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The Consumer Law Page: Articles These articles are for individuals, injured workers, consumers and owners of small businesses who have suffered personal injuries, property damage or financial losses caused by negligent misconduct, toxic chemicals, defective products, or fraud. Personal Injury: First Aid and Advice Vioxx News and Articles (new section) Book Reviews Cars, Trucks, Trains, and Planes Class Actions, Consumer Rights and Consumer Fraud Defective Products For Lawyers Insurance: Your Rights Recommendations: Lists of Attorneys Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Child Abuse The World Wide Web Toxic Chemical Injuries Traumatic Brain Injuries Personal Injury / General Legal Principles [^] Free Consultation online or call 800.921.1776 After the Accident: What To Do Immediately. Personal Injury Law in California: Advice from an Experienced Trial Lawyer. Personal Injury Negligence Law in California. Personal Injury: How Long Will a Lawsuit Take? Personal Injury: Do I Have To Go To Court? Can I Settle Out of Court? Collectable Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases. California's Two Year Statute of Limitations: Extended until Suspicion of Injury. How to Hire the "Right Lawyer": Consumers' Rights in the Legal Marketplace. Understanding the Legal Fee Agreement: Consumers' Rights in the Legal Marketplace. When an Insurance Company Breaches its Contract. Brain Injuries: Proving a Lifetime Disability. A Winning Strategy in Defective Products Cases. Chemically Induced Diseases: Synergistic Effects and Cumulative Injuries caused by Toxic Chemicals. Dioxin Proven to Cause Cancer and Heart Disease. In Utero Workplace Injuries: Children Harmed By Solvents During Pregnancy. Proving Chemically Induced Asthma. Toxic Carcinogens in the Construction Industry. Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds By Public Interest Research Group. Handgun Use Banned for Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Conviction. Fen-Phen California Warning: Silent Injury - Secret Disease made worse by California's Two Year Statute of Limitations that Starts Running When Injury is First Suspected. Personal Injury Lawyers Across the USA (list). California Workers' Compensation Attorneys for On-The-Job Injuries. Paxil Reaction: Wrongful Death of Wife Caused by the Failure to Treat Husband's Manic Psychotic State Aggravated by Paxil- Case Report. Early Diagnosis of Industrially Induced Cancers and Birth Defects: Employees' Rights and Employers' Duties to Warn Before Hiring, During Employment and After Employment Ends. Personal Injury and Wrongful Death: An Outline of Common Claims under California Law. Propulsid® [cisapride]. Jury Duty in California: An Overview of Jury Trials Defective Sulzer Hip and Knee Replacements Sports Injuries and the Immunity of Coaches, Instructors and Professional Trainers from Liability under California's Primary Assumption of Risk Lifecare Planning for the BK Amputee: Future Medical Costs [new] Spinal Cord Injuries: The Economic Aftermath of Quadriplegia [new]   Vioxx Articles (from our companion site at www.alexanderinjury.com): [^] Vioxx Recall Summary [new] Selecting a Vioxx Lawyer [new] We have just launched the FIRST "Vioxx Board" (bulletin board system) on the internet. This free forum is intended as a source of information and discussion concerning the Vioxx recall and Vioxx litigation [new] FDA Indicates Vioxx Might Have Contributed to About 27K Heart Attacks, Deaths [new] Vioxx "blog" (weblog). The first "Vioxx" blog on the internet. Visit here to see the latest Vioxx-related news and information. [new] What Should I Do If I Have Taken Vioxx (Do I Have A Lawsuit)? [new] What to Expect During Your Vioxx Lawsuit [new] What are the Vioxx Side Effects? [new] General Vioxx Information Vioxx News and History (learn the history behind Vioxx) Vioxx Questions and Answers (from the FDA) Press Release Regarding Recall of Vioxx (from the FDA) FDA Public Health Advisory - Safety of Vioxx (from the FDA)   Book Reviews [^] Book Review: In Defense of Tort Law Book Review: Chemical Exposure and Disease: The Professional and Layperson's Guide to Understanding Cause and Effect Book Review: Designer Poisons: How to Protect Your Health and Home from Toxic Pesticides Book Review: Neuropsychological Toxicology: Identification and Assessment of Human Neurotoxic Syndromes, David E.Hartman Book Review: Merchants of Misery, edited by Michael Hudson Book Review: Polluting the Environment: The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology and the Scientific Revolution Book Review: Toxic Deception   Cars, Trucks, Trains and Planes [^] Aircrash Fatality and Survival Factors for Commercial Pilots Airbus A-300 Defects: FAA Delay in Ordering Inspection and American Airlines Flight 587 November 12, 2001 U.S. Plan for Compensation for World Trade Center Deaths: Unfair to Survivors and Surviving Families Airline Responsibility for the World Trade Center Deaths All Terrain Vehicles: Deaths and Injuries to Children Air Bag Safety: Sit Back, Buckle Up, Children in the Backseat Buckle Up The Back Seat Defective Firestone and Bridgestone Tires on Ford Explorers and other SUVs Gas Tank Fires: The $4.9 Billion Verdict Against General Motors for the Explosion of a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Gas Tank Safety in 1973-87 GM Pickup Trucks: A Proposed Solution to the Hazard of Saddlebag Gas Tanks Using Polyethylene Liners Inside Metal Tanks Proven Feasible Since 1978 in Chevrolet Corvettes GM: December 1996 Letter to GM Pickup Truck Owners with Side Saddle Tanks: Settlement Denied by a Handful of Objectors GM: Gas Tank Fires: The Historical Case Against the Placement of Gas Tanks Outside the Frame Rails on the 1973-87 General Motors C & K Model Pickup Trucks GM Pickup Trucks Settlement Approved, January 21, 1999 GM Pickup Truck Settlement Terms GM Pickup Trucks Settlement Update: April 6, 1999 GM Pickup Trucks Settlement Update June 1, 1999 GM Pickup Trucks Settlement Update July 31, 1999 General Motors Pickup Trucks Settlement Update - June 21, 1999 Passive Seatbelt Systems and the 65 MPH Speed Limit: A Cause for Concern Product Liability: Preventing Deaths From Tire Explosions Caused by Known Design Defects Protecting Government From Liability: The FAA's Approach to Flight Safety [Rulemaking After The Aircrash] Rollovers: Death, Brain Damage and Quadriplegia - The Failure and the Fault of Roof "Standards" Sports Utility Vehicles: Dangerous Propensities In An Emergency - 4x4 Rollovers The Hazards of Overhead Electrical Catenary Railroad Systems: A Detailed Case Report Of A $8.5 million Recovery Truck Crashes Caused by Drivers Asleep at the Wheel [new]   Class Actions, Consumer Rights and Consumer Fraud [^] 10 Common Consumer Law Violations that a Class Action Lawyer Can Make Them Wish They Never Committed Adoption Fraud in California Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard Asthmatic Children with Seizures: Theophylline May Be the Cause Bank of America Arbitration Opposed by AARP Civil Justice Reporting Form Class Action Arbitrations in California Class Actions Protect Investors and Consumers from Abuse: An Overview of the Requirements for Prosecuting and Certifying a Class Action Confidential Settlements Should Be Banned in California Consumer Advocacy Demands National Coordination: A Call to the American Council on Consumer Interests Consumer Fraud: Spotting and Protecting Yourself Against It [A General Primer] Consumers' Rights: Cremations and Funerals Consumers' Rights in the Legal Marketplace: Problems of Contingency Fee Clients Who Change Attorneys Contact Lenses: Settlement of Bausch & Lomb Lens Wearer Class Action Discrimination In Burial Insurance Policies Explosive Devices, Public Schools, and Lenient School Administrators: The June 8, 1994 Smoke Bomb Prank at Palo Alto's Gunn High School that Injured Eighteen. Gouging Patients Taking Thyroid Hormone Synthroid [Levothyroxine Sodium] by Knoll Pharmaceuticals Hidden Safety Hazards: (And How to Protect Yourself Against Them) How to Hire the "Right Lawyer":Consumers' Rights in the Legal Marketplace How to Resolve Your Consumer Complaint Limiting the Application of Proposition 51 in Cases Involving Public Policy and Employer's Negligence National List of Consumer Organizations National Institute for Consumer Education Proving a National Real Estate Franchisor's Joint Venture Tort Liability Restitution in Criminal Cases - A Victim's Perspective, By Martin H. Plone, D.V.M (updated 4/98) Privacy, Banking Records and the Supreme Court: A Before and After Look at Miller Someone should file a class action against... Stop Corporate Rip Offs - Blow the Whistle on Crime Survivors of Sexual Assault: A General Information Guide for Women, Their Families and Counselors The Development of Consumer Rights in the United States Slowed by the Power of Corporate Political Contributions and Lobbying The Effect of Inflation on Damages for Future Losses Turn Loose the Securities Lawyers Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Understanding the Legal Fee Agreement: Consumers' Rights in the Legal Marketplace Vaccine Manufacturers and Breast Implant Manufacturers: Same Game, Same Strategies. A Mere Coincidence? Why I am Proud to be a Lawyer Wrongful Adoption: Fraud by Adoption Agencies   Defective Products [^] Fen-Phen California Warning: Silent Injury - Secret Disease made worse by California's Two Year Statute of Limitations that Starts Running When Injury is First Suspected A Winning Strategy in Defective Products Cases Breast Implants: Dow's Manipulation of Public Opinion and the Media Breast Implants: Fact v. Fiction in the Harvard and Mayo Clinic Studies Carcinogens Everywhere: Lead in Children: Old Story - New Data Class Actions Protect Investors and Consumers from Abuse: An Overview of the Requirements for Prosecuting and Certifying a Class Action Contaminated L-Tryptophan and 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan, Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome [EMS], the 1989 Epidemic and the 1998 Warning Defective Thyroid Medication: levothyroxine sodium Ending Secrecy in Defective Product Litigation: New Federal Reporting Rule for Consumer Products Failure to Warn of Product Hazards in California Gas Tank Fires: The Historical Case Against the Placement of Gas Tanks Outside the Frame Rails on the 1973-87 General Motors C & K Model Pickup Trucks GM Pickup Trucks Settlement Approved, January 21, 1999 Hepatitis C from Gammagard ®, an Intravenous Immunoglobulin [IGIV] Owens Corning's Fiberglas ®, Fiber Glass, Glass Fiber and GlassWool: A Carcinogen That's Everywhere - The Asbestos of the 21st Century Passive Seatbelt Systems and the 65 MPH Speed Limit: A Cause for Concern Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds By Public Interest Research Group Prescription Drugs that Kill: Another Kind of Drug Problem Sports Utility Vehicles: Dangerous Propensities In An Emergency - 4x4 Rollovers Top 10 Hazardous Household Chemicals Update on Breast Implants: The New Evidence Against Dow Chemical Defective Wayerhaeuser Hardboard Siding: an Overview Rollovers: Death, Brain Damage and Quadriplegia - The Failure and the Fault of Roof "Standards" Defective Firestone and Bridgestone Tires on Ford Explorers and other SUVs Propulsid® [cisapride]. Defective Sulzer Hip and Knee Replacements   For Lawyers [^] Arrest Record Expungement in California: The Polishing of Sterling by Information-An Equal Protection-Due Process Issue Confidential Settlements Should Be Banned in California High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Constitutional and Historic Limits on Impeachment for Criminal Attacks upon State Litigating Preemption Issues After Medtronic v. Lohr Grand Jury Indictment Versus Prosecution Representing Victims of Crime: A Perspective on the Disaster of American Public Policy and Proposals for Change Search FindLaw for U.S. Supreme Court Cases   Insurance: Your Rights [^] Avoiding Fraud When Buying Long-Term Care Insurance: A Guide For Consumers And Their Families (approx. 150k) National Database of Long-Term Health Care Providers The History of No-Fault: Voters Say "No" to So-Called "Reforms" 13 Out of 13 Times When an Insurance Company Breaches Its Contract: A Brief Summary of the General Law in the United States. Discrimination In Burial Insurance Policies   Recommendations: Lists of Attorneys: [^] California Workers' Compensation Attorneys for On-The-Job Injuries Consumer Attorneys Accross the United States (list) Lemon Car Specialists Personal Injury Lawyers Across the USA (list) Tom Nolan: Criminal Defense Lawyer of Choice   Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Child Abuse [^] Survivors of Sexual Assault: A General Information Guide for Women Information and Resources for Survivors of Sexual Assault Child Abuse and Neglect Child Molestation: School's Failure to Supervise a Volunteer Senior Citizen - A Case Study The Tragedy Of Elder Abuse: Outrageous Misconduct By A Residential Care FacilityThat Resulted In Death By Starvation And Dehydration. A True Story   Toxic Chemical Injuries: [^] (see also Book Reviews ) Expert Medical Opinions in Toxic Tort Cases are Not Subject to Exclusion Under Kelly Frye Electronics Industry Fraud: Cancer and Birth Defects, A Public Report Birth Defects Caused by Herbicides, Insecticides, and Industrial Chemicals that Disrupt the Endocrine System Birth Defects in Children of Workers Exposed to Chemicals IBM: Cancer and Birth Defects at San Jose, Fishkill and Essex Junction Fen-Phen California Warning: Silent Injury - Secret Disease made worse by California's Two Year Statute of Limitations that Starts Running When Injury is First Suspected A Developing Toxic Tort: Lumber Mills, Log Cabins, Leukemia, Lymphomas and Soft Tissue Sarcomas: The Case Against Pentachlorophenol Cancer in the Electronics Industry Class Actions Protect Investors and Consumers from Abuse: An Overview of the Requirements for Prosecuting and Certifying a Class Action Corporate Manipulation of Scientific Evidence Linking Chemical Exposures to Human Disease: A Case in Point -- Cigarette Science at Johns Hopkins. Chemically Induced Diseases: Synergistic Effects and Cumulative Injuries caused by Toxic Chemicals -- Understanding the Gulf War Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity [MCS] Contaminated L-Tryptophan and 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan, Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome [EMS], the 1989 Epidemic and the 1998 Warning Dioxin in Pentaclorophenol: A Case Study of Cancer Deaths in the Lumber Industry Dioxin Proven to Cause Cancer and Heart Disease Environment: Coming Clean. It's time for the chip industry to shed some light on the debate about chemical safety. By Tam Harbert, Electronic Business Magazine, March 1999 (offsite link) Environmental Pollution and Property Damage: Overcoming the Permanent Nuisance Three Year Statute of Limitations - Anatomy of a $2,000,000 Property Damage Settlement, Part I Environmental Pollution: Overcoming the Defenses of Consent and Custom and Practice - Anatomy of a $2,000,000 Property Damage Settlement, Part II Calculating Property Damage in Pollution and Environmental Cases - Anatomy of a $2,000,000 Property Damage Settlement, Part III Fetal Brain Damage, Developmental Delays and Intellectual Impairment as a Result of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyl [PCB] in Pregnancy In Utero Workplace Injuries: Children Harmed By Solvents During Pregnancy Industry's "True Lies": The Politics Behind the Scientific Debate on Dioxin Leukemia, Solvents and Glues: Proving the Connection, a Case Study Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Fetal Neurotoxicity, Microcephaly and Mental Retardation: In Utero Brain Damage Caused by Toxic Solvent Exposure New Evidence Links Working in Silicon Valley with Miscarriages: Scotland's Sunday Herald, April 11, 1999, reports on the Scotish Occupational Health And Safety Research Network Conference on working in the electronics industry, Glasgow University, April 16-17, 1999. (offsite link) Organic Solvents and Birth Defects: Strong Association for Exposed Pregnant Mothers (offsite link) Over-the-Counter Herbicides Pose a Significant Threat of Soft-Tissue Sarcoma, Leukemia and Lymphoma Proving Chemically Induced Asthma Symptoms: Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome, A New Medical Development Proving Toxic Torts: A Primer on Pharmacokinetics Radon - A National Environmental Health Problem Carcinogens to be Avoided Toxic Exposures in the Construction Industry Environmental Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Cause Cancer: Research Report Les Ethers de Glycol: les risques et les enjeux pour la Sante Pesticides and Lymphoma   Traumatic Brain Injuries (see also Toxic Chemical Injuries) [^] Brain Damage at Birth: A Malpractice Case Study Brain Injury: Proving a Lifetime Disability Fetal Brain Damage, Developmental Delays and Intellectual Impairment as a Result of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyl [PCB] in Pregnancy In Utero Brain Damage Caused by Toxic Solvent Exposure: Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Fetal Neurotoxicity, Microcephaly and Mental Retardation Neuropsychological Toxicology: Identification and Assessment of Human Neurotoxic Syndromes, David E.Hartman Protective Helmets Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury: Horseback-Riding Injuries Prove the Case The Traumatically Brain Injured and the Law   The World Wide Web [^] A Special Message to Lawyers Visiting This Site: A Rising Tide Raises All Ships - Join Me on the Web Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard Internet Sources of Government Information Alexander Hawes, LLP 152 N. 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