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Recently, I read a great article about speed traps and other hazards of driving in Northern California.\\\With declining government revenue, many police departments, especially in small towns, have officers lying in wait for outsiders to boost local law enforcement finances. Recently a great web site was created that gives locations of speed traps throughout the United States.As a personal...

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In the past, consumers primarily purchased auto insurance by price, looking for the low cost insurer for the amount of auto coverage they desired. Over the past decade, however, car owners have increasingly come to the conclusion, often after bring involved in an accident, that the lowest cost insurer is often not the best one.Ottimes insurers blantantly ignore the interest of their...

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Many people in accidents have 2 types of insurance, the Medpay insurance on their auto policy as well as their health insurance at work. My fellow Injuryboard Attorney John Cooper recently wrote a great article on Medpay coveragethat explains that concept well and encourages clients to obtain high medpay limits.Medpay insurance is very cheap and I always encouarge my clients to elect minimally...

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The current liquidity crisis in the stock market is endangering bank depositors who invest in CD's (Certificates of deposit) at weak banks. Many such banks entice investors by stating their CD pays a much higher interest rate than other banks and is FDIC insured.While that may be true, in most accounts FDIC insurance is limited to $100,000.Recently, a trucker invested his life savings of over...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers not to purchase three types of red yeast rice products from online suppliers. These products are called Red Yeast Rice, Red Yeast Rice/Policosonal Complex, and Cholestrix. Red Yeast Rice is sold by Swanson Healthcare Products, Inc., and manufactured by Nature's Value, Inc. Cholestrix is sold by Sunburst Organics. The FDA has...

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An accident involving 2 vehciles on July 17th near the intersection of Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights sent three nearbye pedestrians to the hospital in serious condition. The victims were taken to nearby Mercy San Juan Hospital.Pedestrian-Car collisions are often avoidable with simple safety precautions.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on...

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True Leaf Farms LLC has announced that the sample of spring mix and arugula that had tested presumptive positive for potential salmonella contamination was found to be incorrect and due to a laboratory error. The laboratory informed the company of the error ans stated that the test should have come back negative.In addition, True Leaf had another test done from the same samples, and the results...

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The CPSC, in cooperation with Gustav Magenwirth GmbH, announced a voluntary recall of the 190 Radial Brake Master Cylinders. This product is used on off-road motorcycles and around 200 of the brake cylinders are being recalled.The brake cylinder on the motorcycle is able to crack, which would cause brake failure. If the motorcycle fails to brake, the driver may face the risk of death or...

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It is a well accepted medical fact that stress is detrimental to one's health. And just when we have finally accepted the knowledge that we might loose a little sleep or a few strands of hair to stress, a recently published study informs us that chronic stress may lead to memory loss as well. Despite the fact that we can seldom completely escape stressful situations, this latest finding...

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State Senator Carole Migden rear-ended vehicle while possibly talking on cell phone causing a three car accident.Driver distraction as a cause of motor vehicle crashes is an important issue. We find that drivers can be distracted by discussions with other passengers, eating or drinking, picking up things off the floor and changing radio stations. Another source that has become an increasing...

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