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Alabama's Need for a New Constitution
The following article is from Karlos Finley who currently serves on the Board for Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform(News from the Constitution Revision Commission)It's hard to find any reasonable person who'll make a serious defense of Alabama's decrepit Constitution. It's the longest in the world, it has been amended more than 850 times, it centers most all the power in the state in special-interest-controlled Montgomery and binds local governments. For some time, The Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform has lobbied for some action, any action, to bring the state’s complex, cumbersome Constitution under control. Their preferred method to do so is a popularly elected constit ... Read More
AVVO.com is the Best Online Attorney Directory
The cyber geeks at NetNews have rated AVVO.com as the best online attorney locating service. (See article below.) All three attorneys at BF&W have the highest rating possible from AVVO.com. It's a great site for legal consumers. www.avvo.com AVVO.COM: Best Online Attorney Locating ServiceNetNews.Net - December 1, 2011-NetNews.Net © In the fast paced world of internet searching, one of the most congested search areas for internet users is in the area of locating a lawyer. The world wide web has done a wonderful job of bringing lawyers and lawyer locating services to our finger tips, but maybe, just maybe it’s brought consumers too much information.A simple non-scientific review of inte ... Read More
Five Important Things to Know About an Insurance Claim in Alabama
[The following material is an excerpt from our recently published Guide for Insurance Claims. Download the entire guide at no charge at: http://www.bfw-lawyers.com/pdfs/Guide-for-Insurance-Claims.pdf]1. Burden of Proof: The first and most important thing to remember about any insurance claim is that the person or business making the claim (the claimant) carries the burden of proof related to that claim. The person who is handling the claim on behalf of the insurance company (the adjuster) does not have to “disprove” the legitimacy of the claim. The adjusters job is simply to determine if the claimant has presented adequate proof of a covered loss with proper supporting documents or mater ... Read More
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Polygrip Denture Cream
Polygrip Denture Cream’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, is under investigation for failing to inform users of this product’s potential safety risks. Polygrip Denture Cream contains 38 milligrams of zinc per ounce. Health experts recommend 8 milligrams of zinc per day for women and 11 milligrams for men. Medical studies have found excessive zinc may purge the body of copper, a chemical needed for normal brain and nervous system function. GlaxoSmithKline has announced that it will stop making ... Read More
Surgical Mesh Dangers for Transvaginal Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery Patients
Surgical Mesh: Manufactured by numerous companies including, Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp.Used for: Surgical repairs for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and/or Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) surgery. Used in place of stitches surgical mesh is designed to be a permanent implant and has been commonly used in transvaginal POP and SUI surgeries for many years. In POP procedures the mesh is commonly called a “bladder sling.”Symptoms or Consequences: In July 2011, the FDA announ ... Read More
Actos linked to Bladder Cancer
Actos: Manufactured by: Takeda Prescribed for: Actos (pioglitazone) is used in the treatment of diabetes. Actos is used to control blood sugar levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes, which keeps the body from producing enough insulin to properly use the sugar in the blood stream. Type 2 diabetes can also cause the patient to become resistant to insulin. Actos remedies this problem by making cells more sensitive to insulin, thereby making it easier for sugar to pass through the body. Symptoms or ... Read More
