially damage nerves in the nose needed for the sense of smell...

Heavy Metal Toxins Found in the Water Surrounding Chesapeake Golf Course Could Pose Risk to Residents

Posted on June 17, 2009
We've all heard the three rules of real estate: location, location, location! It's no wonder that homes on waterfront property or those nestled beside pristine golf courses sell for much higher than others of comparable square footage – it just feels better when the view from your front porch is tranquil, and most of us are willing to pay more for that feeling...

Sexual Assault in Nursing Home Highlights Need for Oversight

Posted on June 14, 2009
An inexcusable act occurred at the Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mark S. Albright, a licensed nurse working at the facility on the 600 block of Kingsborough Square in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) sexually assaulted a comatose woman. A nursing assistant witnessed Albright place his mouth on the woman's breast, but waited several minutes to report the incident, according to The Virginian-Pilot...

Less Independent Doctors Could Mean More Medical Mistakes

Posted on June 14, 2009
Medical errors are a leading cause of death and injury, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that roughly 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors...

Swine Flu Persists in Peninsula Area of Virginia

Posted on June 10, 2009
Schools in Newport News, Virginia (VA) recently reported three cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as Swine Flu. The schools in question include Richneck Elementary on Tyner Drive and Mary Passage Middle School on Atkinson Way, according to the Daily Press...

Doctors Handling Independent Medical Exams May Be Sued For Wrongly Concluding No Medical Care Required

Posted on June 06, 2009
Doctors conducting medical evaluations or exams for medical-legal or forensic purposes are usually careful to place in the consent form that they are not providing actual medical care. These doctors do not want to be saddled with the patient-doctor relationship issues under state medical-legal requirements...

Hydroxycut Imitators Should Be Avoided

Posted on June 02, 2009
The FDA urged people to stop taking the popular weight loss product Hydroxycut due to a link with liver damage and one death, according to The Virginian-Pilot. You should also be on the lookout for knockoff Hydroxycut supplements. These imitators can use the same ingredients which could lead to the same devastating health effects as the original Hydroxycut...

Who's Regulating Who? Allied Terminals Tank Spill Sparks Discussion on Tank Regulations

Posted on May 29, 2009
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board held a news conference Wednesday to release its final report on the Nov. 12 tank collapse at Allied Terminals. They concluded that the collapse of a liquid fertilizer tank along the Elizabeth River was the perfect example why the inspection and maintenance of above-ground fertilizer tanks should be regulated by the state...

Accident Emphasizes Importance Of Seatbelts In Car Safety

Posted on May 29, 2009
Jacqueline Yarborough of Hampton, Virginia (VA) and Marion Benson of Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), were involved in a serious car accident on May 28, 2009 and had to be airlifted to the hospital from the accident site on I-664, according to the dailypress...

Man Pleads Not Guilty to DWI Charge, and Now Faces Homicide Charge

Posted on May 28, 2009
They say the third time is the charm. Blessings come in threes, right? Not so, for Matthew Ray Burch, 35, of New Kent, VA. He was charged with his third DWI in April, after a head-on collision that left 19-year-old Williamsburg resident Christopher Mellis dead just before midnight on April 10...

Allied At Fault For Fertilizer Tank Collapse

Posted on May 28, 2009
It's been determined by an independent federal agency that Allied was at fault for the 2008 fertilizer tank collapse which occurred at Allied Terminals in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) resulting in four people being injured. According to The Virginian-Pilot, the agency discovered a lack of proper post-welding inspection led to the collapse...

Social Networking Can Have Devastating Impact on Car Accident Cases in Virginia

Posted on May 26, 2009
I have become a fan of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter as a way to stay in touch with old school friends and help market my injury practice in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). The public needs to be aware of the harm that they can cause to themselves by using these sites to post sensitive or private information in the situation where they are involved in a serious injury lawsuit...

Workers Suffering From Brain Injuries Deserve Equal Compensation Rights

Posted on May 26, 2009
You're better off dying than suffering a brain injury in the state of Virginia (VA). This is the opinion shared by State Sen. Richard Stuart and many others, according to The Virginian-Pilot. A heart-wrenching example is Art Pierce, a truck driver who, in 2006, suffered a traumatic brain injury in Stafford, Virginia (VA)...

Chesapeake Water Supply Contaminated With Fly Ash

Posted on May 24, 2009
A legal battle persists between 400 residents of Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) and Dominion Power due to fly ash contaminating the water supply surrounding the Battlefield Golf Course. Dominion Power developed the golf course and used 1.5 million tons of fly ash as the foundation of the course, according to wvec...

Reglan Connected To Serious Movement Disorder

Posted on May 23, 2009
Studies show a link between the prescription drug Reglan and a very serious movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia, according to the FDA. The symptoms for this disorder are almost never reversible and there is no known treatment available. Reglan is commonly used to help treat acid reflux and GI Ulcer symptoms...

Chinese-made Drywall is a Major Health Hazard

Posted on May 20, 2009
<p>U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye (D) of Norfolk, Virginia (VA) visited families driven out of their homes by toxic Chinese-made drywall, <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/nye-meets-homeowners-affected-chinese-drywall">according to The Virginian-Pilot</a>...

Has Swine Flu Made its Way to Hampton Roads Schools?

Posted on May 20, 2009
Unless you've been living under a rock on a moon in another galaxy, you've heard about the mania swine flu has been causing lately. Until recently, you may have thought it couldn't affect you. Think again. David Trump, acting director of the Norfolk Department of Public Health, announced early last week that Norfolk's first probable case of swine flu showed up at East Beach Montessori School...

Military Must to be Held Accountable for Medical Malpractice

Posted on May 18, 2009
Tech Sgt. Connie Wilson gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia (VA). Twelve hours later, she was dead. The circumstances leading up to her death indicate a level of negligence by the doctors who delivered Connie's child...

Hail, Pouring Rain and Giant Puddles on Interstate 64 (I-64) in Norfolk, Virginia

Posted on May 07, 2009
As a personal injury lawyer practicing in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), I constantly am thinking about car wrecks as I drive around the Hampton Roads area. I was driving recently on the highway from Norfolk to Virginia Beach, near the Norview exit, when out of nowhere there is torrential rain and then it quickly turns to hail...

Unique Virginia (VA) Government Setup for Cities and Counties Affects Injury Cases

Posted on May 07, 2009
Virginia is the only state in the country that has a system where cities are not also considered within counties. For example, the City of Norfolk is not within any county. There is no Norfolk County. So, as a personal injury lawyer filing a car crash wrongful death suit in Virginia if it happened in Virginia Beach, I file in the Circuit Court for the City of Virginia Beach...

Fog, Rain or Ice Can Result in Car Wrecks and Death

Posted on May 02, 2009
Difficult weather and road conditions can contribute to major collisions on the highways in Virginia and leave drivers and passengers dead on the roadway. Every day there are serious automobile accidents with fatalities on Virginia (VA) highways as I am aware of having practiced personal injury and wrongful death law for over 25 years...

Plane Crash Destroys Home

Posted on May 02, 2009
A small plane crashed into a house shortly after taking off from Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, Friday morning, April 17, 2009. The crash virtually sliced a vacant home down the middle into two charred pieces. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane, believed to be a twin engine Cessna 421, crashed around 11:20 a...

Arm Amputation Is The Kind Of Serious Injury Leading To Landmark Cases

Posted on April 19, 2009
The loss of an arm is the kind of damage that cries out for justice when caused by a negligent company or doctor. Other than paraplegia, quadriplegia or death there are not many injuries that are more tragic than the unnecessary loss of a limb because of someone else's mistake...

Man is thrown from motorcycle and dies in Norfolk, Virginia accident

Posted on April 03, 2009
Around 6pm on April 3, 2009 a man riding a motorcycle on East Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk, VA ran into a car. The car was attempting to make a left turn and upon impact the motorcycle driver was thrown from the bike. WVEC 13 News reported the motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene...

West Virginia (WV) Supreme Court Reinstates Railroad Engineer's Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Suit, Ruling Railroad's Release Of Claims Was Void

Posted on March 22, 2009
West Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Railroad Engineer's Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Suit, Ruling Railroad's Release Of Claims Was Void The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed a summary judgment ruling in favor of Norfolk Southern Railway Co., and reinstated a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) mesothelioma wrongful death claim of his widow, Freda Ratliff, in a 5-0 decision handed down on March 12, 2009 (Ratliff v...

Scuba Diving Accidents & Product Recall: Know Your Equipment and Your Dive/Sports Companies

Posted on March 19, 2009
Recently Silent Diving Systems made a voluntary recall on their Crimped Low Pressure Diving Hoses. The reason for the recall was due to the possibility that diving hoses may have been made without crimps which can allow gas to leak or water to enter into the re-breather unit of the scuba diving equipment, posing a drowning hazard to the diver...

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