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Hours before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April, there were strong warning signs that something was terribly amiss with the well.

There were several “red flags” that suggested a potential sign of an impeding blow out, according to a memorandum addressed to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce from BP. One of the red flags included several equipment readings suggesting that gas was bubbling into the well. Another red flag was a critical decision, 24 hours prior to the explosion, to replace heavy mud in the pipe rising from the seabed with seawater, which possibly increased the risk of an explosion.

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Due to the Gulf oil spill’s economic impact on commercial and recreational fisheries, a “fishery disaster” in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama has been declared by US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

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As a result of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April, fisherman, residents, volunteers, and other workers are being exposed to dangerous chemicals on a daily basis. BP estimates that its underwater siphon is drawing about 5,000 barrels per day; however, others have estimated that the spill could be as big as 20,000 to 100,000 barrels a day.

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A recent decision in the district of Colorado furthers the debate on whether the time that police officers have to spend putting on their uniforms and safety equipment is compensable work time. In the case of Rogers v. City and County of Denver, the district court judge denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and specifically held that time spent by patrol officers “donning and doffing” the equipment and uniform that are explicitly prescribed in the operations manual for the officers is compensable work time. The fact that the officers were not mandated to dress at the office and were permitted to get prepared at home was ultimately not viewed to be a determinative factor.

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Results from a new study support the link between Viagra and the increased risk of long-term hearing loss in men taking the drug. The study, which is being published in the May 18, 2010, issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, also suggests an increased risk posed by other similar phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) drugs, such as Cialis and Levitra.

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Per the FDA's order on April 30, 2010, Baxter Healthcare Corp.must recall and destroy all of its Colleague Infusion Pumps due to their longstanding failure to correct serious safety problems.

These pumps are medical devices designed to deliver fluids, nutrients and medication to patients in a controlled manner. More than 500 deaths and 56,000 adverse events associated with these infusion pumps have been reported to the FDA in the last five years.

The FDA has also ordered Baxter to provide “refunds” to customers or replace the pumps at no cost in order to help defray the expense of replacement.

Please see my blog for more information and to find out whether you may have a potential claim.

Obama's new Health Care Reform bill prevents health insurance companies from dropping, or rescinding, patients once they develop serious illnesses. This policy has been widely practiced by major insurers, such as Humana, Wellpoint, and UnitedHealth. The reform bill does not take effect until September 23, 2010, and many insurance companies are still trying to drop coverage of sick insureds between now and then.

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With the advent of the triple play, a marketing term for offering cable, internet and phone for one price, the country’s cable providers have been in a mad rush to attract consumers to bundle their services for these basic utilities. RCN, Verizon and Comcast are just some of the providers bundling these services.

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Today, the FDA announced a new initiative to assist the agency in combating misleading advertisements by prescription drug makers.

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