Truck Accident Lawsuits: Driver Fatigue
According to the Truck Safey Coalition, there are over 5,000 fatalities a year due to truck accidents. A frequent cause of truck accidents is driver fatigue. The U.S. Department...
Read moreFDA Warns Parents: Do Not Give Cough or Cold Medicines to Children Under the Age of 2 Unless Directed by a Physician
On August 15, 2007, the FDA issued a public health advisory providing the following guidance to parents concerning the use of cough and cold medicines by children (especially those...
Read moreStudy Recommends Children be Immediately Examined for Spinal Cord Injury After Car Accident
A study led by Dr. Harsh Grewal, a pediatric surgeon at Temple University School of Medicine and Hospital in Philadelphia, and recently published in the Journal of Spinal Cord...
Read moreNational Safety Council Reports Accidental Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate
Earlier this summer, the National Saftey Council reported that accidental deaths are increasing in America at an alarming rate, more than 20 percent over a 10-year period, reaching 113,000...
Read moreNew Law Review Study Shows that Juries Tend to Favor Medical Defendants in the Courtroom
We recently reported that a jury had exonerated two surgeons in the medical malpractice trial of Notre Dame coach Charles Weis. We’ve had people express surprise at the result...
Read moreWoman Files Lawsuit Over Steam Pipe Explosion in New York
By now, most people have heard about the steam pipe explosion in New York City on July 19, 2007, which brought back memories of 9/11 for many. It was...
Read moreNotre Dame Coach Loses Second Medical Malpractice Trial
We previously reported on the mistrial of the first trial of Notre Dame football coach (and former New England Patriots offensive coordinator) Charlie Weis who sued two surgeons for...
Read moreNew Report Says Nursing Home Abuse and Violence Between Patients is Common
A new study by Cornell University found that while the traditional view of abuse in nursing homes involves staff harming residents, residents may actually have more to fear from...
Read moreMedical Malpractice Trial of Notre Dame Coach Resumes
The personal injury blogosphere and mainstream media are reporting on the resumption of the medical malpractice trial of Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis who is suing two Massachusetts...
Read moreWal-Mart Settles Drug Death Claim
It was reported last week that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. settled a wrongful death lawsuit claiming a pharmacist at one of its stores sold a too-strong insulin drug to a...
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