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• Rappers Family Pushing for Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 1:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The family of rapper Biggie Smalls is continuing with a wrongful-death lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, in spite of several setbacks, based on a theory that a "crooked" LAPD detective was involved in orchestrating the murder.With a trial date for this summer in federal court, new disclosed documents are shedding light on how the theory took shape from the start and how the police...

• Man Killed in Hit and Run

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Las Vegas Police are searching for the driver who sped away after killing a pedestrian in a hit and run car accident. The accident occurred just after 2am on Monday at Las Vegas Boulevard and Bruce.The man was crossing the street on a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a red car. Police say the car has previous damage to the front end that has been repaired. The identity of the victim has not...

• Three Sent to Hospital in Highway Crash

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 11:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  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...