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• Pleasure Ridge Park Football Coach Charged with Reckless Homicide

  Karl Truman | January 26, 2009 8:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  PRP head coach David Jason Stinson has been indicted on the charge of reckless homicide for the death of one of his players. One of his players, 15 year old Max Gilpin died from heat stroke suffered...

• Student sues Ohio University for medical negligence

  Karl Truman | January 21, 2009 8:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The Columbus Dispatch reported that Molly Millsop, a student, is suing Ohio University for medical negligence, alleging health-care workers failed to diagnose a case of flesh-eating bacteria that...

• AIG Owes $10 Billion for Bad Trades

  Karl Truman | January 20, 2009 4:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  It's been reported that American International Group, once the world's largest insurer, owes around $10 billion to other financial services firms for trades that have gone bad. Apparently, these...

• Zyprexa Settlement. 1.42 Billion Dollars!

  Karl Truman | January 16, 2009 12:00 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A WSJ NEWS ROUNDUP Eli Lilly & Co. agreed to pay $1.42 billion to settle a probe into alleged improper marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, the Justice Department said Thursday. The...

• More Tainted Peanut Butter

  Karl Truman | January 15, 2009 3:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Wall Street Journal reports more cases of tained peanut butter. Peanut Corp of America, which makes peanut butter in a plant in Bakely, GA, has recalled 21 lots of peanut butter. The Food and...

• Abusive Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts

  Karl Truman | January 14, 2009 9:06 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  A recent article in The Advocate by the Kentucky Justice Association discussed nursing home contracts that contain mandatory arbitration clauses. These clauses require claims against the facility to...

• FDA Warns Consumers About Weight Loss Pills

  Karl Truman | January 13, 2009 5:39 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  This is the time of year when many people are interested in weight loss. We have seen serious injuries in the past due to ingredients in weight-loss pills and supplements. The FDA has issued a...

• Umbrella Insurance Policies May Not Provide UM and UIM Coverage

  Karl Truman | January 13, 2009 5:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An umbrella insurance policy can provide a great deal of coverage for a fairly nominal cost. I suggest everyone in Kentucky and Indiana talk to their insurance agent about an umbrella policy....