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An Alternative to the Defective and Deadly Taser

Arizona Sheriff Announces Test of Alternative to Taser Stun GunDate Published: November 21, 2005By Steven DiJoseph Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, has announced that his deputies will begin testing 30 new stun guns as an alternative to Tasers. The new electric stun guns are being donated by Sti

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Nov 2005

Birth Control Patch Warning Signs

Now that the FDA has “re-labeled” Ortho Evra the popular birth control patch, it’s important to recognize the symptoms of impending health issues caused by the patch. Women who use this patch are at a significantly increased risk for blood clots, strokes, and death than those women who use other for

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Nov 2005

FDA Issues Warning About Birth Control Patch

On November 10, 2005 the Food and Drug Administration issued an updated labeling concerning Ortho Evra, the birth control patch used by many women. Here is the statement released by the FDA:The Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch to war

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Nov 2005

Motorcyclist dies in I-Drive crash

ORANGE COUNTY — A Kissimmee man on a motorcycle died Wednesday afternoon on International Drive in what witnesses told investigators was possibly a street-racing accident.Gabrail Montanez, 28, was riding a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle south on International Drive south of Central Florida Parkway about 4

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Nov 2005

County sends teams to aid South Florida

A contingent of Osceola County public-safety and electric-utility workers is helping residents in South Florida recover from Hurricane Wilma.On Thursday, eight Kissimmee police officers left for the Miami area to provide security for Florida Power & Light Co. as the utility restores electricity in t

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 Oct 2005

A rip in fabric that holds law enforcement together

ike many Americans, I watched with great interest, and with increasing anger, the recent beating of a 64-year-old retired schoolteacher on the streets of New Orleans. The glare of the public eye almost wasn’t there. A New Orleans police horse appeared to be made to walk backward, apparently to block

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 Oct 2005

Fla. Physicians, Plaintiffs Lawyers Battle Over Med-Mal Discovery

A West Palm Beach, Fla., attorney has won a ruling declaring that the state Legislature’s implementing law for last year’s Patient Right to Know ballot initiative is unconstitutional because it fails to provide full public access to records on medical errors.The ruling is at least the second recent

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 Oct 2005

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By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Mar 2005