Archive for November, 2013
Among Nation’s Safest Cities Knoxville – Car Insurance Report Suggests – Article 452
Each year for the past nine years, Allstate Insurance Company has released a report of the safest cities for drivers in America. Allstate Insurance provides auto insurance coverage for approximately 10 percent of drivers in the United States and its claims data is viewed as a representative sample of all accident claims in the country. Actuaries for Allstate have developed a formula to assess the accident rate relative to the population in major cities throughout the U.S. and to compare this rate to the national average. This formula is used to rank the 200 largest cities in terms of how safe they are for motorists.
This year, the news was good for Knoxville, which ranked among the safest cities for motorists. Unfortunately, however, Knoxville went down in the rankings as compared with its position on the list in 2012. While it is great that the city is one of the safest, its lower position on the list is less positive news. Our lawyers know there is always room for improvement to make the city safer for drivers, and Allstate has also provided some tips for drivers to help reduce the chances of accidents happening.
How Does Knoxville Compare in Terms of Safety
According to the 2013 Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report released in late August, the city of Knoxville Tennessee ranks number 12th out of 200 cities on the list of America’s best drivers.
Knoxville earned this ranking because the claims data shows that there are an average of 11.8 years between auto accidents in the city. This means that an accident is 15.1 percent less likely to occur in Knoxville as compared with the national average. By contrast, the safest city in the U.S., Fort Collins, Colorado, has an average of 13.9 years between accidents while there are just 4.8 years between accidents in Washington, D.C. (the least safe city for motorists).
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Test Recall and Warnings for Diabetic due to False Claims about Diabetes Drugs
Diabetic Test Recall and Warnings of False Claims about Diabetes Drugs
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This July, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to diabetes patients about diabetes treatments that were being illegally sold. The FDA cautioned that some companies are trying to take advantage of the rising number of patients with diabetes by making false promises. Just a few short days later, on July 31, the FDA released yet another warning to diabetes patients, this time alerting them about a massive recall of diabetes test strips.
Our law firm know that diabetes patients are generally reliant on a variety of different medical products and drugs in order to manage and treat symptoms of their condition. Unfortunately, the reliance on medical products puts diabetes patients at great risk of harm when drug companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers release dangerous or defective products.
FDA Warnings to Diabetes Patients
The first of the FDA warnings released towards the end of July addressed products sold with false claims about their ability to prevent, treat and cure diabetes. The FDA had launched an investigation of diabetes products that were being marketed to consumers with promises that could not be kept, surveying the marketplace to find treatments that were being sold illegally.
The FDA found that there were an abundance of such products and sent 15 different companies warning letters indicating that their sale of diabetes products was violating federal law. The drugs targeted by the FDA included:
- Products sold as dietary supplements
- Alternative medicines such as ayurvedics
- Prescription drugs
- Over the counter drugs
- Homeopathic products
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