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The Associated Press reported on Wednesday, March 5, that drug makers increased their prices last year by an average of 7.4% for the brand-name medicines most commonly prescribed to the elderly, according to the advocacy group AARP. The increase was about 2.5 times overall inflation.The AARP has been tracking drug prices going back to 2002, focusing on the prices charges to wholesalers. The...

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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...

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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...

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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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Since 1982 The McGill Law Firm has limited its practice to the representation of injured persons and their loved ones. We do not represent corporations, employers, insurance companies or hospitals. We only represent people who are victims of someone else's negligence. We accept serious injury and death cases from maritime injuries, motor vehicle accidents and injuries from any type of defective...

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