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		<title>Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act Will Provide Consumers Greater Protection</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/07/will-provide-consumers-greater-protection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 4678.]]></category>
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In response to a series of foreign manufacturer recalls, including Toyota vehicles, drywall and children’ toys, federal lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow U.S. consumers to effectively sue foreign product manufacturers in U.S. courts pursuant to the Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010.  The proposed bill was approved by the House’s Subcommittee on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Drug Abuse On The Rise In The U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prescription drug abuse and addiction is prevalent in Hollywood.  Heath Ledger&#8217;s death, Anna Nicole Smith and her son&#8217;s deaths and now Brittany Murphy and her husband&#8217;s deaths.  Prescription drugs, when abused, are highly addictive and can be fatal. 
Anna Nicole Smith&#8217;s 2007 death was due to an overdose concoction involving nine various prescription pills.   Earlier this month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription &#8220;Drug Driving&#8221; Fatally Impairs</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/07/prescription-drug-driving-fatally-impairs-driving-abilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[prescription drug driving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reported on July 24, 2010: Drivers on Prescription Drugs Are Hard to Convict  The Seattle Times reprinted it as: Prescription &#8216;drugged driving&#8217; may be on rise
The accident that killed Kathryn Underdown had all the markings of a drunken-driving case. The car that hit her as she rode her bicycle one May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airplane Food Prepared In Unsanitary Conditions Says FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/06/airplane-food-prepared-in-unsanitary-conditions-says-fda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[USA Today reports today that: FDA report reveals airline food could pose health threat
Many meals served to passengers on major airlines are prepared in unsanitary and unsafe conditions that could lead to illness, government documents examined by USA TODAY show.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors have cited numerous catering facilities that prepare airline food for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturers Cite Delays, Mixed Signals</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/06/manufacturers-cite-delays-mixed-signals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FDA and medical device approval]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Boston Globe reports that the Food &#38; Drug Administration is too lax in its approval proceedings of hundreds of new medical devices sold in the U.S. marketplace.
    
  
WOBURN — Fielding complaints about poor communication and delays in reviewing and approving new products, the top US medical device regulator yesterday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Retailers Must Post Radiation Exposure in San Francisco</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco is the first city in the nation to require retailers of cell phones to prominently post the radiation exposure levels posed to consumers of cell phones.  The cell phone &#8220;right to know&#8221; bill was passed by a strong majority, 9:1.
While no direct link between cell phone use and glioma or mengioma has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s New Cell Phone Law Takes Effect Today</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/06/washingtons-new-cell-phone-law-takes-effect-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new washington state cell phone law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attention Washington drivers: starting today, it is illegal to hold a cell phone up to your ear while operating a vehicle.  The new cell phone law prohibits drivers from texting or calling while driving.  Such violations are a primary offense at $124.00 per ticket. There are some exceptions, including emergencies and utilizing your phone in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Major Auto Recalls, NHTSA Called To Regulate For Safety</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/06/more-major-auto-recalls-nhtsa-called-to-regulate-for-safety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/06/more-major-auto-recalls-nhtsa-called-to-regulate-for-safety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chyrsler recall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NHTSA To Implement Stricter Auto Safety Regulations
The Washington Post reports that in light of the hundreds of personal injury claims (including deaths) arising out of the accelerating Toyotas that led to a massive, nationwide recall, the Federal legislature has responded positively to consumer pressure.  It has created national legislation that would require the NHTSA to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s New Cell Phone Law Effective Thursday, June 10</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/06/washingtons-new-cell-phone-law-effective-thursday-june-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[WA cell phone law primary offense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective June 10, 2010, Washington State law will prohibit drivers from texting or dialing or receiving calls while operating a moving motor vehicle.  Such violations will no longer be a secondary offense.  There are some exceptions, including emergencies and utilizing your phone in hands-free mode.
A police officer may pull you over just for seeing you hold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edmonds Man&#8217;s Family Seeks $25 Million For Brain Injuries Suffered From Police Chase</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/05/seattle-mans-family-seeks-25-million-for-brain-injuries-suffered-in-police-chase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/05/seattle-mans-family-seeks-25-million-for-brain-injuries-suffered-in-police-chase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle PI Reports:
The family of an Edmonds man who was brain-damaged during a police foot chase in Belltown has filed a $25 million tort claim against the King County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
Christopher Harris, 29, was knocked into a coma at the end of a May 10, 2009 pursuit in Belltown. Harris had inexplicably run from two [...]]]></description>
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