http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:56:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Picking a nursing home is a stressful and emotional process. It’s important when deciding on a facility to pick one that is a safe and nurturing environment. Illinois has the second highest number of poorly ranked nursing homes in the country behind Indiana. Elder abuse and neglect is a rampant ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/nursing-home-abuse/choosing-a-quality-nursing-home-for-your-loved-ones/ Actos and Avandia, diabetes drugs also known as “TZDs” have been definitively linked to an increased risk of broken bones according to a new study from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. This past summer an FDA panel of experts voted to put new warning labels on Avandia because ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/pharmaceuticals/actos-and-avandia-increase-risk-of-bone-fractures/ The FDA held a panel this week to decide on whether Avandia, a diabetes drug effective in lowering blood sugar levels, should be restricted or taken off the market entirely due to risks to heart health. The maker of Avandia, GlaxoSmithKlein, claims Avandia is safe and that evidence of the ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/pharmaceuticals/avandia-should-it-stay-or-should-it-go/ 1.8 million toy dart guns have been recalled after the death of two boys. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said a 9-year-old from Chicago and a 10-year-old from Milwaukee died from asphyxiation after the suction-cup darts became lodged in their throats. The CPSC stepped in after the toy’s manufacturer, ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/defective-products/toy-guns-recalled-after-2-boys-choke-on-darts/ Baxter International Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of medical products, has been ordered to “recall and destroy” 200,000 of its Colleague brand pumps by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Baxter’s Colleague brand pump is a type of infusion pump found in hospitals. Infusion pumps are used to automatically ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/defective-products/200000-pumps-used-in-hospitals-recalled-5-years-after-defects-discovered/ Johnson & Johnson has recalled over 40 of its children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl brands. Other medicines contained either the wrong amounts of active ingredients while the inactive ingredients didn’t meet quality control standards. Over 40 customers had reported finding black “specks” in some medicines, but there is no ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/pharmaceuticals/massive-recall-for-childrens-tylenol-motrin-benadryl-and-zyrtec/ On April 29, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued recalls on two baby crib brands, Simplicity and Graco, due to defective parts. Parents or guardians with cribs in their homes should check their crib’s brand and model number to see if this recall applies to them. These cribs ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/defective-products/safety-recalls-issued-on-two-baby-crib-brands-on-same-day/ On Tuesday January 26, 2010, Toyota announced that not only was it recalling certain vehicles related to safety concerns regarding the acceleration of the vehicle, but now Toyota is halting production and sales of many of its most popular vehicles. Toyota initially claimed the floor mats could make a ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/motor-vehicle-accidents/toyota-recall-becomes-more-serious-salesproduction-suspended/ Recently Toyota announced the floor mats in several Toyota and Lexus vehicles have the potential to become trapped causing unexpected acceleration of the vehicle, which may lead to serious injuries or death. The recall effects the following vehicles, the 2007 - 2010 Camry, 2005-2010 Avalon, 2004-2009 Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/motor-vehicle-accidents/toyota-and-lexus-floor-mats-recalled/ The investigation at the Burr Oak Cemetery has been going on for almost three weeks now and still many families are left without answers. Many are left with questions about how this could happen, but no one ready to answer. Family members took upon the difficult task that ... http://www.gdmlawfirm.com/blog/cemetery-claims/burr-oak-cemetery-investigation-how-could-this-happen/