Category: Public Awareness
Urgent Warning: Exploding E-Cigarette Batteries Resulting in Serious Injuries
May 15, 2016
Exploding E-Cigarette Batteries Some e-cigarette batteries are exploding without warning and causing blindness, serious burns and permanent injuries. A teenager in New York was blinded in one eye and may have...
Painkillers and Children – Concerns about What the FDA is Doing are Increasing
January 13, 2016
By Steve Heintz of Heintz & Becker on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) making the right decisions when it comes to the issue...
Parents Urged to Give Guidance when Giving New Phones, Tablets and Computers to their Kids This Holiday Season
December 23, 2015
Parents, what do you have wrapped up for your children this holiday season - new phones, tablets, and computers that will give internet access to your children? If you do,...
CRPS/RSD PART 24: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Alstott Speaking Out About Painkiller Dangers
November 9, 2015
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer fullback Mike "The A-Train" Alstott remains an all-time fan favorite for his accomplishments on and off the field. He played 12 seasons as a fullback, racking...
Health Alert: Warnings Issued for Contaminated Tattoo Ink
August 17, 2015
Lawyers and tattoos have not traditionally been very closely linked. But with tattoos becoming commonly accepted, even lawyers are getting tattoos. But, true to our profession, we lawyers contemplate much...
Controversial Proposal to Regulate Roadside Memorials in Palmetto
August 5, 2015
Losing a family member or friend to a car or motorcycle accident is devastating and changes everything. Everything that is, except the love of family and friends. For those left...
Exploding Takata Airbag Recall Expanded to Historic Proportions
May 22, 2015
The ongoing saga involving defective "Takata" airbags has now reached epic proportions as the scope of the recall has been expanded to include 17 million vehicles in the U.S. and...