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A comment on Mt. Lassen Park Officials Warned of Trail Dangers - Rock Slide Kills 9-year-old

Rob — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:30:35 GMT

- I'm up there on the mtn. a fair amount. The cutting of the switchbacks is something that is serious. The Park gives notice regarding this. They go as far to say that the trail could be closed - with only guided hikes by a Ranger.
It is extremely sad that an accident had to occur here. A local couple who works for the Park told me the Park was aware of the situation up on the trail. The Park was to begin work up there shortly.

A comment on Manufacturer Responsibility for Defective Medical Devices is Getting Closer

JILL PAUL RN — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:41:50 GMT

Great article Todd. You summed it all up very eloquently. Michael Mulvihill, who testified yesterday, received 22 horrendous, inappropriate shocks in 53 minutes while driving his car with his wife onboard. This was the result of a Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead fracture. My husband suffered 37 horrendous, inapproptiate shocks from his Sprint Fidelis lead fracture in about the same length of time. I witnessed this event and it was horrifying. Medtronic knew they had a serious problem with the Sprint Fidelis lead but chose to put profits ahead of patient safety. Medtronic should not receive the benefit of a judicial doctrine granting the company immunity when they knowingly put patients' at risk. The premarket approval process for Class III devices that are substantially equivalent to another deivce, do not have to undergo the premarket approval process. It is my understanding that this is essentially what happened with the Sprint Fidelis lead. Some say that decisions about the safety of medical devices should be left to the experts and scientists at the FDA who evaluate "new" products with the overall public good in mind. The Sprint Fidelis lead was not considered a "new" product and therefore, was never tested. Dr Maisel, a Cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and also chair of the FDA Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel, testified yesterday to that fact. Yes, we need safe products and innovation in the Medical Device field but not at the expense of injured parties who have no legal rights in the civil justice system. Many voices speaking out in favor of The Medical Device Safety Act can be read at: More ...
I encourage each of you who have been injured, or, have a family member who has been injured by a faulty medical device, to sign this ongoing petition. I also encourage you to write/email your respective Congressmen/Women and Senators to solicit their support for this very important bill. There is still much opposition to overcome to restore our legal rights. Thank you.

A comment on Do You Sign Your Doctor's Arbitration Agreement

Mike Bryant — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:08:22 GMT

This will be needed to be watched closely for it's results. I wonder if people with smaller claims might not like this system. But, as you say it does rob people of their day in court and it all depends on who makes the decisions.

A comment on The Deer Warns "I'm Here," Helpful?

Bert — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:57:16 GMT

Got an ugly ticket that I want to get out of. My friend turned me on to a free site, (no email needed, they make money on advertisements) on how to get out of a speeding ticket. It has a pretty funny video and I downloaded the pdf, and it looks pretty cool. I am going to try it out. It is www.ticket-gone.com Let me know what you think... Bert

A comment on Will the "New" Chrysler and GM Vehicles be Safe?

Jane Akre — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:37:09 GMT

Hi Todd-

Talking to a Treasury Dept spokesperson today about what role it had in greasing the wheels for Chrysler, yielded this response:

“Treasury was not involved in this decision, which the company made consistent with conventional bankruptcy practice. While unfortunate, the outcome would have been far worse had the government not intervened in the restructuring and Chrysler had liquidated.”

Someone else calls it Karl Rove's dream.

A comment on Chrysler's Ticking Time Bombs

Mike Bryant — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:16:24 GMT

This needs to be stopped, people should be able to get justice and their day in court.

A comment on Chrysler's Ticking Time Bombs

Bret Hanna — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:59:31 GMT

I blogged about the possibility of this occurring on May 28th and my post garnered no comments. Did this really come to pass? Are AAJ or other consumer rights advocacy groups mobilizing on this issue?

A comment on Obama Backs Chrysler/GM Immunity for Dangerous Cars , Vans and Trucks

Jim Hawk — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:49:56 GMT

This is not right!!! how can you put consumers at risk for something that would not be their fault it is clear that the obama adminastrtion is not thinking clear. What if it was their love ones who were in harms way do to the auto manufactures
neglect. This is clearly not right for the consumers that trust in these auto manufactures. Again what if it was his wife and kids would he back them then!!! OBAMA THINK ABOUT IT!!!! cause clearly your not.

A comment on What's the Law When the Donkey Bites?

Virginia — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:55:11 GMT

I am sorry to have to add a P.S. I was just so flabbergasted by such an ignorant statement that I forgot a main point I ALWAYS make to parents about ALL domesticated animals.

Children - especially the narcissistic kind being raised by many Californians these days (yes, I lived there for 20 years until just recently) - make a LOT of scary noises and threatening moves around animals. I would even say that it points to the forgiving nature of our companion animals that most children aren't mauled on a daily basis by some animals with what I've witnessed:

children screaming at the animal - jumping AT the animal's face - throwing their hands into the animals faces - kicking at the animals - and, at the very best, running fast in circles around the animals. In predatory animals, like dogs, this just SCREAMS "hey this is prey...I need to eat that thing." In prey species this behavior screams "PREDATOR! Kill it before it eats me!!"

Parents have become more and more irresponsible in this litigation happy society. It is the the HUMAN'S fault in well over 95% of all animal-human injuries. Injury numbers would drop by at least that much if people would just teach themselves and their children how to approach animals gently and in a non-threatening manner.

Do we humans stop and think when someone breaks down the door of our house or do we fight back? The behaviors of most children around animals is the metaphorical equivalent of the burglar kicking in your door. We need to stop blaming the victims in these cases -- the ANIMALS -- and start taking responsibility for our own actions and choices.

A comment on What's the Law When the Donkey Bites?

Virginia — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:47:10 GMT

I'm sorry, but I just have to ask: are you kidding with that remark "'Biting' is a 'bad habit' of horses and donkeys." ?? You are spreading irresponsible LIES.

Dogs and cats are both FAR more "mouthy" and infinitely more likely to bite a child than any horse or donkey or mule I've ever known or even heard about - and I specialize in equine behavior. It is a very, very rare event when someone requests help with a biting horse or donkey.

So you have made a clearly irresponsible statement.

Horses, mules, and donkeys are non-confrontational animals. I would place bets that in well over 95% of cases of bites from these animals there was provocation from the human. Actually, that's the percentage of dog bites that are human caused!, so equine bites would have to be provoked more than 98% of the time.

Their normal behavior is to just leave, unless they feel severely threatened. Even aggressive horses don't go for the bite first; they will kick before they bite. So please stop spreading myths and misinformation.

Even a quick Google search reveals that when you enter "equine bite statistics" you get FAR more results on DOG bites and a very, very few on horse bites. Part of that is numbers, sure. But let me reiterate, where I would definitely classify biting as a potential problem with dogs and cats, it rates REALLY REALLY low on the problem scale for horses and donkeys.

Children are actually LIKELY to be bitten by family house pets. They are NOT likely to be bitten by livestock. Check your facts before you write.

Virginia Bowen
Animal Behavior Specialist
Horsepower Ranch & Cattle Co.
Brownwood, TX