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• FDA Examines Lipsticks for Lead

  Jenny Albano | October 14, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The FDA is investigating claims that certain lipsticks contain lead. Officials from the agency stated that similar claims in the past have not been confirmed.The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics said that a third of the 33 red lipsticks examined by an independent lab contained a level of lead exceeding 0.1 parts per million -- which is the FDA's limit for lead in candy. The FDA does not set a limit...

• TWC Global LLC, Inc. Issues a Recall of Axcil and Desirin

  Jenny Albano | September 22, 2007 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  TWC Global LLC, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Axcil and Desirin products marked as dietary supplements because they include potentially dangerous unlabeled ingredients.FDA found the lot of 02B07 contains 3 mg/g of sildenafil, the active ingredient of a FDA-approved drug used for ED, as well as sulfosildenafil and sulfohomosildenafil, both are analogs of sildenafil. All of these...

• Bodee LLC, Inc. is Recalling Zencore Tabs Due to Undeclared Ingredients

  Jenny Albano | September 08, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Bodee LLC, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, announced they are recalling the dietary supplement Zencore Tabs because of undeclared ingredients.Representatives of the FDA found these undeclared ingredients during lab analysis and stated that the ingredients are potentially harmful to consumers.FDA asserts that its chemical analysis revealed that one lot of Zencore Tabs contains aminotadalafil,...

• Progressive Insurance Spies on Church Group

  Ed Smith | August 24, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  An unbelievable story to some, but just old hat to attorney's who deal with Progressive Insurance and their outrageous behavior almost every day.Today, it was reported that detectives hired by Progressive Insurance became members of the Southside Christian Fellowship Church in Atlanta in August 2005 in order to get damaging information on two church members involved in a traffic accident.The...

• Is your stock exposed to the subprime woes?

  Ed Smith | August 21, 2007 8:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Many investors have been affected by the increasingly perilous subprime mortgage situation and several stocks such as Countrywide, Bear Sterns and Washington Mutual have been directly affected. While exposure to the risks in subprime mortgage companies is in the nature of the game and has been well known for the better part of 2 years, many investor's are unaware that their other stocks,...

• Great Music to Prepare for Trial

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  II've spent way too much time in the left side of my brain the past few months and now I'm going to share some web sites I found recently that'll open up your creative side. Finetune is a new website that allows you to add superbad soundtracks to an onscreen player and you can string 45 songs in a playlist. You can add up to 3 songs of each of your favorite bands, share playlists with others and...

• Speed Traps in Northern California

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  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...

• Consumers Evaluate Auto Insurers for Fairness

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 8:44 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  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...

• Medpay and Health Insurance Coverage in accidents

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 6:50 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  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...

• Certificate of Deposit (CD's) Holder's in Danger

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  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...