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Januvia and Pancreatic CancerPosted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2013
The Federal Drug Administration is looking into a possible link between GLP1 drugs, including Januvia, and increased risk of pancreatic cancer: Diabetes drugs including Merck & Co. (MRK)’s Januvia, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY)’s Byetta and Novo Nordisk A/S (NOVOB)’s Victoza are being scrutinized by U.S. regulators for a potential link to pancreatic cancer. According to… read more…
Can Police Arrest for DUI Outside the City Limits?Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2013
Does a police officer have the right to stop and arrest a driver suspected of DUI if the arrest occurs outside the city limits? People often mistakenly believe that a police officer loses his right to arrest at the jurisdictional limits of a town, city or county. In Williams v. State, 1962 OK CR 80, 373… read more…
Driver Provides Evidence in DUI Car AccidentPosted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2013
A Tulsa motorist provided police with evidence to assist prosecutors in building a DUI case against her following a car accident on Monday evening. Sarah Graham is accused of driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-244 when her Kia crashed into a car driven by another motorist. Following the accident, Tulsa police officers approached… read more…
OK Man Suspected of DUI in Accident with BicyclistPosted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2013
A Tulsa man who was suspected of DUI when he collided with a bicyclist last August is now facing felony charges related to the accident. Police arrested Daniel Roberts Highers this past month on charges that he was DUI when he struck bicyclist Chalres Steven Martin. According to a report, Prosecutors allege that Highers was… read more…
Reports of HIV “Cure” May be PrematurePosted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2013
Reports are circulating of a toddler born with HIV who no longer shows signs the disease. Some are referring to the news with words like “cure,” but others are more cautious. In an article published in the Tulsa World, HIV care providers expressed a mixed bag of hope and caution: “We are so ready for… read more…
Did CCA Scam a Nursing Home Into Accepting Violent Prisoners?Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2013
Corrections Corporation of America (“CCA”), is a private prison operator that houses California inmates at its facility in Sayre, Oklahoma. When CCA lost control of the facility during a riot in October 2011, it transferred four violent criminals who were injured to a residential nursing home in Midwest City, OK to live alongside elderly residents –… read more…
Oklahoma DUI – DPS Hearing versus DUI ConvictionPosted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2013
Oklahoma citizens charged with a DUI are required to surrender their driver’s license subject to an administrative hearing before the Department of Public Safety, the state agency that grants people a license to drive. This procedure is separate from the underlying charge for the criminal act of DUI. The difference can often lead to confusing… read more…
Officer Subject to Termination for Excessive ForcePosted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2013
A police officer accused of using excessive force faces termination by the police department. According to the department, police officer Charles Proctor disgraced the department and should be fired for striking Jermaine Lacey with a baton, choking him and slamming his head into the bumper of a squad car: Video of the incident . …. read more…
Day Care Settles Pregnancy Discrimination ClaimPosted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2013
A corporation operating day-care facilities has agreed to settle a pregnancy discrimination claim filed by a pregnant employee: The EEOC had alleged that Adventures in Learning discriminated against a pregnant employee at one of its locations and forced her to quit when it refused to allow her to work after her fourth month of pregnancy…. read more…
Excessive Force Complaint Caught on VideoPosted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2013
A Tenessee man has filed an excessive force complaint following an altercation with officers: “We counted at least 200 blows, 200 individual blows,” says Tatum’s attorney, Robin Flores. “They were dragging him by his broken leg.” The incident was caught on tape which the victim’s attorney has since produced for the public: Video available here…. read more…