A judicial panel has decided that Darvon/Darvocet lawsuits will be consolidated for purposes of discovery. The lawsuits will be part of multidistrict litigation, and will be centralized in federal court in Kentucky. At least 17 Darvon/Darvocet lawsuits will be transferred to the multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, [...]
A Los Angeles motorcyclist was killed in an accident near Point Mugu State Beach earlier this week. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 22-year-old motorcyclist was riding on Pacific Coast Highway on the 4th of July, when a car pulled out of a beach parking lot and into the path of the motorcycle. The [...]
Parents and grandparents shopping for holiday gifts for children can look forward to some good news from the Consumer Products Safety Commission. In 2009, there was a decline in toy-related deaths across the country. The CPSC is crediting this decline to the fact that more recalls are being announced, yanking unsafe and defective toys from [...]
According to information released at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting, the more serious and severe a dog bite involving a child, the more likely that eye injuries are involved. Besides, eye injuries in a dog bite mean extensive hospitalization for the child, and possibly even the need for multiple surgeries. The doctors who [...]
Reputation management is becoming more and more important these days. When someone searches for you online, you want to be sure they find information that is accurate. If you are a business owner and move offices, does the internet know? You may update your website and your Google Places listing but what about the 10, [...]
The California moral brigade is out in full force to cast stones at 42-year-old Christine Hubbs, the Livermore woman who is facing charges of sexual assault of two teenage boys. It’s important to Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers to step in, and point out that Hubbs continues to remain innocent until proven guilty, and that [...]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has settled the rest of the gender discrimination claims that were brought against it by thousands of its current and former female employees. The company has agreed to pay more than $152 million to workers who were employed by company between 2002 and 2007. Of the settlement, $60 million is meant to [...]
By now, almost everyone knows the pool safety drill – never leave the children unsupervised in the water, install 4-feet high pool fencing and make sure that all doors that lead to the pool are latched. However, if you own a property with a swimming pool, there are other things you can do to make [...]
Consistent and chronic headaches are one of the complaints most often reported by people who live with a Traumatic Brain Injury. New research seems to indicate that these painful headaches can be eliminated using special eyeglasses lenses that contain prisms. The study was conducted by physicians at the University of Michigan Medical School. The results [...]
The month of May has been dedicated to motorcycle and bicycle safety across California. The campaign coincides with summer, and the fact that higher numbers of bicyclists and motorcyclists will be on California roads. The California Department Of Motor Vehicles has brought out a new safety video that aims at educating motorists about motorcyclist and [...]