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- Mark Sadaka Speaks With The American Daily Podcast on Vaccine Safety
Jun 27, 2019
Mark spoke with the American Daily Podcast on Vaccine Safety recently. Transcription Below Today we hear from a pharmaceutical and medical device lawyer who is working to make vaccines safer. He explains some critical problems with the vaccine court and how his current lawsuit against Merck could have a big impact. Today’s Guest: Mark Sadaka is the founder of Sadaka Associates. He is an attorney focused on medical litigation and has handled over 175 vaccination...Read More - Study Finds Cheerios, Nature Valley Cereals Contain Roundup Ingredient
Jun 21, 2019
Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer has been in the news a fair amount recently. Juries have awarded plaintiffs staggering verdicts as compensation for contracting terminal cancer after use of Roundup. Recently, a California jury awarded $2 billion to a couple who both developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a result of their use of this product. This was just the latest in a recent string of large verdicts against the company. Now, studies have shown that the main...Read More - Zostavax Fails to Prevent Shingles and Causes Injuries
Jun 14, 2019
Zostavax was developed to prevent the outbreak of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults 50 and older. Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) due largely to stress. The symptoms of shingles include severe pain, discomfort, and a rash across the body. People who suffer from shingles experience a severely decreased quality of life. Merck is the developer, designer, and manufacturer of Zostavax. The pharmaceutical giant is responsible for the licensing,...Read More - Fisher-Price says 10 infants have died using Rock ‘n Play sleeper
May 24, 2019
For many years, the Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper was considered to be the “must have” product among parents with infants. Intended to help babies who otherwise have trouble sleeping, Fisher Price sold nearly five million of these devices. However, there have been numerous reports of deaths that have been linked with the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. As a result, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommended that children who have the ability to roll...Read More - Crab Fishers Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Climate Change Damage
May 10, 2019
The legal implications of climate change are still in their infancy. Although there have been several previous attempts to hold the fossil fuel industry legally responsible for the impacts of climate change, none have yet been successful. It has yet to be established whether climate change is legally actionable. If it is actionable, it is still to be determined who bears the legal liability for the effects. Nevertheless, a group of crab fisherman in California...Read More - Parents Concerned as Fourth Child is Diagnosed with Cancer While Attending CA School with Cell Phone Tower on Campus
May 3, 2019
U.S. citizens would like to think that products released on the market for the general public would function as indicated by the manufacturers. Not only do all individuals assume that governmental protections are in place, but many corporations and organizations actually rely on this assumption when designing facilities. Schools are clearly part of this group of entities relying on proper testing of any product or device incorporated in a facility or campus design, especially when...Read More - Brother Of First Tradie To Die From Silicosis Says Many More Will Die
Apr 26, 2019
In what some experts describe as the “next asbestos,” a rare lung disease known as silicosis has been linked to a number of stonemasons in Australia who worked with engineered stone commonly used in kitchens. While one stonemason recently died from the disease, some health experts as well as those in the stonemasonry industry believe numerous others may meet the same fate. Silicosis, which is caused by breathing in silica dust while making artificial stone...Read More - Court Rules Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Devices, Social Media Accounts Are Fair Game To Defense
Apr 19, 2019
In what legal experts view as a major blow to plaintiffs pursuing personal injury cases, a state appeals court in Manhattan ruled an expert witness for a defendant in a recent case should be allowed to examine a plaintiff’s electronic devices, social media accounts, and email in an effort to find evidence of physical activity following a motor vehicle accident. This important ruling, made by the Appellate Division, First Department, of the New York Court...Read More - Carbon Monoxide Is Killing Public Housing Residents, But HUD Doesn’t Require Detectors
Apr 12, 2019
Along with having smoke detectors in homes, it is also recommended that all homes have working carbon monoxide detectors. Since the gas is colorless, tasteless, and odorless, having a detector installed is often the only way dangerous levels of carbon monoxide can be detected. However, after a recent scare at a public housing site in South Carolina, it was discovered that despite many deaths and injuries that had occurred due to carbon monoxide poisoning, the...Read More - Texas Father Fights Sudden Paralysis To Compete in Half Triathlon
Apr 5, 2019
In 2011, 44-year-old Trent Fielder from Burleson, Texas was about to drive home when he discovered that his leg could not operate the gas pedal. A few hours later, the recently new father of twins found himself paralyzed below the waist. At a local hospital, doctors — after performing both a spinal tap and a CT scan — discovered Fielder had Guillain-Barré Syndrome. The disorder occurs when a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks the nervous...Read More