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• Maine Leads the Way in Protecting Children from Second Hand Smoke

  Don Briggs | February 01, 2008 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Over the years, Maine has been a leader in protecting the right of non-smokers to breath clean air in public spaces, but, until now, no one has dared try and tell smokers what they can and can't do in their houses and cars. However, a new city ordinance has changed all this for Bangor drivers, who can now be pulled over and fined up to 50 dollars for smoking in the car in the presence of...

• Connecticut Driver Kills New York Motorist

  Courtney Mills | August 21, 2007 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  A fatal car accident on Route 8 claimed the life of a 41-year old man from New York. Connecticut police announced that Robert Goodwin of Saratoga Springs, NY, died at Yale-New Haven Hospital.Goodwin's truck was in the southbound lane on Route 8 when, according to authorities, a car struck him head-on in the oncoming direction. The other car was in the wrong lane of the highway, and apparently...

• Playing Fair: Discovering Facts About Medical Malpractice Injuries

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | June 02, 2007 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  How do you prove your medical malpractice case? What do you do if a defendant hospital doesn't "play fair" ? In Charleston, South Carolina the Court ordered a hospital to pay $1.3 million as a sanction to the plaintiff in a medical malpractice. The reason: The hospital was found to have given inaccurate answers to questions, inaccurate testmony and to have engaged in other "misconduct" . See:...

• Mainers Sickened By Cereal

  Anne Fennessey | April 15, 2008 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  The Portland Press Herald has reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on April 12, 2008 detailing the most recent information regarding consumer illnesses that were...

• Safety Problem with Weakened Car Doors

  Corinne Tozier | April 04, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been asked to reconsider the wording of a regulation on car door locks that might affect state tort laws. The regulation in itself is good as it makes sure that car doors, including sliding side doors, remain closed in the event of a crash.However, the language is problematic.The regulation, scheduled to take effect on September 1, 2008,...

• Brain Harvesting Lawsuits Filed Against Stanley Institute

  Don Briggs | January 30, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  We have filed a brain harvesting lawsuit to recover money for our client who alleges that her husband's brain was taken for research against her wishes. Now that the government has decided not to file criminal charges, for unspecified reasons, claimants against SMRI can procede to trial unhidered by a criminal case.Sci-Tech Today.com recently interviewed me about a pending suit.Attorney C....

• Humanitarian Program Founder Killed in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | January 20, 2007 2:36 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Hanley Denning, a Maine woman who founded an organization that helps destitute children who live in the dumps of Guatemala, has died in a car crash.Denning, founded the Safe Passage Organization in 1999, when she was only 29, to provide assistance to the children of Guatemalan families who are so poor they make their living rummaging through the Guatemala City dump.According to the Safe Passage...

• Slippery Maine Roads and Distracted Drivers Make for a Dangerous Winter Mix of Car Accidents and Injury

  Don Briggs | January 18, 2008 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Did you know that driver distraction causes about 80% of all car accidents? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver inattention is the number one cause of accidents. An article summarizing the findings reports that drowsiness increases the risk of crashes by at least a factor of four, looking at something outside the car more than triples the chance of accident,...

• FDA Cannot Promise Safety of Imported Drugs

  Jenny Albano | July 13, 2007 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  According to Peter Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and a founding member of FDA's Counterfeit Drug Task Force, it is almost impossible for the FDA to guarantee the safety of imported drugs. This is because there are so many counterfeiters from all over the world. Pitts continues that "simply mandating safety by legislative fiat will not make imported drugs...

• Hazardous Lead In Children's Jewelry

  Corinne Tozier | April 20, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Children's jewelry contains lead? Yes, some jewelry does contain lead. This should be a huge concern for parents, grandparents and families in general. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been urged to ban the lead from children's metal jewelry.With an overwhelming number of toy recalls recently, the CPSC should be focused on keeping dangerous toys off the market, not weakening...