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Personal Injury Law

Tampa Bay Personal Injury Law

Rights of the injured.
By Bob Carroll

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Last Entry: March 28, 2011 at 11:02:41

Deputy in Trouble for Dumping Man Out of Wheelchair

Posted on February 13, 2008
A Hillsborough County Deputy was caught on tape dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair when he was being booked into jail. There were three other supervisors in plain view of the incident, but they did nothing. Investigators say Deputy Charlotte Marshall Jones is suspended without pay after the January 29 incident, which involved 32-year-old Brian Sterner, who is a quadriplegic...

Man Regrows a Fingertip

Posted on February 10, 2008
A man that cut the end of his finger off in a hobby related accident was able to regrow skin, blood vessels, and the nail after using a extracellular matrix powder. About half an inch of finger was regrown in about 4 weeks using the powder. This medical marvel was performed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh...

FDA issues public health advisory on Chantix

Posted on February 05, 2008
On February 1, 2008, the FDA issued a public heath advisory (http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01788.html) regarding new safety warnings regarding the smoking-cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) indicating, "It appears increasingly likely that there may be an association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms...

Plant City Train Accident Injures Pedestrian

Posted on January 30, 2008
Two pedestrians were injured in two seperated incidents about 15 hours apart from each other in Plant City. Both men were hit by trains. The pedestrian accidents happened on Thursday.

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Stryker Recalls Defective Hips

Posted on January 24, 2008
A week after the US FDA issued an 11 page warning letter to Stryker Co. about complaints the firm received from January of 2005 to mid 2007 involving the Trident PSL and Trident Hemispherical Acetabular Cups used in hip replacement surgery, Stryker has voluntarily but temporarily withdrawn the defective hip device from the market...

Drug Companies Pull Vytorin TV Ad

Posted on January 23, 2008
A week after a study showed that Vytorin is no more effective in reducing cholesterol than the company's generic equivalent, Merck and Schering-Plough withdrew their direct-to-consumer marketing ads. Vytorin, a combination of Zetia and Merck's Zocor, lost patent protection in 2006...

Allstate Allowed to Write Policies in Florida Again

Posted on January 23, 2008
Last week Allstate was ordered by the Florida state insurance commissioner to stop writing insurance policies after their refusal to answer state subpeonas. The subpeonas were issued in an investigation into why Allstate wanted to raise their rates by 41...

Tobacco Litigation Heating Up In Tampa

Posted on January 22, 2008
The deadline for former members of the Engle class action to file lawsuits against tobacco manufacturers passed ealirer this month. While the exact tally won't be known for several weeks, it is estimated that more than 5,000 smokers and their surviving family members have filed individual lawsuits across the state...

What You and Your Physician Don't Know Can Hurt You

Posted on January 22, 2008
Over the past several years, drug manufacturers have lauded themselves for their decision to finally come clean, and publish all of their research (whether good or bad for them) in peer reviewed journals in order to ensure that the medical and scientific community can help patients make decisions based upon full and accurate information...

Evidence Mounts on HRT Breast Cancer Dangers

Posted on January 22, 2008
Yet another study was released earlier this month showing that women who use combination hormone replacement therapy drugs face much greater risks of developing certain types of breast cancer. This latest study from researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center noted that women taking HRT drugs had a four-fold (400%) increased risk of developing lobular breast cancer and was the first study to focus on lobular cancers and include a review of pathology reports and tissue from tumors (http://seer...

Hillsborough County to Get Red Light Cameras at Major Intersections

Posted on January 17, 2008
The Hillsborough County Commission voted unanimously last evening to obtaining cameras at major intersections throughout the county. Advocates of the red light cameras say that the cameras save lives and deter would be red-light runners. The statistics show there's a problem in Tampa Bay with motorists running red lights...

Food Contamination is A Growing Public Safety Concern

Posted on January 14, 2008
The last year has seen a dizzying array of food contamination from all the food groups. We've had spoiled peanut butter, contaminated egg products, tainted beef, and spoiled canned foods, and contaminated vegetables in our supermarkets and grocery stores...

Canned Beans Recalled for Botulism Risk

Posted on January 10, 2008
Canned beans that were distributed to Wal-mart and Gordon Food Service Stores have been recalled due to the risk of botulism. The recalled chili beans, green beans, and red kidney beans were not cooked thoroughly. The manufacturer of the beans advises the public to handle any of the recalled cans with care...

Deputy Carlton Turner is a Hero in I-4 Auto Pileup

Posted on January 09, 2008
Deputy Sheriff Carlton Turner is a hero. He was the first to respond to the horrific multiple vehicle crash on I-4. His vehicle was rear ended before he had a chance to get out of his patrol car yet he tried to save others in the midst of chaos and confusion...

Motorcycle and SUV Collision Kills 2 on Deadly U.S. 19

Posted on January 09, 2008
A motorcycle and a SVU collided on the morning of January 7, killing the driver of both vehicles. The motorcycle ran into the SUV on U.S. 19 in Palm Harbor and then burst into flames. Witnesses said the motorcycle was going over 100 mph when it hit the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban that was turning in front of it...

I-4 Car Crash Involves More Than 50 Vehicles

Posted on January 09, 2008
An early morning car crash on I-4 in Polk County involved more 50 vehicles and at this point, an undetermined number of crash fatalities. The crash occurred as a result of heavy fog combined with a controlled burn that got out of control. The hazardous combination of fog and smoke from the fire reduced visibility to zero...

FDA Warns About Anemia Drug Risks

Posted on January 08, 2008
In a new warning about certain anemia drugs, the FDA has noted that studies are showing that patients with breast or advanced cervical cancers died more rapidly or their tumors grew at an advanced rate than those who were not treating with anemia drugs known as ESAs (erythropoiesis-stimulating agents)...

Rash of Auto Crashes Ring in Tampa Bay New Year

Posted on January 02, 2008
Unfortunately, the Tampa Bay area was home to many auto crashes over the holiday weekend. Some of the car crashes to be fatal. In spite of increased police patrols on Tampa Bay roadways, the incidents of DUIs and serious car crashes continued unabated...

First Federal Ortho Evra Trials Scheduled

Posted on December 31, 2007
On December 6, 2007, Judge David Katz, the federal judge who oversees the Ortho Evra multi-district litigation proceedings in Cleveland issued a scheduling order for the first trials to be conducted in the federal system. Judge Katz oversees more than 1,400 lawsuits pending against Johnson & Johnson (http://www...

Specialized Treatment for HRT Patients With Lobular Breast Cancer

Posted on December 31, 2007
A study from Turin, Italy published recently in Endocrine Related Cancer noted that former users of hormone replacement therapy drugs who are diagnosed with lobular breast cancers may require specialized treatment based upon the unique characteristics of their tumors...

Closing The Chapter on HRT Litigation in 2007

Posted on December 31, 2007
Great strides were made in 2007 to educate the courts and juries about the great deception over the past few decades that led many to ingest combination hormone therapy products such as Prempro and Premarin in combination with Provera. Conventional wisdom about these hormones is finally shifting, especially in light of an unprecedented drop in national cancer registries that dovetails with the drop in use of the drugs after publication of the WHI Study results in July of 2002...

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