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• White Meany & Wetherall

  Staff Writer | July 19, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  White Meany & Wetherall provides the highest quality representation to those who have been injured because of someone else's negligence. Whether it's because of an auto accident, defective prescription or over-the-counter drug, medical malpractice, or some other form of negligence, we provide tough, knowledgeable and compassionate representation.We are not a "settlement factory" processing...

• 911 Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | July 10, 2007 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  The parents of a 7-year-old girl who died in 2004, from an asthma attack, is suing the City of Memphis for her death. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges the dispatcher didn't follow the proper procedures. The dispatcher had only been on the job for a few days.When the ambulance didn't arrive, the family drove her to the nearest fire station for help. At the fire station, the emergency workers...

• Avandia Recall Information

  Chrissie Cole | May 28, 2007 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of a safety issue regarding the drug rosiglitazone maleate, marketed under the brand name Avandia. The drug is for type 2 diabetes.Safety data analysis of controlled clinical trials shows a significant increase in the risk of heart attack and heart related health issues and deaths in patients that take Avandia.Published and unpublished data from...

• Rollover Accident Claims Two Lives in Las Vegas

  Christina Cole | April 10, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Two people lost their lives on Sunday morning in a rollover car crash in North Las Vegas. The crash happened at approximately 3:00 at Tropical and Decatur. The driver of a truck swerved to avoid something that was in the road, Las Vegas Police said. And in doing so he lost control of the truck, hit a curb and crashed into a brick wall. Two of the three passengers did not have their seatbelts on...

• Teen Recovering After Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  A high school girl was hit by a car on Thursday. She sustained a broken leg and other injuries but thankfully none are serious or life threatening, said Nevada Highway Patrol. She will be staying in the hospital for a few days.Due to the victim being a juvenile, amongst other reasons, police will not be releasing her name. A Carson City woman was traveling northbound in the right hand lane in...

• Anemia Drugs Pose Health Risk

  Christina Cole | March 09, 2007 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  On Friday, the FDA issued a public health advisory to warn patients and care providers that the use of common anemia drugs can increase a risk of death and other serious problems in kidney disease or cancer.The drugs that are causing concern are Epogen, Aranesp and Procrit, all of which are erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Genetically engineered, these drugs are versions of a natural protein...

• Three Sent to Hospital in Highway Crash

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 11:36 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  After a car accident on Monday night, it was slow moving on U.S. 395. The accident sent three people to the hospital.The crash occurred at approximately 8:30 in the southbound lanes. Nevada Highway Patrol says one car swiped the other, causing he second car to crash with a semi-truck.Three people were taken to the Renown Medical Center. Authorities report the injuries were not serious or life...

• Trasylol Clinical Trials Halted

  Christina Cole | February 02, 2007 7:29 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Bayer HealthCare has announced they are discontinuing three clinical trials of the drug Trasylol, citing recent FDA-approved label changes. Bayer was hoping to expand the approved usage of the drug, is currently approved for use in the course of coronary artery bypass graft surgery.The trials were to investigate the safety and efficacy of Trasylol (aprotinin injection) in adults undergoing...

• Unser Jr. Charged in Las Vegas Car Crash

  Christina Cole | January 26, 2007 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Al Unser Jr. is facing a charge of driving under the influence after he left the scene of a car accident on a Nevada freeway.Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Honea says Unser was arrested after he was identified as the driver of a car that sideswiped another on the Las Vegas Beltway on Thursday.The other car involved crashed into a concrete center median while Unser's vehicle had little...

• Woman 0-for-2 with her Lawsuits

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 6:39 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Rhode Island Supreme Court recently upheld a Superior Court decision that a Providence law firm wasn't to blame for a woman losing her medical malpractice lawsuit.Released Monday, the order, says Lois Gullage did not adequately prove her case against Bowerman and Taylor Guretin.The suit alleges the firm did not return her x-rays, which in turn prevented her from acquiring an expert witness for...