Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Cadmium's effects begin almost immediately after exposure. Though an individual may have overcome the cadmium blues, they will continue to suffer its effects in the form of bone loss, kidney...

Cadmium poisoning and how to effectively treat it is a conundrum. Alright, let's say you've done everything we recommended in order to prevent cadmium poisoning. You've altered your diet to include...

Nail guns make both industrial construction and home improvement projects faster and less labor-intensive. The device is easy to use; however, its simplicity is both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness. What, exactly, are the other benefits of using an automatic nail gun? And do those benefits outweigh the dangers?

Certain hobbies and habits actually increase your susceptibility to the toxin. As if the nicotine and tar weren't enough, add cadmium to the mix of tobacco's harmful ingredients.In our previous...

While we're doing our best to keep our wallets thick, we're contributing to the health deterioration of any factory worker or distributor. Though the negative effects of cadmium batteries are...

At or near home sites, cadmium exposure can occur through industrial run-offs, insecticides, and even old galvanized pipes or other containers partially composed of cadmium.To date, there is no...

Today's post is about the Congress and the question of how expensive it is to own your own Congress. Steve Lombardi asks: Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this picture? Who in Congress voted for the PLCAA? And why are they still in Congress? Is our Congress broke? I wonder how costly it is to own a Congress?

Cadmium, which is highly toxic, is often found in industrial workplaces and recently there has been a growing awareness of workers and home owners alike being affected by cadmium poisoning. Cadmium...

It can take between one and eight weeks for the symptoms of food poisoning to become acute. Health officials in Massachusetts have reported several deaths and miscarriages as a result of listeria....

Editorials like one appearing in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 are examples of irresponsible journalism. Just as the public tired of "liberal media" so are they sick and tired of the other extreme form of journalism that adds nothing to solving problems. The editorial board should go back to the basic foundation of good solid journalism and save their opinions for personal...

We've heard all about the necessity of expert witnesses using evidence based medicine to formulate opinions in law suits. Of course many of us have not bought into "evidence based medicine" as the cure for what some characterize as "fairer judicial decisions". We've been around too long and heard it previously suggested that the jury system needs to be fixed by those with a financial interest in...

Evidence based medicine is a medical concept that is being peddled to the legal profession, but especially the Courts as a fairer approach to deciding what evidence should or should not be admitted into evidence. It's a medical concept that some are attempting to turn into a legal concept. There are several definitions. A few are cataloged below. There is even a Centre For Evidence-Based...

Doesn't it seem like the fox is watching the hen house? Now you have to ask yourself: Question: Who is watching out for your family? Answer: Certainly not the drug companies and absolutely not the FDA. Question: Why is the FDA allowing all of this advertising directly to the consumer? Why is this relationship between the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies so cozy?Answer: ?????According to The...

Kill the lawyers! I mean kill ALL the lawyers! What my drugs are tainted? I meant kill all the tort-deformers!Could the next recall scandal be prescription drugs from China?I pose that question and ask you, "Can we afford the same problems with drugs as we have with toys?" Take a look at this quote from We've already highlighted the New York Times story this week that exposed the frightening...

Vail Enclosed Bed System, a suffocation hazard.This is one of those warnings that people will think "frivolous" right up until the day their spouse or child is discovered dead in bed. The FDA's final warning on the Vail Enclosed Bed System were issued and warns that the bed poses a health risk in that it can trap the user and suffocate them. People are using these beds at home. So be aware this...