Auto Safety, Environment and Seniors

The American Association of Justice is a group of plaintiff attorneys who represent consumers.  The proverbial David v Goliath challenges that present when a large corporation with vast resources is taken on by a lone consumer with limited resources is the reality of what consumer plaintiff attorneys do. 

To help educate us with the accomplishments of consumer plaintiff attorneys the AAJ has published three interesting pieces.  I include them here for your review and consideration.  Please feel free to post a comment on anything that comes to mind - agree or disagree.

Auto Safety   http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xbcr/justice/Driven_to_Safety.pdf

Environmental Hazard         http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/12721.htm

Standing up for Seniors      http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ATLA/attach/Nursing_Home_Report.pdf

Spinal Treatment Questioned

The New York Times reported:

Patients who received a bioengineered protein during spinal fusion procedures to correct neck pain had far more complications than patients who did not get it, according to a study released Tuesday.

The study, published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association, reinforces previous concerns about the use of the proteins in fusion procedures to treat upper spine, or cervical, pain.
 

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