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Robert Edwards
Opioid Crisis - Same Old Story
It is the old story of corporate greed; privatize the profit and socialize the risk
Robert Edwards
Stem Cell Treatment (Buyer Beware)
The Food and Drug Administration prevailed in a lawsuit against a stem cell clinic (U. S. Stem Cell Clinic) which had made claims that stem cells derived from a patient's own body can treat conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease to pulmonary fibrosis.
Robert Edwards
Evidence Obtained from Personal Items on Internet
With the increasing use of personal items connected to the Internet there are more and more frequent reports of Evidence being obtained in cases in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. For example:One woman called police to report that an intruder broke into her house and raped her. Examination of her fit bit data revealed no elevated heart rate, and evidence that she had just been walking around her house at the time of the alleged attack.
Robert Edwards
Perfect v. Better
In today's Star Tribune was an article discussing the safety differences between Tesla's autopilot feature and human drivers. The article noted: "In the first quarterly report on the safety of its autonomous vehicles, Tesla said it recorded one crash for every 3.34 million miles driven when the autopilot was engaged."
Robert Edwards
Cat Bites In Minnesota Law
Two weeks ago a woman came in my office and asked for my help concerning a cat bite that she had suffered when a neighbor's cat had bitten her on the hand and upper arm as my client was trying to remove the cat from her own home. The neighbor lets the cat run loose in the neighborhood all the time. Most people would think that a cat bite wouldn't be as big of a deal as a dog bite. In a lot of cases that thinking would be incorrect. Legally there is a huge difference.
Robert Edwards
U.S is # 1 (Not Good News)
In last Tuesday's Star Tribune was a discouraging article concerning a significant increase in traffic deaths in the United States. The United States now leads the world in this category. 29 nations were studied and only five of the 29 saw an increase in traffic deaths between 2010 and 2016, with the US having the highest rate of increase at 13.5%.
Robert Edwards
Opioid Dealers Win Again
In today's Star Tribune on the Opinion Page was a report on the recently completed legislative session. In particular it dealt with the fact that a bipartisan bill to tax the opioid industry to help pay for some of the damage their drugs have caused, didn't make it to the governor's desk.