The American Association of Justice (AAJ) is in support of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to allow generic drug manufacturers to independently update their warning labels. The US Supreme Court ruled in Pliva v. Mensing that generic drug manufacturers cannot independently update their warning labels, even when new side-effects are known....
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Bus Driver Charged After Five Children Injured in Maryland School Bus Accident
According to CBS DC, several children were injured when a school bus drifted across a road in Beltsville and into a bus stop. Police say the 61-year-old driver left the bus unattended around 7:15 a.m. in front of High Point High School in Beltsville. Police say for unknown reasons, the bus began moving and struck...
Read MoreTwo Drivers Killed in Head-On Collision on Route 11 in Virginia
According to WHSV.com, two people died in an accident on Route 11 on the morning of April 7. Virginia State Police were called to the crash on Lee Highway near College Lane at 7:59 a.m. Officials stated that a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was traveling southbound on Highway 11 when it pulled into the...
Read MoreGroup Fights to Restore Millions for Spinal Cord Injury Research
According to The Wall Street Journal, officials have restored nearly $7 million in annual funding for spinal cord injury research after an influential lobby of paraplegics put pressure on lawmakers. The group, New Yorkers to Cure Paralysis, have tried unsuccessfully since 2010 to restore about $8.5 million in...
Read MoreTractor-Trailer Crashes and Stops Within Feet of Home
According to WNEP 16, a tractor-trailer crashed and flipped just a few feet from a residential home in Jessup, Maryland. Police officials said the truck’s brakes failed at some point going down Hill Street, causing the tractor-trailer to roll over and narrowly miss a home at the intersection of Hill Street and Constitution Avenue....
Read MoreHospitals Get Creative With New Mandates in the Affordable Care Act
Hospitals across the US are getting creative when it comes to meeting tough new mandates in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve care and increase patient satisfaction, and they are getting paid more as a result. Under the ACA, the federal government gives money to hospitals that deliver better care, rather than just paying...
Read MoreStudy Shows MMA Fighters Have Higher Risk of TBI Than Boxers
According to CBSSports.com, a study performed by University of Toronto researchers has revealed that mixed martial arts fighters are at a higher risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) than boxers, or other martial arts fighters. The study, which looked at MMA fights from 2006 to 2012, found that fighters...
Read More21-Year-Old Maryland Man Falls to His Death While Working on Water Tower
According to WJLA 7, a Maryland worker fell to his death from a water tower in Pasadena, Maryland on the evening of March 21. Anne Arundel County officials say the 21-year-old man was working on cellular communications equipment on the tower when he fell. The tower is located behind a building that houses a police...
Read MoreOne Victim Dead in Virginia Bus Crash, Driver in Custody
According to The NY Daily News, a shuttle bus transporting a group back from a birthday party collided with a car and overturned before dawn on March 23 along a highway in Fairfax County, leaving one person dead and sending 16 others to the hospital. The Virginia State Police said the bus was heading south...
Read MoreWashington DC Woman Takes Herself to Hospital When Paramedics Get Into Argument
According to The NY Daily News, a Washington, D.C. woman who believed she was suffering a stroke was forced to transport herself to the hospital after two paramedics got into a heated argument while treating her. The woman said she was concerned for her welfare when two DC Fire and EMS employees started arguing after...
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