Three families in San Francisco recently filed a very unusual injury lawsuit against Boeing and Asiana Airlines. The suit, concerning the recent crash of Flight 214 at SFO International Airport, claims that passengers in the coach cabin suffered more severe injuries than their wealthier brethren…
The opportunity to nominate some new, young, fresh-faced, and open-minded appointees to the 11th Circuit is not one the executive branch is apt to squander, but their efforts will be in vain.
Food allergies have been a growing public health issue that impacts almost every school across the United States; the most common food allergies in children include nuts, cow’s milk, soy, seafood, wheat and eggs. Parents whose kids have severe food allergies know they can’t be…
Prescription drug Olmesartan medoxomil (marketed as Benicar), used to treat blood pressure, will be getting a label update, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The label will be updated to include a warning about the risk of sprue-like enteropathy, a form of intestinal…
In reading the news this morning, I saw a post by fellow Injury Board member, Steven Gursten. The post discusses a new Michigan bill that would increase the speed limit to 80 MPH. The new bill, if passed, would effectively increase speed limits across the…
C.R. Bard, manufacturer of Avulta transvaginal mesh device, agreed to settle a woman’s claim that her implanted Avaulta transvaginal mesh caused her injury and complications that forcibly led to six surgeries. The agreement was reached before trial was to begin in West Virginia federal court.…
In 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), manufacturer of such medications as Paxil, Avandia, and Wellbutrin, paid what was at the time the highest settlement for criminal allegations paid by a pharmaceutical company. Accused of promoting drugs for off-label uses not approved by the FDA, the company doled…
BMI May be All Wrong We’ve had it all pound into our heads that fat is bad and lean is good. Obesity is linked to heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and a host of other health problems. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is touted as…
Most people go to the doctor and expect a diagnosis and then help on recovering from their pain. However medical misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis has been on the rise. A missed or wrong diagnosis is not only frustrating for the patient but can put the…
The gloves are coming off in the Constitutional confrontation between the radical conservative voter suppression efforts in Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice reported by the Washington Post: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government sued on Thursday to keep Texas from carrying out a…