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• Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Amtrak

  Chrissie Cole | February 17, 2009 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The family of a Denver man killed by a train near Las Vegas in September is suing Amtrak in state district court for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional stress. The family...

• Experts say Levalbuterol Inhaler same as Albuterol

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  WorstPills.org recommends that patients using levalbuterol (Xopenex HFA) consider using the older and less expensive asthma inhaler albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin).They also recommend that before stopping use of any drug, you should consult your physician. WorstPills.org reports that levalbuterol does not offer any benefits over albuterol; it just costs more.The editors of the highly respected...

• EMS Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

  Chrissie Cole | May 04, 2009 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Maryland emergency works have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit, according to court records. A lawyer for Smithsburg Emergency Medical Services said the case, which was scheduled for...

• Fentanyl Tablets Warning From FDA, Cephalon Oncology

  Courtney Mills | September 13, 2007 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The FDA has issued on its MedWatch page an announcement about the publication of two "Dear Healthcare Professional" letters from Cephalon Oncology about potential dangers of their fentanyl buccal tablets.Fentora is manufactured by Cephalon oncology and is indicated in the treatment of breakthrough cancer pains. Fentanyl tablets are not appropriate for patients suffering from post-operative...

• Deadly accident kills wife, mother

  Staff Writer | December 11, 2006 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A married couple traveling to pick up their children from their grandmother's house ran off the road and into a ditch near midnight on Saturday, says a report from KJCT News 8 in Grand Junction. The motor vehicle accident involving a 1999 Jeep Cherokee killed the wife and injured the husband. The story says the wife was driving and not wearing her seatbelt. It's possible that excessive speed and...

• Adelphia and Motorola Part of SEC Investigation

  Staff Writer | August 07, 2006 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  An August 5, 2006, AP story out of Washington points to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investment fraud investigation of Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest cell phone maker, and Adelphia Communications Corp., a Colorado-based company that was the fifth largest cable maker in the nation at one time. Adelphia founder John Rigas and his son Timothy faced a 2004 conviction of...

• Rollover Accident Kills One In Grand Junction

  Chrissie Cole | October 29, 2009 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A truck rolled over into a median on I-70, in Grand Junction, on Thursday night, killing one. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. about a mile east of the 24 Road exit. According to State...

• Man indicted for fatal car accident

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The Durango Herald reported yesterday that a Federal grand jury indicted a man in a tragic motor vehicle accident that killed two people just two months ago near Capote Lake.The man, Jamie L. Wood, was indicted on two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of two women who were Southern Ute Indian Tribe members. Wood is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, including marijuana...

• Two Car Accident on F Road Leaves Three Injured

  Margaret Embry | August 05, 2009 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  On July 23rd a two-vehicle accident occurred at the F Road and Meander Drive intersection in Grand Junction, leaving three people hospitalized, as reported by The Daily Sentinel. According to the...

• Mirror Tossed Out Window Causes Serious Injury

  Linda Snyder | March 25, 2008 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  At first glance this seems to be a story of a college prank gone bad. But what if the injuries were more serious? Who's paying for the victim's medical bills? Is he employed and will this accident cause him to miss work?There have been a lot of jokes circulating about the intelligence of 19-year old Rolf William Johnson. What was he thinking? Obviously, he wasn't. Typical of so many college...