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Child Safety: Wisconsin Supreme Court cheerleading issue to be decided.

Posted on December 08, 2008
WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT Wednesday, October 8, 2008 11 a.m. 06AP1886 Brittany L. Noffke v. Kevin Bakke This is a review of a decision of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV (headquartered in Madison), which affirmed in part and reversed in part a ruling of the La Crosse County Circuit Court, Judge Dale Pasell presiding...

Child Safety: Wisconsin Appellate Court cheerleading issue ruling.

Posted on December 07, 2008
2008 WI App 38 court of appeals of wisconsin published opinion Case No.: 2006AP1886 Complete Title of Case: †Petitions for Review Filed Brittany L...

Child Safety: Who get's sued when they drop the Cheerleader and she cracks her casaba?

Posted on December 06, 2008
In the past few months the issue of Cheerleading dangers has been put to the forefront here at InjuryBoard. In a Fox News video report the lawsuit between cheerleaders and the Wisconsin School District is explored. In this post let us examine the assumption that all tort reform is good, saves money for everyone and encourages participation in school activities...

Child Safety: Are FDA Decisions Made In America?

Posted on December 05, 2008
Are FDA decisions MADE IN AMERICA? We’ve been talking about melamine poisoning in the food supply. Melamine is a man-made product that was introduced into the food chain in China. It’s poison to humans, causing kidney stones and can cause kidney failure...

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Is there a UPC code for the Chinese food additive called Melamine?

Posted on December 05, 2008
WHAT DOES THIS BLOG COVER? THE FIRST THREE DIGITS ARE THE COUNTRY WHERE THE PRODUCT WAS MADE In this blog I will attempt to explain how to read a barcode so you are able to recognize products made in the USA from those made from China. If you aren’t feeling particularly adept at learning this system you can always check the Internet UPC Database where you can lookup any product’s UPC Code, UPC Barcode, UPC Product or UPC 12...

Formaldehyde: FEMA do good? Or FEMA done bad?

Posted on December 04, 2008
In my previous post, I wrote about Victoria’s Secret’s latest controversy, and it doesn’t revolve around the risqué lingerie. Nor is it related to the scantily-clad ‘angels’ looking emaciated (just for the record, I don’t think the majority of them do…in fact, I’d say Victoria’s Secret has some of the most beautiful, natural looking models out here – but that’s neither here nor there)...

Product Label Codes: On what grocery store shelf is melamine hiding?

Posted on December 04, 2008
UPC-Product Label Reform – What’s wrong with the manufacturers using the English language? Consumers need reform and they need it now so we can determine what products come from China and other parts of the world that sell contaminated foods...

The Bush FDA clears it up; some kidney damage is an acceptable risk for consumers

Posted on December 03, 2008
Freedom of the press can be a real pain! First the FDA said the U.S. consumer wasn’t at risk of finding melamine in their grocery store and certainly not in baby formula. Then that darn Associated Press article pointed to previously hidden test results showing melamine was found in infant formula sitting on U...

Pushing drugs with DTC - Where marketing trumps science in America.

Posted on December 02, 2008
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM Did you know that in most foreign countries drug companies are not allowed to advertise directly to the patient- consumers? Melody Petersen is an Iowa author who has written, OUR DAILY MEDS: HOW THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TRANSFORMED THEMSELVES INTO SLICK MARKETING MACHINES AND HOOKED THE NATION ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS...

Formaldehyde: You thought you liked your lingerie "sizzling hot"...until now.

Posted on December 02, 2008
"We have strict quality controls around our products, and we do not use formaldehyde in our bras," a Victoria’s Secret spokesperson said in a statement. Yet, the fashion retailer gave "hot" lingerie a whole new meaning when several Victoria’s Secret bras were sent away for chemical testing and tested positive for formaldehyde...

Formaldehyde: How to know when it's lurking in the corner...

Posted on December 01, 2008
As I mentioned previously, OSHA has set the maximum level of formaldehyde exposure at .75 ppm (meaning ¾ (.75) parts formaldehyde per million parts air) before it is considered unsafe to one’s health. I also mentioned that it’s incredibly difficult for any joe-schmo to determine when exposure levels are in excess of this...

LEON IOWA - Parking Ban sets the wrong example because it's not an honest one.

Posted on December 01, 2008
Leon, Iowa - The Des Moines Register in the November 20, 2008 news gives a thistle to the town of Leon for responding to a court decision finding (Original Sin) a city ordinance that banned traffic on a street for all but those attending church service, unconstitutional, and (The Reformation) responding with an ordinance that banned all parking on the street...

Family Law: Breaking up is hard to do.

Posted on November 30, 2008
Life is full of irony. It's proof that God has a sense of humor. What? No wedding? What about the work I did on my-gulp-your house? Previously we discussed the bride-to-be giving back the engagement ring after the promise of marriage is called off...

Is the Republican Party Dead? No, but the Wizard of Oz is alive and well.

Posted on November 30, 2008
Betting on tort reform speaks volumes about the mentality that dead workers are just part of a growing economy. It's the same mentality of an Administration that is oblivious to Wall Street greed. The pace of construction on the Las Vegas strip is some of this country’s most hectic...

Taser: Novel trial theme nearly causes Taser investors cardiac arrest

Posted on November 29, 2008
The Court Argument: Prolonged or repeated Tasering causes acidosis, an excess of acid in the bloodstream. The acidosis, in turn, can cause cardiac arrest. That argument coupled with a failure to warn law enforcement by the manufacturer caused Taser International’s stock to hiccup 10% while stock holders let their stomach’s settle...

What are PCB's?

Posted on November 28, 2008
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are man-made organic compounds that can be found in capacitors, transformers, electric motors, oil-based paint, plastics, insulation material, pumps, and pipes. PCBs have been used in literally hundreds of industrial and commercial applications...

Medical Malpractice - Iowa Supreme Court allows patients to give the doctor the benefit of the doubt before definitive diagnosis is made.

Posted on November 28, 2008
Iowa Supreme Court Decision – Med. Malp. – Breast Cancer Detection Case Allowed to Proceed Pamela Rock developed a lump on her breast. She went to the doctor who later diagnosed breast cancer. She alleges malpractice in the detection process and what was told to her about her condition...

Happy Thanksgiving, today we take a break to enjoy family.

Posted on November 27, 2008
Today we brake from talking personal injury and politics to say have a happy Thanksgiving. We solute Adam Bender a baseball catcher, soccer player and football quarterback who exemplifies the spirit of American perseverance. As a former soccer coach and baseball catcher Lombardi Law Firm salutes you...

Formaldehyde: Your not-so-welcome house guest

Posted on November 27, 2008
In yesterday’s post, I asked just how dangerous formaldehyde is to human health. One would assume the effects are minimal, considering everyone is exposed to small amounts of it in air, food, and other products we contact daily. Not to mention the fact that it’s commonly used in medical institutions, manufacturing facilities, and household products...

Melamine Announcement from Wonderland

Posted on November 26, 2008
I've taken the liberty of underlying a few significant statements. You be the judge of after reviewing the Minnesota Department of Health alert, whether this statement can be accurate. INTERFOOD SHAREHOLDING COMPANY THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Lot 13, Tam Phuoc Industrial Zone Independence – Freedom – Happiness Long Thanh District, Dong nai Province ANNOUNCEMENT (with regards the Youth newspaper published misleading information) Kindly to: STATE SECURITIES COMMITTEE HO CHI MINH CITY STOCK EXCHANGE INTERFOOD Shareholding Company is 100% foreign capital invested enterprise, established according to invested license No...

Food Safety: Formaldehyde really isn't hyding, it's all around you.

Posted on November 26, 2008
Megan Roth and I have been kicking around the whole "formaldehyde, is it a poison issue." She’s young and has a long life to look forward to. She’s still got the whole raising kids thing to do; of course I’ve already ruined my kids so for me it’s more a curiosity about how to point out to my kids how not to ruin my grandkids...

Food Safety: Is your infant's food safe?

Posted on November 22, 2008
I've heard it said that the first casualty of any war is the truth. More and more I’ve asked myself questions concerning food production, processing and distribution. The melamine contamination from China imports has everyone's stomach upset with worry about what we are eating and whether our government can protect us from future incidents of poisoning...

Construction Site Safety - Trench boxes stop collapsing trenches from trapping workers

Posted on November 22, 2008
On October 22, 2008 a 20-year-old man from Lenox, Mass. was working at a construction site occupying an excavated trench. No trench box was being used and the 8 foot deep, 2 to 3 foot wide trench he was standing in collapsed onto him, burying him and causing him to suffocate to death...

Construction Safety - Recent accidents resulting in death or near death circumstances

Posted on November 21, 2008
Construction accidents resulting in death have been more numerous lately. It may be a result of safety rules being ignored due to tighter deadlines resulting from the economic conditions we find ourselves. It doesn’t matter in what countries the workers work the risk of death, wrongful death or being killed are prevalent in this high risk profession...

Construction Safety: Storm Lake Iowa construction worker killed by falling beam.

Posted on November 20, 2008
Construction worker killed by falling beam - Jose Gustavo Sivrian, was killed by a falling beam at the construction site of Fresh Egg Farms in Lemars, Iowa. Mr. Sivrian is a national of El Salvador, he was 21-years-old. IOSH and OSHA are investigating the incident that killed him...

Highway Safety - Do foggy conditions excuse breaking the laws of negligence?

Posted on November 20, 2008
There’s a three car accident at the Arebela Four Corners in Arebela, Missouri. According the Missouri State Highway Patrol they concluded that a nineteen year old driving northbound on Route A failed to stop at the stop sign as it intersected with US 136...

Iowa City woman working on Colorado construction crew run over

Posted on November 19, 2008
We’ve covered this topic several times; a worker on a construction crew being run over and either killed or seriously injured. In this instance Bonnie Stevens of Iowa City, Iowa was critically injured while working on the Western Slope at a construction site...

American Politics - What can a sewer plant controversy teach us about democracy?

Posted on November 19, 2008
Life is like a sewer – what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom Lehrer Here are the facts. The good people of San Francisco, over 12,000 of them, signed a petition in support of a Proposition, a local ballot effort to rename the Oceanside Sewage Plant after President G...

Water Safety: Who's responsible?

Posted on November 18, 2008
In my previous post, I raised a few alarming (or what I consider to be alarming) facts. At the top of that list? The fact that US drinking water contains approximately 2100 toxins - be it in traces or in liters, that's alarming. At the end of my post, I asked what should be done about it...

Book Censorship - Ankeny, Iowa being asked to ICE, the book about "Gay" Penguins, And Three Makes One

Posted on November 18, 2008
I’ve always liked books. As a young boy growing up in a family without much money that library card was my passport to a world that I thought would always be outside of my reach. For Christmas Mom always gifted a year’s subscription to Boy’s Life, the scouting magazine...

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