Anybody who has ever been on a blood-thinning drug like Warfarin knows how important it is to regularly test his or her blood. Unfortunately, not all testing devices are created equal. In fact, one device in particular has consistently shown accuracy problems. A recent New York Times article highlights the accuracy concerns regarding the INRatio […]
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Dangerous Driving at Bay Bridge Toll Plaza
Since nearly 270,000 drivers cross the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge each day, Stanley Roberts with KRON Channel Four News wanted to report on some dangerous driving behaviors in the area. Not surprisingly, one of the most serious problems on the Bay Bridge toll plaza is distracted driving. During the report, a variety or distracted drivers […]
Behind the Ethicon Endo- Surgery $70 million punitive damages award
Trying a Product Case Without the Product. I hate being lied to. When I say “hate,” I mean the emotion born in your stomach that spreads rapidly through your body, heating every cell as it travels past your heart and up to your brain, filling it, nearly paralyzing the brain with its overwhelming presence. We […]
Fatal Greyhound Bus Crash in San Jose
Earlier this week, two people were killed and at least 18 were injured when a Greyhound bus crashed on Highway 101 in San Jose. Although very little information was released about this wreck, ABC Channel Seven News reports that the wreck happened on northbound 101 in the HOV lane at the northbound 85 carpool ramp. […]
Office Depot Recalls Defective Chairs
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has just issued a press release about Office Depot’s recall of defective executive chairs. This particular chair has a defective seat plate. It’s the part that connects the seat to the base of the chair. Under certain circumstances, the plate can brake and pose a serious fall hazard to […]