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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8220;Oops&#8221; Not Welcome Here (your Hospital&#8230;your Drug Store&#8230;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hunter West</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs/Medical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hospital errors]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[medical malpractice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are some jobs that should be held to a higher standard. Like holding public office, or serving as a priest, or acting as someone&#8217;s surgeon. Maybe you&#8217;re about to amputate a limb&#8230;and the patient assumes you know the correct one to remove. 
Well, as experience has taught us—not always. 
Here&#8217;s a couple of examples of &#8216;oopsies&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Should Know About Drug Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/what-you-should-know-about-drug-studies-01931.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs/Medical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pleading Ignorance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drug Studies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In light of the recent release of the results from the ARBITER 6-HALTS trial regarding Zetia and Niaspan, there may be questions about what drug studies are and why they are important. This week, Pleading Ignorance examines drug studies: what they do, what they don&#8217;t do and what you should know about them.
Drug Studies: What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos News Roundup: 11.19.09</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-111909-01926.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-111909-01926.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Asbestos Mesothelioma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Asbestos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A roundup of recent asbestos-related news, asbestos lawsuits and the latest asbestos hot spots-places where asbestos has been found-and that you should be aware of. 
Asbestos Settlements
Buffalo, NY: A settlement of more than $3 million dollars has been awarded to a local union boilermaker for injuries resulting from exposure to asbestos on the job. Earl W. Tredinnick, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army Corps of Engineers gets &#8220;F&#8221; for Katrina</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/army-corps-of-engineers-gets-f-for-katrina-01918.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/army-corps-of-engineers-gets-f-for-katrina-01918.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AbiK</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ACOE]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Army Corps of Engineers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John Andry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Katrina]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The folks who lived through Katrina probably have a few other &#8220;F&#8217;s&#8221; to toss in the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers as well. But the &#8220;F&#8221; I&#8217;m talking about is for &#8220;Failure&#8221;—failure to prevent devastation&#8230;failure to properly maintain the navigation channel that flooded&#8230;failure to take action when they knew damn well there was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drywall Victim Insurance Protection Act: Prayer in H*ll?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/drywall-victim-insurance-protection-act-prayer-in-hll-01912.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/drywall-victim-insurance-protection-act-prayer-in-hll-01912.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AbiK</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chinese drywall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While we&#8217;re waiting on the Chinese drywall trials to get going in 2010, there&#8217;s no shortage of activity on the subject. Just yesterday, a federal bill was filed called the Drywall Victim Insurance Protection Act (sponsored by Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La). Now, if you&#8217;re sitting in a home sniffing the sulfuric fumes, that might sound like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos News Roundup: 11.17.09</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-111709-01907.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-111709-01907.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Asbestos Mesothelioma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Asbestos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A roundup of recent asbestos-related news, asbestos lawsuits and the latest asbestos hot spots-places where asbestos has been found-and that you should be aware of.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Jefferson County, TX: A Texas-based carpenter has filed an asbestos-related disease lawsuit against 38 companies, claiming that his asbestos-related disease was wrongfully caused, that the defendant companies failed to test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Pharma Advertising&#8230;can&#8217;t wait</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/online-pharma-advertisingcant-wait-01881.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/online-pharma-advertisingcant-wait-01881.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AbiK</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs/Medical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Big Pharma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Online Advertising]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Actually I can. You know how drug advertisements look in magazines—it can be like 3 pages of text (aka &#8220;product disclosure&#8221;) that runs on and on and interrupts whatever you&#8217;re reading. Heaven help you if you&#8217;re reading Reader&#8217;s Digest where 3 pages suddenly becomes 5 due to the smaller format. And if you do take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in Your Kid&#8217;s Favorite Drink? (Big Brother wants to know&#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/whats-in-your-kids-favorite-drink-big-brother-wants-to-know-01896.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/whats-in-your-kids-favorite-drink-big-brother-wants-to-know-01896.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcoholic beverages]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[caffeine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[College kids, caffeine and alcohol. How many red flags does that sentence raise for you? Well, it&#8217;s raised a few at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), specifically, is adding caffeine to alcoholic beverages legal, and is it safe from a health perspective? Short answer: the Agency isn&#8217;t sure&#8230;or at least that&#8217;s how it appears. 
So, last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Musing about Merck, Zetia and Gardasil</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/musing-about-merck-zetia-and-gardasil-01890.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/musing-about-merck-zetia-and-gardasil-01890.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AbiK</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs/Medical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gardasil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Merck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Niaspan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vytorin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Zetia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=1890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So you caught the news recently that Merck&#8217;s Gardasil was approved by the FDA for use in boys ages 9 to 26. No one really expects much from this news—ie, doctors aren&#8217;t expected to be offering it to their male patients (or their parents as the case may be). But I find it interesting none [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week Adjourned: 11.13.09</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-111309-01883.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-111309-01883.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LucyC</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Week Adjourned]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marsh & McLennan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Toyota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Top Class Actions
Sued for SUA? Toyota&#8230;Unintended Acceleration Fast-Tracked to Class Action. A national class action was filed this week against Toyota Motor Corporation on behalf of Toyota and Lexus owners, alleging that the cars are prone to &#8217;sudden unintended acceleration&#8217; (SUA).
So what the heck is SUA? Well, in short, a situation where your car takes [...]]]></description>
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