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• Disgust with lobbyists at GOP Convention

  Gerry McGill | September 02, 2008 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on the Gulf Coast John McCain asked delegates to the GOP convention to tone down their celebrating because it was not appropriate when so many people were...

• Jury Awards $7 Million in Accutane Trial

  Gerry McGill | October 12, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A Pensacola, Florida jury yesterday awarded $7 million to a Pensacola man who said that the manufacturer of Accutane failed to warn him that the use of the controversial acne drug could cause a gastrointestinal disease. The Pensacola jury deliberated for two days before finding that Swiss drug-maker Hoffman-La Roche failed to warn that use of Accutane could potentially lead to a condition known...

• 16-Year-Old Drivers Have Worse Crash Rate

  Gerry McGill | September 18, 2007 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A 2001 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 16-year-old drivers have a crash rate three times higher than that of 17-year-olds, five times greater than 18-year-olds, and almost 10 times greater than drivers aged 30 to 59.Sixteen states and the District of Columbia ban the use of wireless communication devices for some teenage drivers, particularly those 16 and...

• Toys "R" Us Recalls Coloring Sets Because of Lead Paint

  Courtney Mills | August 30, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Toys "R" Us have issued a voluntary recall of some 27,000 wooden coloring cases because of a violation on the federal lead paint standard. According to federal authorities, the cases are painted on the outside with a lead-based paint. The black watercolor paint also contains unacceptable levels of lead.The name of the cases are Imaginarium...

• FDA Issues Health Advisory On Codeine, Nursing Mothers

  Courtney Mills | August 17, 2007 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The FDA issued new important information about the use of codeine in mothers who are nursing children.Because of the way certain individuals metabolize codeine, which breaks down into morphine in the liver, there runs the risk of having extremely high levels of morphine excreted into breast milk. Some women metabolize morphine at a very rapid rate, causing the blood level of morphine to spike. ...

• Massive Toy Recall

  Gerry McGill | August 10, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Mattel, Inc., the world's largest toymaker and distributor, announced on August 9, 2007, a toy recall of nearly a million items from its Fisher-Price division, because the plastic pre-school toys were made in China with paint found to have excessive amounts of lead. The toys were made by a Chinese vender and included the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar, Sponge Bob, Dora and Deigo characters.The...

• Mississippi Is Worst State for Uninsured Drivers

  Gerry McGill | July 31, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A national study released by the Insurance Research Council, a nonprofit study group funded by insurance providers, released a study showing that 26 percent of Mississippi drivers lacked insurance between 1999 and 2004. Alabama and California were tied for the second-highest percentage of uninsured drivers in the 50 states. Twenty-five percent of drivers from those states were uninsured."Even...

• Castleberry Expands Food Recall To Over 90 Brands

  Gerry McGill | July 25, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Castleberry's Food Company, a Georgia plant owned by BumbleBee Foods, LLC, is expanding its recall to over 90 types of canned meat products. The recall began with the Castleberry's labeled hotdog chili sauce, but has been expanded to cover multiple meat products and brand names such as Kroger, Food Lion, and Piggy Wiggly. . Persons having questions can call the Castleberry's hotline at...

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  Gerry McGill | July 20, 2007 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

• Jurisdiction in which to bring lawsuit dictated by cruiseline

  Gerry McGill | June 06, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  If you are injured on a cruise, the cruise line can specify where you can bring a claim against them. They do this by putting a small-print paragraph in the Passenger Ticket. For example, Carnival Cruise Lines only permits claims to be filed in Miami, Florida. This applies no matter where you boarded the vessel or where the accident occurred.