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• NYDOT propses rumble strips on all two-lane roads, voice your opinion

  
  Cycling Central — Authority: 467
  Westchester Cycle Club president Dave Wilson just sent this alert for action to the club. Folks, As our court case against the state on the Route 100 rumble-strips wends its way through state Supreme Court, the state DOT has now proposed making rumble strips the preferred design on all two-lane roads in New York. ...
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• Actor James Woods Sues Rhode Island Hospital Over Brother’s Death

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  Celebrities are often thought to be more or less immune from the everyday challenges of common folk, but as Dennis Quaid , the late Ed McMahon , Dana Carvey, and others have shown, they can be victims of medical malpractice just like anyone else. Now Academy Award-nominated actor, and Rhode Island native, James ...
  16 hours ago

• Westchester Putnam Biking & Walking Alliance to install a ‘Ghost Bike’ in memory of Merrill Cassell

  
  Cycling Central — Authority: 467
  Here is Rebecca Baker’s most recent report on Merrill Cassell. GREENBURGH — A “ghost bike” will be placed at the spot where a 66-year-old cycling advocate from Greenburgh was struck and killed last week by a Westchester Bee-Line bus. Merrill Cassell, known for his efforts to integrate bicycle transport ...
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• Bike helmet saves Oregon teen during accident

  
  Cycling Central — Authority: 467
  SALEM, Ore. (AP)  A bicycle helmet helped an Oregon teenager survive without serious injury when her head was run over by a car following a collision. Marion County sheriff’s deputies said 18-year-old Heather Wolff of Scotts Mills was trying to avoid hitting a car driven by 30-year-old Brandon Steinke of Salem ...
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• “You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live.” Meet Merril Cassell

  
  Cycling Central — Authority: 467
  I cannot stop thinking about a man I didn’t know, Merrill Cassell who died Friday afternoon while riding one of his beloved bicycles. I know this only from reading his web blog, The Merrill Pages. Here you will find many articles he wrote and photos from cycling trips. Cassell’s Mission statement: To live life ...
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• Maclaren stroller recall

  
  Consuming Interests — Authority: 596
  Heads up to new parents: the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Maclaren USA have announced a voluntary recall of more than 1 million of its umbrella strollers, after 12 reports of fingertip amputations when a child put a finger in a hinge. If youve got one of these models, including the Volo, Triumph, Quest ...
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• Huff Post: Americans Suffering Enough from So-called “Tort Reform” and Don’t Need More

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  One of the more underreported, though no less important aspects of this past weekend’s Congressional  health care debate (which preceded the historic passage of the U.S. House’s health care reform bill)  was related to attempts by some seeking to “ derail ” the bill by arguing it didn’t contain ...
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• Recall of the Week: Fairbank Farms beef recalled due to E. coli outbreak; 28 illnesses, two deaths reported

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 127
  Fairbank Farms, of Ashville, N.Y., is recalling about 546,00 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli , reports the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service. 
 FSIS became aware of the problem during an investigation of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 ...
  2 days ago

• Cycling advocate killed by Bee-Line bus

  
  Cycling Central — Authority: 467
  Journal News writer Marcela Rojos filed this report identifying the cyclists killed Friday afternoon in Greenburgh. A 66-year-old Greenburgh man who was killed after his bicycle was struck by a Westchester County Bee-Line bus has been identified as Merrill Cassell. Cassell, who was wearing a helmet, was traveling ...
  3 days ago

• Cyclists killed in Greenburgh by Bee-Line bus

  
  Cycling Central — Authority: 467
  Journal News reporter Shawn Cohen just posted this early report on a cyclists killed by a Bee-Line bus Friday evening. GREENBURGH  – A 66-year-old town resident was killed Friday afternoon after his bicycle was struck by a Westchester County Bee-Line bus on Route 119 in the vicinity of Aqueduct Road, Greenburgh ...
  4 days ago

• In Montana, Workers’ Comp is the Same as Social Security?

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  Earlier this week, the Montana Supreme Court decided to uphold a horrendous state law, which cuts off workers compensation benefits for injured/disabled employees when they turn 65. According to the court, workers comp benefits are merely intended to cover an employee’s “work life,” not the Centrum Silver ...
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• “Loser Pays” is a Medical Malpractice Loser

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  Add yet another awful idea to the growing list of anti-patient rights schemes being considered by Congress   as part of the larger health care reform debate.  U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)  and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have introduced so-called “loser pays” (a.k.a. “English Rule”) legislation ...
  5 days ago

• Medical Malpractice at Rhode Island Hospital x 5 = Bad Patient Safety

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the nation , but they’ve proven (yet again) to be just as capable of subjecting unsuspecting patients to preventable medical errors as the big kids.  In the fifth case of wrong-site surgery since 2007, Rhode Island Hospital (the state’s largest) performed two ...
  1 week ago

• Medical Malpractice and So-called “Conservatives” on Huff Post

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  Did you happen to catch former Republican National Committee Chair/“conservative” extraordinaire, Ed Gillespie , grousing this past Sunday on This Week with George Stephanopoulos , saying that state lawmakers are being "punished" (i.e., not getting a federal handout) for considering caps medical malpractice ...
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• Don’t Cry for Me AstraZeneca

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  AstraZeneca has now joined the ranks of drugs companies that admit to trying to cash in on popular drugs by promoting their off label use, hurting lots of people in the meantime.  According to its recently released third-quarter earnings report , AstraZeneca agreed to settle “two federal investigations and two ...
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• How Not to be Scammed!

  
  Denise Richardson — Authority: 421
  As Ive noted in a number of earlier blogs, whenever someone discovers theyve been scammed it doesnt take long to notice the scammer has gotten away with much more than just money. They manage to steal the victims sense of security and very peace of mind. The truth is, whenever the economy takes a downward turn its ...
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• Halloween Flashlight Recall Due to Burn Hazard

  
  DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog — Authority: 407
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of approximately 610,000 Halloween flashlights due to a burn hazard.  Consumers are advised to stop using the product immediately and return it to any Target store for a complete refund.  We have reproduced the CPSC recall notice in its ...
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• Get a free ride if you party too much on Halloween

  
  Consuming Interests — Authority: 596
  If you get extra happy and drink too much during your Halloween festivities, you can get a free taxi ride through the state "Tipsy? Taxi!" campaign. Just call 1-877-963-TAXI and Yellow Cab will provide you a free ride (worth up to $50) home. The rides will be offered from 10 p.m. Halloween night to 4 a.m. November ...
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• Spurred by Corporate Greed, Products Endanger Americans

  
  DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog — Authority: 407
  Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, Esquire Product recalls or warnings take place every day in this country.  They relate to drugs that cause initially unexpected health problems, cars that have faulty systems that endanger lives, foods that have been found to be contaminated, etc.  What may ...
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• Whistleblower Suit Reveals Johnson & Johnson Reps Sold Risperdal for “Unapproved Uses”

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
  Up for a “profits over patient safety” story?  Good, because a pretty disturbing trial got under way in New Jersey yesterday involving a former sales rep for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutica unit who says she was fired after complaining about pressure to illegally sell one of the company’s ...
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