Miscellaneous

• Congresswoman Warns About Too Many Social Security Disability Denials

  Brent Adams | February 25, 2008 12:40 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  After the lifelong epilepsy of Oro Valley, Arizona native Randall Burger became uncontrollable, he applied for benefits from Social Security disability. The agency denied his claim.U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) says that 64 percent of initial claims for disability are turned down by the Social Security Administration.Giffords' office came to the aid of Burger and upon appeal, his...

• Lack of Madical Care Increases Risk of Diabetes

  Brent Adams | February 19, 2008 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Diabetes is a leading cause of disability in the United States. Unfortunately, the poor who do not have access to good medical care are more prone to disability from this horrible disease that those who have access to good medical care.According to a study released on Friday, February 15 by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, managing the disabling condition of diabetes is made more...

• Icy Hot Is Recalled After Users Are Burned

  Brent Adams | February 13, 2008 1:09 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  In a move that could lead to a rash of products liability suits, Chattern, Inc. , the manufacturer of Icy Hot and related products announced that it was voluntarily recalling its' Icy Hot Heat Therapy and a number of related products.Consumers have reported first, second and third degree burns after using these products. Some users reported having skin irritation after use of the...

• Another Chinese Disaster: Defective Bicycles Folgged Off on The United States

  Brent Adams | February 11, 2008 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Trek Bicycle Corp., based out of Waterloo, Wisconsin, has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 49,000 girls bicycles due to the risk of frames possibly breaking during use of the bikes. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has already received reports of 13 incidents of frames breaking The CPSC also said that four of those incidents were reported...

• MARK GERAGOS IS WASTING HIS TIME; HE WILL LOSE: ONLY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS CAN CORRECT THE INJUSTICE

  Brent Adams | January 14, 2008 1:09 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  The tragic story of Nataline Sarkisyan has been widely publicized. The facts are sad indeed. Young Miss Sarkisyan was diagnosed with leukemia at age 14. The cancer went into remission for two years when the leukemia relapsed. Just before Thanksgiving, Nataline's brother donated bone marrow for a transplant that was at first successful in putting her cancer back into remission....

• Social Security Disability Recipients To Get Debit Card

  Brent Adams | January 07, 2008 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  The Treasury Department has made plans to introduce a prepaid debit card for recipients of Social Security, including those receiving disability, in an effort to provide benefits payments that are safer and cheaper.The Direct Express debit card is to be introduced in a handful of states in the coming spring and rolled out by the end of the coming summer. Comerica Inc.'s Comerica Bank has been...

• Suit Against 8 Year Old Causes Outrage

  Brent Adams | January 03, 2008 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  The nation appears to be angered by the suit brought against an 8 year old boy who skied into an adult skier in ColoradoAccording to a lawyer in Pennsylvania , the personal injury lawsuit a couple from South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania filed against an 8-year-old boy who crashed into the husband while skiing in Colorado may be unpopular, but it is justifiable. According to Jim Chalat, the...

• Retail Stores Becoming Concerned About "Heelys"

  Brent Adams | January 02, 2008 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Wary about potential premises liability issues and personal injuries, many stores and malls are taking precautions when it comes to trendy wheeled sneakers. One such place is Dubuque, Iowa, where stores are implementing policy changes and new signage.According to Zach Shank, manager of a Hy-Vee in the city, the shoes have been banned in his store. He said the decision was prompted by complaints...

• Warning To Those Suffering From Diabetes

  Brent Adams | December 30, 2007 12:17 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Here's a warning for those suffering from the disabling condition of diabetes. A recall has been announced of testing strips for diabetes produced by Bayer Diabetes Care due to the strips providing results that are false for tests of blood glucose.The strips the recall was announced for are used with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter and are from lots designated with a WK followed by 7D, 7E,...

• Mass Settlement in Defective Cardiac Defibrillator Claims

  Brent Adams | December 29, 2007 11:52 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  According to Medtronic Inc., it has reached a settlement agreement of $114.1 million in order to settle product liability lawsuits related to the company's Marquis line of implanted cardiac defibrillators.The Minneapolis-based company, which makes implantable biomedical devices, will settle 2,682 cases for $95.6 million and $18.5 million in attorney's fees. However, according to the company, the...