STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

First DUI: with bars and restaurants opening back up – know how to avoid it

Getting behind the wheel when one is under the influence is often not a conscious decision. It is the result of several small decisions that can, unfortunately, lead to criminal charges. However, the circumstances that could result in a DUI are rarely one-time incidents. Drunk driving opportunities may occur more often than one would expect

As more Roundup cancer claims come in, Bayer faces pressure

Bayer AG, the company that bought Monsanto, is facing increasing pressure to resolve claims that the weed killer Roundup causes cancer. At least 52,500 plaintiffs have filed suit claiming that their cancers were caused by Roundup. The plaintiffs are generally claiming that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in some users. The

J&J settles pelvic mesh, hip implant marketing case for $3.9 M

Tens of thousands of women have sued Johnson & Johnson over injuries from transvaginal pelvic mesh implants. The implants were sold as a treatment for prolapsed organs, but there were widespread complications such as pain, infection and bleeding. The mesh could also shift from its surgically implanted location and puncture the abdominal wall or nearby

Can you be held criminally responsible for someone else’s DUI?

Yes, under certain circumstances. You can be convicted of DUI if youare criminally responsible for allowing someone else to drive your vehicle while drunk. This was what occurred in the case of State v. Lemacks, which was decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1999. The issue arose because there was conflicting evidence as to whether

Common heartburn drugs pulled over cancer concerns

**NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW CASES  Acid reflux and heartburn is a common condition for which many Americans take medication to relieve daily symptoms. But the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become concerned that a drug called ranitidine, found in prescription drugs and the over-the-counter heartburn medicine Zantac, could cause cancer. What prompted that concern

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