$6.6 Million to Be Paid to Family of Woman Killed by LAPD Cruiser – LA Times
Jovanna LugoThe Los Angeles City Council agreed Friday to a $6.6 million payment to the family of a woman killed by a speeding police patrol car. The unanimous decision marks the largest amount of taxpayer funds the city has ever paid to resolve a Los Angeles Police Department traffic collision, surpassing a $5 million payout… read more
LAPD Considers Changes to Investigation of Cop Car Accidents
The LAPD is deliberating whether or not to investigate traffic accidents involving an officer in the same way they would approach an officer-involved shooting. Such a move would involve separating the officers after the incident, and having investigators look into each individual case to determine wrongdoing. The LA Times reported on the story, which throws… read more
Lake Mead Helicopter Tour Accident Kills 5
News sources reported that a luxury helicopter tour of the Las Vegas Sunset Strip and Hoover Dam crashed into a mountainside Wednesday evening, taking the lives of the pilot and four passengers near Lake Mead. The tour was operated by Sundance helicopters in Las Vegas. According to National Park Service spokesman Andrew Munoz, the accident… read more
Cookie Tins Recalled due Possible Contamination
News sources have reported that a recall was issued of an unfortunate number of 85,000 butter cookie canisters from a major National drug store chain. Sources claim that the alleged reason behind the recall is that they might be contaminated with the bacillus cereus virus. The intake of products contaminated with this microorganisms cause vomiting,… read more
John Morgan: You Can’t Teach Hungry
The Los Angeles personal injury attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP would like to congratulate John Morgan of Morgan and Morgan, PA on his book “You Can’t Teach Hungry: Creating the Multimillion Dollar Law Firm”. This book has been described as “the ultimate guide to building the multimillion dollar law firm”. In “You… read more
FDA to Review Fosamax
On Friday, September 9, two panels of the United States Food and Drug Administration will meet to discuss the drug Fosamax and its long term use, and whether the drug should have time restrictions placed on its usage, requiring users to stop using it for certain lengths of time during treatment, according to news reports…. read more
Study Finds Lower Quality of Offshore Drug Plants
A recent study found that offshore drug manufacturing plants are more likely to suffer quality problems than their U.S. mainland counterparts, report news sources. The study, conducted by researchers at Ohio State University, compared manufacturing plants on the U.S. mainland with plants in Puerto Rico. All plants were owned by U.S. pharmaceutical firms, and researchers… read more
Tiffin Motor Homes Recalled Due to Braking Issue
In a news release Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. is recalling certain models of motor home due to a breaking defect. Subject to recall are approximately 1,960 motor homes including model year 2007 through 2011 Phaeton, model year 2008 through 2010 Bus, and model year 2010 Allegro motor… read more
Ludwig Dairy Recalls Products Due to Pasteurization Problems
An Illinois dairy that distributes items in-state as well as to outlets in Indiana, New Jersey and New York is recalling all products due to problems with the firm’s pasteurizing equipment, report news sources. Ludwig Dairy is recalling items sold under its own name as well as a yogurt drink sold under the brand name… read more
Children’s Clothing Retailer to Pay Fine Over Drawstrings
In a news release Thursday, the U.S. Product Safety Commission announced that Sunsations Inc. as agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to resolve agency allegations that the Virginia Beach, Va., company knowingly failed to report safety issues with children’s apparel sold by the firm. The CPSC claims that Sunsations sold children’s hooded sweatshirts with… read more
BMW Recalls 3 Series Vehicles Due to Rear Lamp Issue
In a news release Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that BMW is recalling certain 3 Series model vehicles due to an issue with the rear lights that could increase the likelihood of a crash. Subject to recall are approximately 241,000 3 Series vehicles manufactured from September 1, 2001 through March 1, 2005… read more
FDA May Tag Surgical Mesh for Organ Prolapse as High Risk
In a report issued Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicated that the agency might classify as high risk surgical mesh devices used to treat organ prolapse, report news sources. The report stated that the devices, which are transvaginally implanted, do not lead to better outcome and may expose patients to greater risk than… read more
