Shandell McKay
November 8, 2011
CRE 101 Section 29485
Public Announcement
Public Announcement: Birth Defects: Cleft Lip/Palate
http://www.thestengerlawfirm.com/personal-injury-cases/paxil/most-common-birth-defects-%E2%80%93-paxil-injuries/?cct_info=1|27258|7415698415|67084575|2236083375|p|7547189535|tc||s|||&cct_ver=3&cct_bk=cleft%20lip
The public service announcement that I chose is an announcement done by a law firm regarding certain medication being the cause of birth defects. Like most public service announcements done by law firms the information provided is really one side. They do an amazing job to get the attention of the public highlighting only a few actually facts regarding the drug. They never give all the needed information to form an educated decision regarding the situation they are willing to sue for.
In most cases where a law firm is involvement in a massive lawsuit against a company such as a drug company in this public service announcement, they seem to just want to get as many people behind them as possible and therefore based on sheer numbers they may win a lawsuit simply because the drug company can not fight against the number of people that they law firm has obtained. They fail to provide the public with accurate information regarding the situation. Much like my issue cleft lip/palate there is no actually known causes for this birth defect while environmental aspects may play apart in a child’s birth defect there is no positive fact behind this. The law firm is using a collation vs. causation to drum up the information they are providing to the public.
November 8, 2011
CRE 101 Section 29485
Public Announcement
Public Announcement: Birth Defects: Cleft Lip/Palate
http://www.thestengerlawfirm.com/personal-injury-cases/paxil/most-common-birth-defects-%E2%80%93-paxil-injuries/?cct_info=1|27258|7415698415|67084575|2236083375|p|7547189535|tc||s|||&cct_ver=3&cct_bk=cleft%20lip
The public service announcement that I chose is an announcement done by a law firm regarding certain medication being the cause of birth defects. Like most public service announcements done by law firms the information provided is really one side. They do an amazing job to get the attention of the public highlighting only a few actually facts regarding the drug. They never give all the needed information to form an educated decision regarding the situation they are willing to sue for.
In most cases where a law firm is involvement in a massive lawsuit against a company such as a drug company in this public service announcement, they seem to just want to get as many people behind them as possible and therefore based on sheer numbers they may win a lawsuit simply because the drug company can not fight against the number of people that they law firm has obtained. They fail to provide the public with accurate information regarding the situation. Much like my issue cleft lip/palate there is no actually known causes for this birth defect while environmental aspects may play apart in a child’s birth defect there is no positive fact behind this. The law firm is using a collation vs. causation to drum up the information they are providing to the public.