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Hot Coffee: HBO’s Look At The Decline Of Consumer Protection
The HBO documentary “Hot Coffee” provides a look at the destruction of consumer protection.
The Rise and Fall of Consumer Advocacy: How Are Consumers Protected
This is the second article of a series exploring the rise and fall of consumer advocacy. Consumer protection comes from two sources: government regulation and lawsuits. CONGRESS PASSES A LAW –> REGULATION –> GOVERNMENT MONITORING The government sets criteria for certain activities. For example, before a prescription drug is released into the market it must [...]
The Rise and Fall of Consumer Advocacy: How The Supreme Court Is Taking Away Your Ability To Protect Yourself
This is the first article of a series exploring the rise and fall of consumer advocacy. Most people do not bother reading law related news. Rightfully so in my opinion, the stuff can be downright boring. However there is something insidious going on. The Supreme Court recently took away three very important consumer advocacy tools [...]
Sadaka’s Science Tips: The Role Of The FDA
What does it mean when a drug is FDA approved? It means that a drug is safe and effective for use. The primary role of the FDA is to ensure that prescription drugs and medical devices are safe and effective. The FDA determines the safety and efficacy of a product by reviewing the results of [...]
Sadaka’s Science Tips: Parts Of A Journal Article
Continuing our discussion from last week, I would like to introduce the main parts of a published scientific article. There are seven parts to a typical scientific journal article. Abstract Introduction Materials and methods section Results Discussion Conclusion References Abstract An abstract provides a short summary of the article. This short summary will include the [...]
Hot Link: Organ Donors May Be Denied Health Insurance
Most people would agree that donating an organ to someone in need is a selfless act. There’s no medical upside in giving up one of your kidneys or part of your liver, lung or pancreas. Read more from the Washington Post article
Sadaka’s Science Tips: Types Of Scientific Studies
Most attorneys who practice personal injury litigation are exposed to scientific articles. These articles can be confusing to the uninitiated. In this week’s Sadaka’s Science Tip I am going to explain the types of studies that are reported in these articles. Let’s start at the beginning. A scientific article usually reports the results of a [...]
Medical Devices Unnecessarily Implanted Causing Injury And Death
In a study published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers scrutinized the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) in 111,000 recipients to analyze whether or not they met the appropriate criteria for placement of one of these devices. In this study, researchers found that an overwhelming 22.5% of [...]
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Filling Out An Application For Insurance? Better Be Careful…
In my last post, I wrote about the insurance industry’s incredible profits over the few years. While this is great for the shareholders of these companies, these profits come at human price. Some CEOs look at business as war and most generals will tell you that confusing an enemy makes them easy to conquer. Unfortunately [...]
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