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As I have been posting about here on our blog, I am handling a number of Mirapex gambling and compulsive behavior lawsuits:

Mirapex Cases Handled By Louisville, Kentucky Attorney Will Nefzger

Mirapex Gambling Case Attorney: Complaints of Compulsive Behavior Caused By Mirapex Continue

Mirapex Gambling Case Attorney: A Good Information Source To Pass Along

Mirapex Gambling Lawsuit Lawyer: Mirapex Continues To Take A Toll

Mirapex Lawyer: Multidistrict Litigation Vs. Class Action

Mirapex Lawyer: Requip Users Experience The Same Side Effects As With Mirapex

Mirapex Lawyer: More Suits For Victims of Mirapex Recently Filed

Now, the judge in these cases has scheduled one that I am handling for trial in December after a recent settlement conference failed. As far as I can tell, it will be the first Mirapex case tried since July 2008 and only the third overall. Jury trials are always unpredictable, but my client has a strong case.

Dangerous and defective drugs are responsible for many injuries and death nationwide. Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Consulting a lawyer experienced in handling these matters is usually easy. Most lawyers will provide a complimentary initial consultation to evaluate a claim or case and let the person know if they can help.

Please feel free to contact me directly for more information or to ask questions. Just click here, and it will take you to a page containing contact information.

ABC News ran several stories this past week about its investigation of the bisphosphonate drug Fosamax's (alendronate) connection to femur fractures in women. Fosamax is used by women to fight osteoporosis.

Richard Besser, M.D. explained that Fosamax may "limit...bone's natural ability to protect itself from stress." Fosamax's maker, Merck, added information on the drug package insert in 2008 warning of the possibility of "low energy femoral shaft and subtrochanteric fractures." However, Dr. Besser noted that no efforts have been made to inform the public or prescribing doctors of the potential side effect.

Dangerous and defective drugs are responsible for many injuries and death nationwide. Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Consulting a lawyer experienced in handling these matters is usually easy. Most lawyers will provide a complimentary initial consultation to evaluate a claim or case and let the person know if they can help.

Please feel free to contact me directly for more information or to ask questions. Just click here, and it will take you to a page containing contact information. We will continue to keep you updated as developments occur.

In yet another blow to Toyota Motor Company’s suffering reputation for quality and safety the company has announced another world-wide recall of its popular Prius model. The recall follows the announcement by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it had received hundreds of complaints about braking problems with the 2010 model of the vehicles.

Similar braking issues also have been reported in two other 2010 hybrid models manufactured by Toyota: the Lexus HS250h and the Sai, a hybrid mainly sold in Japan.

In the US, eight accidents involving Prius models have already been attributed to braking problems. The recent developments involving the braking issues of the Prius only serve to further Toyota’s recent problems involving the safety of its vehicles. The automotive manufacturer has been forced to institute wide-ranging incentives and rebates to try and keep or win back a customer base that has been one of the most loyal in the automotive industry for the last couple of decades.

We have previously written several posts about the drug Mirapex, the compulsive gambling it can lead to and the lawsuits Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones PLC attorneys have filed to help victims of this drug recover their lives.

When bringing these claims, as in any personal injury lawsuit, it is important to document the actual damages that the drug has caused a person. Those damages can take many forms: actual money spent on compulsive behaviors like gambling and excessive spending, bankruptcy, money spent on medical costs to seek out alternative forms of treatment for the underlying cause (restless leg syndrome – RLS, Parkinson’s Disease, or other conditions), among others.

However, the damage can go beyond the money that has been lost in the past. Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones PLC Mirapex attorney Brian D. Cook has also seen situations where the compulsive behavior has gone beyond the excessive spending and even lead to allegations of theft on the part of the individual because of an inability to control the urge to gamble or because of the need to cover up lost money due to compulsive gambling. This alleged theft can even lead to being fired from one’s job. The damage isn’t just what has happened to someone in the past, but now the inability to continue working at their job in the future or to find a new one. On top of the future harm, the shame and humiliation of losing one’s job due to behavior they would never dreamed of prior to being on Mirapex is something that these people should be compensated for as well.

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In recent news, and in what could be devastating to Toyota Motor Co.’s efforts to reassure the public about the safety of its vehicles, a university professor now claims to have been able to independently duplicate the sudden acceleration phenomenon in Toyota vehicles. Unfortunately for the vehicle manufacturer Professor David W Gilbert from Southern Illinois University reported to Congress last month that he was able to duplicate the claims of sudden acceleration by altering particular vehicle’s electronic software system. This is contrary to the claims of the company that is has “fixed” the issue by changing a part included in the brake pedal assembly system.

As has been extensively covered by media from around the world the Toyota recall issued emanated from sudden acceleration issues with certain models from both Toyota, and the manufacturer’s luxury brand, Lexus.

Toyota is apparently attempting to refute the claims made by Mr. Gilbert using research from the Stanford University Center for Automotive Research. It has also been indicated that the car company has retained another firm to investigate the link between the sudden acceleration and the Toyota models in question. The company, “Exponent,” the firm that has been linked to this investigation has stated that there is no correlation between the electronic systems in the vehicles in question and the sudden acceleration problems.

For more information about the rights of consumers when their rights may have been violated please call John A. Bahe, Jr. directly at (866) 587-0002 or e-mail him at john@bccjlaw.com.

Owners of Toyotas who have had their vehicles repaired after being recalled have complained to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that they have continued to experience sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) after the repair. This information adds fuel to the fire of those who doubt that the SUA problem is mechanical and is actually an electronic issue. However, Toyota continues to maintain that the issue is not electronic of software related. I posted about this a few days ago here.

Dangerous and defective products are responsible for many injuries and death nationwide. The issues involved in the Toyota recall will also result in lost value for owners of Toyota vehicles, sometimes call diminution in value. Class action lawsuits have been filed, and I am reviewing and accepting these cases.

Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Consulting a lawyer experienced in handling these matters is usually easy. Most attorneys will provide a complimentary initial consultation to evaluate a claim or case and let the person know if they can help.

Please feel free to contact me directly by e-mail for more information or to ask questions. Or just click here, and it will take you to a page containing contact information.

An early Sunday morning Louisville, Kentucky car wreck on Dixie Highway that claimed the lives of three men is being investigated for alcohol and drug involvement by the Kentucky State Police. The car crash also injured two other men in the vehicle.

Brian C. Butt, Michael A. Butt and Dereke Chism were all ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Bruce E. Butt and Nathan A. King, the driver of the car, both survived the wreck. King was airlifted from the scene and is in critical condition. All three of the Butts were brothers.

Witnesses reported to the KSP that the car, a 1998 Mazda 626, was traveling very fast of U.S. 31W southbound. It entered a curve, sideswiped a wall and then left the roadway, struck a guardrail and then flipped multiple times before coming to a rest on its roof. The wreck happened at about 4:40 a.m.

Our sympathies and condolences go out to the friends and family of the deceased and injured victims. These deaths unfortunately add to the increasing number of fatalities on Kentucky roadways as I have been reporting on here at kentuckyinjurylawyerblog.com. Let's hope the injured men make quick and full recoveries and can get back to her normal lives as soon as possible.

A crash like this raises many questions, such as whether there are causes other than driver error. It is imperative that a full investigation take place to determine if there were any factors at play causing this tragedy that are not readily apparent and to preserve evidence.

Although the KSP is conducting an investigation to determine the cause, and they typically good job, it is often important for someone involved in this type of accident to do their own investigation. Hiring a lawyer experienced in handling car wrecks can assure a victim of such a wreck, or the family, that their interests and rights are being protected.

A lawyer experienced in handling car and truck wrecks will know what to do to uncover any underlying causes that do not appear on the surface and may go unrecognized in other investigations. For instance, I have seen many accidents where it first was thought and reported that a seat belt was not in use, but later the facts indicate the seat belt was in use, but failed to work properly.

For more information on this subject and the rights of those injured or killed by another's careless and reckless activity in car accidents, crashes or wrecks, contact Louisville, Kentucky attorney Will Nefzger by clicking on this link: e-mail Will. You can also find out more information about me and my firm by clicking on the Website link at the top of this page and going to my bio page.

We've posted before about Toyota bragging about saving money and showing more concern about profits instead of people. Now, another story has surfaced documenting that Toyota's success in blocking a 2008 recall of its Sienna model, linked by NHTSA to 98 injuries caused by tailgate collapses, was categorized as a "win" for the company.

The memo cited $255 million in wins for the company, including the Sienna issue, and minimized the injuries consumers reported.

Dangerous and defective products are responsible for many injuries and death nationwide. The issues involved in the Toyota recall will also result in lost value for owners of Toyota vehicles, sometimes call diminution in value. Class action lawsuits have been filed, and I am reviewing and accepting these cases.

Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Consulting a lawyer experienced in handling these matters is usually easy. Most attorneys will provide a complimentary initial consultation to evaluate a claim or case and let the person know if they can help.

Please feel free to contact me directly by e-mail for more information or to ask questions. Or just click here, and it will take you to a page containing contact information.

The Toyota recall woes continue for the company. Now, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which is located in Manhattan, have issued grand jury summonses to Toyota signaling the launch of a criminal investigation and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun probing into what Toyota executives told investors.

Speculation as to the nature of the investigations centers around potential product safety law violations and false statements to National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding sudden unintended acceleration and the Prius' braking system. The SEC confirmed its request for information regarding the sudden unintended acceleration issue and Toyota's disclosure policies and practices.

Dangerous and defective products are responsible for many injuries and death nationwide. The issues involved in the Toyota recall will also result in lost value for owners of Toyota vehicles, sometimes call diminution in value. Class action lawsuits have been filed, and I am reviewing and accepting these cases.

Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Consulting a lawyer experienced in handling these matters is usually easy. Most attorneys will provide a complimentary initial consultation to evaluate a claim or case and let the person know if they can help.

Please feel free to contact me directly by e-mail for more information or to ask questions. Or just click here, and it will take you to a page containing contact information.

Toyota still refused to admit last week at congressional hearings that electronics are the cause of, or at least play a role in, the sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) defect that is the subject of the massive recall. This despite an expert's ability to reproduce SUA in field experiments by electrically short circuiting a Toyota's electronics using an external bypass system that recreates conditions, such as corrosion, moisture and manufacturing imperfections that may be culprits.

The professor, David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University, has so far been able to replicate SUA on a Tundra, Lexus, Matrix and Avalon.

Dangerous and defective products are responsible for many injuries and death nationwide. The issues involved in the Toyota recall will also result in lost value for owners of Toyota vehicles, sometimes call diminution in value. Class action lawsuits have been filed, and I am reviewing and accepting these cases.

Our profession calls this area of law products liability. Consulting a lawyer experienced in handling these matters is usually easy. Most attorneys will provide a complimentary initial consultation to evaluate a claim or case and let the person know if they can help.

Please feel free to contact me directly by e-mail for more information or to ask questions. Or just click here, and it will take you to a page containing contact information.