Washington Drivers Skirting Law Against Texting While Driving
In early January, we published a post about the new Washington law against texting while driving. Recently saw this video on Yahoo of a broadcast from a Washington TV...
Read moreSupreme Court Limits Lawsuits Over Medical Devices
The Supreme Court today issued their decision in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. At issue before the Court was whether the pre-emption clause in the Medical Device Amendments of 1976,...
Read moreTestimony Commences in $67 Million Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Family of the Late Actor John Ritter
Earlier this week, witnesses began testifying in the $67 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of comic actor John Ritter against a cardiologist and radiologist who treated...
Read moreFDA Warns of Increased Risk of Suicidal Thoughts from Drugs Used to Treat Epilepsy, Migraines and Bipolar Disorder
At the end of January, the FDA issued a press release warning health care professionals about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (suicidality) in patients who take...
Read moreFDA Finds Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch Users at Higher Risk for Blood Clots
The FDA recently modified the prescribing information for the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal (Skin) Patch to include the results of a new study that found that users of the...
Read moreNursing Home Negligence & Elder Abuse
When you are faced with having to place a loved one in the care of a nursing home, you expect that their needs will be met and that they...
Read moreFDA Advises That Cold Medicines Too Risky For Children Under 2
Last Thursday, the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory for parents and caregivers, recommending that over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold products should not be used to treat infants and...
Read moreDesign Flaw Caused Minnesota Bridge to Collapse
The media reported on Tuesday that investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) have concluded that a design flaw caused last summer’s collapse of a bridge in Minnesota,...
Read moreChicago Principal Dies of Heart Attack at Dentist Office During Routine Root Canal
It was recently reported that Georgette Watson, a 46-year old woman who worked as a principal at a Chicago middle school, died of a heart attack while under sedation...
Read moreScrutiny of Concussion Risk From Football Grows
As the football playoffs get underway, it behooves us to take note of the increasing publicity surrounding concussion injury among football players. Researchers from the University of North Carolina...
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