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Everyone is talking about Brian Jones. He’s a Public Defender in Ohio.

Judge Plough appointed Mr. Jones to be an attorney for Jordan Scott. The trial was resceduled from 11am to 1 30 pm, to allow the defense preparation time.
Just prior to the trial commencement Atty Jones informed the court he couldnt go on because he was not ready yet.  Apparently its policy not to take cases to trail on such a short notice. The judge held the public defender in contempt, and called for a sheriff to remove him from the courtroom.

The attorney spent 5 hours in jail before he was able to make bail.
This is the second time this judge has done this, and the other time it was the same situation. The judge will assign a public defender to a case that goes to trial 48 hours before the trial, giving the defense no time to prepare their arguments. Is this guy a Nazi? Wow.

Organizations that believe in fair trials are coming to Jones’ defense. Judge Plough seems unmoved.It seems this Judge has always been the center of controversy, including his election win to the office.

I cant help but ponder the amount, the actual number, of words said in a hour during a jury trial. the proper words can issue the most powerful images and consequently emotions. Of course words used wrong can be boring. A personal injury attorney then , has quite a big challenge. He needs to often educate the jury on a scientific subject, like accident reconstruction.

In a complex situation words alone are not adequate. On the other end of the spectrum, too many exhibits makes the trial chaotic, detracting from the gravity of the situation. The attorney must balance words with exhibits. Enlarged photographs are useful, as are properly enlarged medical transcripts. A visually colorful time line can be essential, moreso in a medical malpractice suit.

In an accident based on a construction accident the lawyer may want a model built, to simulate the scene where his client was injured. Sometimes the thinsg that are tangible work better than photos.

“Frozen Shrimp, Catfish, and Eel From Foreign Source  Not Inspected”

More than one million pounds of  shrimp, catfish, and eel brought ind from China passed through U.S.  shipping ports since the autumn of 2006 sans the needed inspection for banned chemicals and drugs or other harmful things. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration  had placed the Chinese food businesses that generated these items on an “import alert” roster, indicating that the FDA was ordered to  prevent every load of the items until they had passed our testing. However, an  investigation found that most such deliveries were not stopped or tested.
FDA Can Not Perform Its Duties

The FDA usually inspects only just 1% of the imports it is issued with watchingg. In the instance of import notices such as that given for pond-raised food from China, 100 percent of the imports  are mandated to be searched and tested. The current news about the chinese shipments advises once again that the FDA is helpless to perform its duties to shield American consumers.

The FDA has about 450 employees to inspect  about 20 million shipments of imported food products, medical apparatus, and miscellaneous  items annually. FDA staff of late said before Congress that they don’t feel they have the manpower to do this screening efficiently.

Are we getting panicky? Its been less than 2 weeks? Are these genuine concerns or are we over reacting?

The Food and Drug Administration has recalled green beans due to belief they are contaminated with a botulism toxin. This, now, just 2 weeks after the fact leads to either concern or apathy depending on your views. The product of recall is the 14.5 ounce variety of can containing green beans of the french cut. They were manufactured in Wisconsin in the town of manitowoc. As of August first no reports of botulism were linked to the green beans, but they have been removed from store shelves.

The consumers who have he product in their home are urged to dispose of it. Botulism is a life threatening illness.

Authorities say a driver’s lack of comprehension of English seems to have led to a collision between a train and a semi-truck in Kings Mountain, NC. The truck driver Ricardo Ercia was crossing multiple train lines within the muncipality, when he didn’t understand a traffic sign directing drivers to go through a second train crossing. There were no serious injuries.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations mandates that drivers be able to read and understand the English language.

Using foreigners to drive trucks in the united states is becoming a more and more heated and controversial subject within the industry. Its becoming very apparent that if the trucking industry could hire third worlders to do all the driving to save money, they would definately do so.

lets try keeping americans employed in america, neat concept? i like it!
For the last few years it has become increasingly evident that if the trucking industry could outsource driving jobs to third world countries to save money, it would do so.

A company has recalled  their canned chili, stews and meats because there is a possibility it may contain  Botulism.

Castleberry Foods has called for a  product recall after quite a few individuals got sick after consuming their hot dog chili.

In the interest of safety  they opened the recall up to other products, just in case. those products include  chili, beef stew and other canned meat products, and further includes 4 pet food products.

The pet food products are sold under the Natural Balance label. The company has shut  down their US plant, no word on its reopening has been said.

Botulism is one of the most powerful toxins in the known world and works by blocking nerves, you would become paralyzed, and eventually your lungs will cease to function

5.7 million was awarded to a  very sick man who wasnt diagnosed as having skin cancer  by his doctor. The trial was 4 weeks long and the victim required hospitilzation even during the trial. Poor guy .

The doctor failed to remove the cysts on the plaintiffs right shoulder, which over time metasized into cancer. the cancer is life  threatening for the plaintiff.

The plaintiff’s counsel felt pleased by the juries award, as it was sizable enough that she felt it may offset the distress caused by the misdiagnosis.

The plaintiff, Mr, Reilly, went through numerous surgeries to removes the tissue causing the cancer. His wife was by his side through the strenuous ordeal, and solely cares for him when hes at home.

“When you see pictures of the cysts, they are football-sized and deep in the tissue,” Asher said. Reilly went through a series of surgeries to remove the cancerous tissue. His wife, Karen Reilly, served as his nurse during the multiple surgeries and radiation treatments.

Reilly is bound to his home with 24 hour medical care.

Tests performed by labs have confirmed that the turkey’s at the farm in Virginia did have the bird flu, but the evidence showed that the flu is not being passed around, authorities stated.

The turkeys, who caught the virus, did not pose a risk to humans. HOWEVER, as a precautionary measure, all 54,000 turkeys(!!!!!!!!!!) that were living on the farm in Virginia were slaughtered.

naturally, the area surrounding the farm is still being resurveyed over and over to make sure that there is no traced of the virus, but so far all tests have shown nothing.

I think its awful to kill animals, but becuz we consume them, i deal with it. But when 54000 animals are killed becuz a couple were mildly ill… this disturbs me greatly