Archive for October, 2009

If you were administered Heparin between November 2007 and February 2008, suffered a severe allergic reaction and live in Wisconsin it is important that you figure out your legal rights.

Some of the severe reactions to Heparin are difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating and rapidly falling blood pressure.

It 2008 the FDA admitted that they violated their own policies regarding inspecting the production plant when they allowed the imported raw heparin from China.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling defective drug cases through out the state.  Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling dangerous drug cases through out the state.  Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

An Orfordville man was killed Sunday after his SUV was hit by a tandem axle truck at the intersection of Hwy. 213 and Hwy. 11 in Orfordville, Wis.

According to the sheriff’s office, Harris Speich, 72, and his 71-year-old wife Ilene were traveling northbound on Hwy. 213 when they stopped at the four-way stop intersection. As their SUV entered the intersection, it was hit on the driver’s side by the truck that was eastbound on Hwy. 11. Harris Speich was killed in the accident while his wife suffered unspecified injuries.

Skid marks left by the truck indicate the brakes were locked before it entered the intersection. The truck’s driver, Kevin Campbell, 27, of Washington, PA., and his passenger, James Opic, 31, of Wheeling, W. Va, were not injured.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling truck accident cases throughout the state.  Our Wisconsin injury attorneys have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

The following is an article that was published in the Chicago Tribune on October 26, 2009.

FDA is rebuked on drug follow-up

The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn’t extend patients’ lives, the Government Accountability Office says.

A GAO report due out today also says the FDA has never pulled a drug off the market because of a lack of required follow-up about its benefits — even when such information is more than a decade overdue.

The GAO says the FDA should do more to track whether drugs approved based on preliminary results actually have lived up to their promise.

For a more in-depth look at the story, please click here.

An article from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Lawmakers have ordered their auditors to investigate the management of Wisconsin’s two nursing homes for veterans. The Joint Committee on Audit on Wednesday directed the Legislative Audit Bureau to conduct a review of the Wisconsin Veterans Homes in King and Union Grove.

Auditors are expected to investigate the homes’ purchasing, handling of donations and administrative costs. They are also expected to look into the propriety of millions of dollars transferred from the King home to support Union Grove.

The Board of Veterans Affairs requested the audit after discovering more than $700,000 in spending at the King home that had not been authorized by lawmakers. The commandant of the King home, Bill Crowley, was replaced.

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Pitman, Kyle & Sicula, S.C. is a Wisconsin law firm with a devoted nursing home abuse practice. Our Nursing Home Abuse Team, consisting of attorneys, nurse attorneys and paralegals, is the largest in the state and has successfully represented abused and neglected nursing home residents throughout Wisconsin.

Gerrick B. Hawkins, 35, Madison, was arrested Friday night upon returning to an accident scene he originally fled after hitting a car.

According to police, a 34-year-old woman with her son and daughter in the car was turning left when an oncoming vehicle hit the front end of her car. The at fault driver stopped, got out and asked if she was OK before getting back in his car and driving off.

Police were still investigating the accident when Hawkins returned to the accident scene and was arrested.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm representing victims of drunken driving accidents throughout the state.  Our Wisconsin injury attorneys have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

This week (October 18-24) is National Teen Driver Safety Week. The Wisconsin DOT is urging teen drivers to drive slower, less aggressively, don’t take risks and always wear safety belts.

According to the DOT, the risk of a fatal crash for a teen driver doubles with just one teen passenger and is four to five times higher with three or more teen passengers. In Wisconsin, a driver or passenger 19-years-old or younger is killed or injured every hour in traffic crashes.

Teen drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash than any other age group which is why the focus of this week is to promote better decision making, don’t be a distraction and always wear a seat belt.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling car accident cases throughout the state.  Our Wisconsin injury attorneys have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

Car crashes can lead to  scary, confusing and frustrating situations which is why Wisconsin Association for Justice created this brochure for victims of auto accidents. Take a moment to read “What to do…If You Are In An Accident”

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling car accident cases throughout the state.  Our Wisconsin injury attorneys have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

Ford Motor Company will recall an additional 4.5 million older vehicles because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire.

The latest recall brings Ford’s total to 14.3 million vehicles over 10 years, making it the largest recall in history involving a single problem.

The recall includes 1.1 million Windstar minivans and 3.4 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models. The risk of fire stems from internal leaking from the switches. The switches could overheat and potentially ignite. An investigation by the  National Highway Transportation Safety Administration also identified reports of leaking fluid damaging the antilock brake control module, resulting in a fire. Although most of recalled vehicles are trucks and SUVs, the recall targets vehicles from the 1992 to 2003 model years.

The recall covers the following vehicles:

• 1995-2003 Ford Windstar
• 2000-03 Ford Excursion Diesel
• 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 Ford F-Super Duty Diesel
• 1992-2003 Ford Econoline
• 1995-2002 Ford Explorer
• 1995-2002 Mercury Mountaineer
• 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 Ford Ranger
• 1994 Ford F35 Motorhome vehicles

Ford is advising consumers to leave their vehicles parked outside until they are mailed instructions by the end of the month on how to get repairs.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling faulty product cases through out the state.  Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.