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• Insurance Industry Greed

  Corinne Tozier | April 26, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Most insurance companies make a sizeable profit each year yet never really explain to their customers why the rates keep going up and perhaps services go down. Take, for instance, the Eastern and Gulf Coast policyholders whose policies have been dropped yet the insurance industry profit in 2006 was over $63 billion dollars. Sixty-three Billion!Watch out for the greedy insurance company.You...

• Hazardous Lead In Children's Jewelry

  Corinne Tozier | April 20, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  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...

• Car Accidents 101 - What to do!

  Corinne Tozier | April 10, 2007 3:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  You've been in an accident; you are upset and cannot think clearly; and you are at a loss as to what to do or what information you might need for future use.A print-out list of what you should do would be handy to help you through those first stressful minutes after your accident. Well here's a list for you!http://www.seitelman.com/auto_accident.htm1. Try to remain claim and thoughtful 2. If...

• Safety Problem with Weakened Car Doors

  Corinne Tozier | April 04, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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,...