This morning two Fulton County school buses collided after a third car pulled in front in of the first bus causing it to “stop short”. The second bus as a result rear-ended the first leaving seven students on board with injuries. The injured students were taken to Wellstar Cobb Hospital and treated
Imagine going to the hospital for a scheduled procedure. Imagine once there you are given a medication to help you though that procedure. Now imagine waking up and discovering some of your clothes have been removed or changed on an intimate part of your body which had nothing to do with the procedur
A Mobile, Alabama strip bar known as Sammy’s Club was recent found liable for serving an already visibly drunk patron who subsequently drove home and killed a 16 year-old teenager. The jury awarded $2.8 million to family of the teenager-most of which is expected to be paid by the bar. The driver rec
According to a federal letter, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. failed to formally report 35 new cases of fungal eye infections after its contact lens solutions were linked to the problem. The report details that Singapore health officials notified the Rochester, New York Company as well as the FDA about the pro
In Georgetown County South Carolina, a 21-month-old toddler was tragically killed after the girl was accidentally ran over by her grandmother. The grandmother, who did not see her granddaughter near her truck, was repositioning her pickup to get it closer to her home. Anna Snowden, deceased, was imm
While doing road repair work on Atlanta’s busy Georgia 400, a 19-year-old Buchanan man was tragically killed Monday after his vehicle slammed into a concrete placer machine. According to Officer Justin Wilson of the Alpharetta police department, Kevin Clayton, deceased, was driving his vehicle down
Trasylol (aprotinin), manufactured by Bayer, is a medication used to treat excessive bleeding and inflammation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). Due to nature of CABG procedures, most people do not realize they received the drug until after the surgery is over, i
If you have ever driven in and around Atlanta, Georgia it will probably come as no surprise to you that an auto accident occurs every 2.8 minutes in our great State. Knowing which intersections to avoid however might help you from being in the next one. In a recent article published in the Atlanta J
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, also known as Phossy Jaw or Dead Jaw, is a very serious condition caused by the blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax. Manufactured by Merck & Co., Fosamax is a nitrogenous bisphonate that has been linked to jaw death in many unwary consumers. As of 2004 the FDA asked Merck
Ortho Evra, a widely prescribed birth-control patch manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, recently changed its warning label to reflect an increased risk of blood clots in women’s legs and lungs as opposed to those who use the pill. According to ABCNEWS.com:The investigation by The Associated Press fou
Ten new personal injury lawsuits were recently filed against Pfizer Inc., charging the drug manufacturer with concealing health risks associated with its widely prescribed drug Lipitor. Lipitor, mainly used by those who desire to lower their cholesterol, has been linked to serious side effects which
The Insurance Commissioner of Georgia, John W. Oxendine, has levied a $500,000 fine against Safeway Insurance Company of Georgia and told them they either better shape up or ship out. After years of low balling those injured from the negligence of Safeway insured drivers, Mr. Oxendine has publicly t
