- Matt Buckmiller | June 28, 2007 2:54 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTo put it mildly, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulates dietary supplements much differently then their regulation of prescription and over the counter drug products. "Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. Generally,...
- Matt Buckmiller | June 28, 2007 1:51 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTo put it mildly, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulates dietary supplements much differently then their regulation of prescription and over the counter drug products. "Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. Generally,...
- Matt Buckmiller | June 19, 2007 5:32 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn the hopes of obtaining more listings, greater commissions, and overall greater profits, real estate brokerage firms in North Carolina commonly engage in the practice of dual agency whereby they act as both the seller's agent and the buyer's agent in the sale of a particular piece of real estate. one form of dual agency, one broker from a real estate firm will act as both buyer's and...
- Matt Buckmiller | June 19, 2007 3:12 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn the hopes of obtaining more listings, greater commissions, and overall greater profits, real estate brokerage firms in North Carolina commonly engage in the practice of dual agency whereby they act as both the seller's agent and the buyer's agent in the sale of a particular piece of real estate. In one form of dual agency, one broker from a real estate firm will act as both buyer's and...
- William Wright | June 12, 2007 4:38 PM |
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MiscellaneousWith the new Hurricane activity forecast out from the good Dr. Gray, http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2007/june2007/ it is time for eastern North Carolinians to prepare for hurricane season. Most people know or should know the necessity of preparing a hurricane kit complete with essentials (candles, water, can goods, fuel, first aid kit, weather radio, cash, etc...) to keep a...
- Gary Shipman | June 12, 2007 12:14 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsYou Deserve the Best" "We'll Fight for You"As consumers, we are constantly hearing/seeing television and radio ads from law firms, seeking to have those injured in a car accident, on the job, as the result of medical negligence, or in a nursing home, call their offices. Those solicitations use persuasive, but often deceptive, "come ons" in an attempt to convince you to make that call. There...
- William Wright | June 12, 2007 12:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousWith the new Hurricane activity forecast out from the good Dr. Gray, http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2007/june2007/ it is time for eastern North Carolinians to prepare for hurricane season. Most people know or should know the necessity of preparing a hurricane kit complete with essentials (candles, water, can goods, fuel, first aid kit, weather radio, cash, etc...) to keep a...
- Gary Shipman | June 12, 2007 10:03 AM |
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Automobile Accidents"You Deserve the Best" "We'll Fight for You"As consumers, we are constantly hearing/seeing television and radio ads from law firms, seeking to have those injured in a car accident, on the job, as the result of medical negligence, or in a nursing home, call their offices. Those solicitations use persuasive, but often deceptive, "come ons" in an attempt to convince you to make that call. There...
- Gary Shipman | June 11, 2007 5:35 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products"The FDA dropped the ball." This revelation from Rep. Henry Waxman (D - California), the chair of a Congressional oversight committee that heard testimony last week about another dangerous drug, Avandia, manufactured by North Carolina's own GlaxoSmithKline, should be so shocking that it would be fodder for a Pulizter prize winning novel. But it's not. The story of Avandia is the latest of...
- Gary Shipman | June 11, 2007 3:48 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products"The FDA dropped the ball." This revelation from Rep. Henry Waxman (D - California), the chair of a Congressional oversight committee that heard testimony last week about another dangerous drug, Avandia, manufactured by North Carolina's own GlaxoSmithKline, should be so shocking that it would be fodder for a Pulitzer prize winning novel. But it's not. The story of Avandia is the latest of...
- Christina Cole | June 07, 2007 2:02 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTwo paramedics were injured when their MEDIC truck overturned at least twice in a trucking accident this morning. "There was certainly potential for serious injuries, we are thankful these guys weren't seriously injured," said a MEDIC spokesman.The two-person crew was in transit to a call near Charlotte/Douglas International Airport at approximately 11:15 a.m. when the trucked rolled over....
- Christina Cole | June 02, 2007 3:04 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesAmerican International Group Inc. may have to pay out more than the $317 million it has set aside to settle claims they shortchanged state workers' compensation programs.Filed Thursday, in U.S. District Court by the National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Pool, the lawsuit estimates the world's largest workers' comp insurer may owe over $1 billion. AIG, in a separate lawsuit filed Thursday,...