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Meridia Fiasco Shows Need for Watchful Eye Over the FDA

Meridia (sibutramine) is a prescribed drug that patients in Atlanta take orally to manage obesity during the losing and maintaining of weight. It is the first orally taken serotonin and noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). It influences the appetite control center in the brain to lessen food consumption by raising satiety…

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Citizenship and Immigration Status Often Not Admissible in Georgia Trials

With the recent changes in immigration law, many immigrants in Georgia are shying away from utilizing the court system for fear of being deported. This is unfortunate and unwarranted because Georgia law is clear: evidence concerning a party’s immigration status is irrelevant to the issues of negligence and damages in…

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Georgia Appeals Court Clarifies Law on Police Pursuit Case

Police pursuit cases can unnecessarily claim many innocent lives and cause thousands of serious injuries every year. Until recently, the defendant police departments have made good faith arguments in court against liability based on these premises: 1) Unless the police car intentionally touched the fleeing suspect’s car, there can be…

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Injured Atlanta Patients to Benefit From Pledge to Limit Radiation Exposure

I recently posted a blog reporting on the overuse of x-rays and other types of diagnostic tests related to dental procedures. According to a recent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a panel of medical experts has pledged to put new general protocols into place to limit radiation exposure to…

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