- Christina Cole | April 28, 2007 6:00 PM |
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MiscellaneousA woman is claiming police misconduct against the Pinellas Sheriff''s Department stating an incident leading to her arrest was "abuse of power." The woman says it all began while she walking her dog and didn't know a neighbor took pictures of her. She says she asked why he took pictures of her and that is when he grabbed her."At that time I felt my blouse being pulled down, and he said, 'B****,...
- Christina Cole | April 26, 2007 5:41 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA Broward family and a girl left paralyzed after spinal cord surgery, may soon be able to claim their medical malpractice award.Following surgery in 1989, the girl was left paralyzed from the waist down after an operation on her spine when she was only six months old. She was born with spina bifada, a congential defect in which the spinal cord fails to properly close.In 1999, a jury found the...
- Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 4:44 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA pedestrian was crossing the street in Immokalee when she was hit by a school bus and run over by the rear tires of the bus. A crossing guard had given her the okay to cross the street. The school bus driver was making a left hand turn when there was still time left on the pedestrian crossing light. The crossing guard told investigators that, just after the bus hit Gonzalez, she looked...
- Shannon Weidemann | April 23, 2007 5:27 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA man from Palm Springs claims that Walgreens gave him the wrong prescription that is not to be taken with his insulin medication. They dispensed him Prednisone which is not to be taken with Novalane 30/70. He has bene picketing the store in the hopes of getting an apology. A Walgreens spokesperson said that they apologize for the error and want to cover Kozlow's medical bills, WPBF...
- Christina Cole | April 20, 2007 5:28 PM |
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MiscellaneousA 10-year veteran with the Ocala Police Department has been arrested for police misconduct and charged with attempting to solicit a 14-year-old girl over the internet.The officer, 32, was arrested at his home by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials after an undercover operation by his own department and the North Florida Internet Crimes against Children Task Force.The officer is...
- Christina Cole | April 16, 2007 4:57 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that companies must stop distributing and manufacturing unapproved suppository drug products that contain the ingredient trimethobenzamide hydrocholoride. These drugs are used to treat nausea and vomiting in children and adults. Drugs that contain trimethobenzamide in suppository form are lacking proof of effectiveness. These drug products...
- Shannon Weidemann | April 15, 2007 10:25 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products4 Million bottles of Johnson & Johnson's Listerine Agent Cool Blue Plaque-Detecting Rinse have been recalled. The recall affects all bottles of the Rinse that have been produced. There are concerns that the product does not control all germs found in the mouth.The company conducted a thorough assessment and concluded that the risk of illness in healthy individuals following use of this product...
- Christina Cole | April 13, 2007 11:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo Florida State University students lost their lives and two others were seriously injured in a car accident, when their car plunged over the cliff on a mountainous road.The students, who were enrolled at FSU campus in Panama, were traveling in two cars yesterday, on their way to an Easter weekend camping trip. The cars were on a steep gravel road in a remote area when they went over the side...
- Christina Cole | April 11, 2007 7:48 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsJohnson & Johnson has begun a voluntary drug recall of glass bottles that contains their drug griseofulvin oral suspension, or Grifulvin V, a prescription medicine used to treat ringworm and various other fungal infections.The voluntary recall is a precaution that is based on two reports of glass fragments found in the liquid formula, said Johnson & Johnson.The recall is being handled by Ortho...
- Shannon Weidemann | April 10, 2007 10:59 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFour students from Florida State University that attend the Panama City campus were involved in a car accident over the weekend. Two of the students died after their car went off a cliff. They were traveling to a camping trip when the accident happened. Both injured students remained hospitalized in stable condition on Saturday, Blenman said."This is a terrible tragedy for the families and...
- Christina Cole | April 08, 2007 8:02 PM |
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Wrongful DeathAfter a dismissal in a Florida lawsuit on Monday, Taser International Inc. has a 41-0 record in wrongful death lawsuits and injury lawsuits filed against them, say company officials.The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered an order to dismiss with prejudice an in-custody death product liability lawsuit that was filed against Taser, a Scottsdale-based maker of stun...
- Shannon Weidemann | April 07, 2007 9:21 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseA jury in Palm Beach County has decided that a nursing home must pay $150,000 in damages to a woman's family after they did not follow her living will and advance directive. The 92-year-old woman had stated that she did not want to be kept alive by artificial means. Workers at Morse Geriatric called paramedics and had her taken to the hosptial where she died six days later after having many...
- Christina Cole | April 05, 2007 7:30 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsNovartis is complying with the FDA's request to suspend U.S. sales of Zelnorm, its irritable bowel syndrome medication. The FDA made the request after new safety analysis data showed a possible link between Zelnorm and incidents of stroke and heart attacks.The drug was approved by the FDA in 2002. Reviewed data shows, 0.11% of the patients taking Zelnorm experienced unusually cardiovascular...
- Shannon Weidemann | April 04, 2007 8:42 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsResearchers at UC Davis working with equipment purchased on a Homeland Security grant were the first to identify melamine in the wheat gluten used to make the recalled pet food. Over 90 brands of dog and cat food manufactured by Menu Foods were recalled. The recall includes canned and foil packet "cuts and gravy" style food. To date only one brand of dry cat food has been recalled. Dr....