Building toy playsets were recalled by Infinitoy due to a choking/aspiration hazard to children posed by a hat on the figure which can detach. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the CPSC. This recall involves Super Safari Set model #30025 and the Deluxe…
In a troubling survey, health experts recently announced that a person’s geographic location could have a major impact on the treatment they receive from doctors. The study, published by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, is further evidence that the American healthcare…
Tragically another cyclist is dead after being run over by a San Francisco Muni bus this past Friday, October 18, 2013. The fatal bicycle crash, occurring at 8:40pm, shut down the streets surrounding the Bryant and Division intersection. Although little is currently known of the events surrounding the accident, the bicyclist has been identified…
A federal judge in West Virginia ordered C.R. Bard, Inc. to pay $2 million to Donna Cisson, who blamed Bard’s Avaulta mesh devices for causing organ damage and making sexual intercourse difficult when the device eroded, according to media reports. U.S. District Judge Joseph R.…
Several bloggers and The National Law Journal are reporting that DePuy Orthopedics Inc. — long embroiled in litigation over its ASR hip implant devices — may have quietly settled bellwether cases that were scheduled for trial. According to Bloomberg News, DePuy’s parent company, Johnson &…
New Worry Arises Over Contaminated Steroid Shots You may remember last year when a compounding pharmacy was linked to steroid pain injections contaminated with fungus. The Centers for Disease Control received reports of 740 patients that were infected with Fungal Meningitis from those contaminated shots. Now those…
The recent appeal and 5th Circuit opinion regarding whether claimants needed to match claims to expenses have halted the processing of business claims. The trial court, under Judge Barbier, subsequently set a hearing on December 2, 2013, to determine if matching is required by the settlement agreement,…
The drug Tygacil, sold by Pfizer, has been linked to an increased risk of death when used for approved conditions, as well as unapproved conditions, warns the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug company is required to place a black box warning on the…
Far too often we hear of a fatal auto accident where someone killed wasn’t wearing a seat belt. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a single-vehicle accident left one teen dead and two others injured. The auto accident occurred early Saturday morning after a 19-year-old…
Armored Cars In Response to NYC Road Rage The New York City road rage incident involving motorcyclists attacking the driver of an SUV has sparked plenty of debate about just what can be done to keep you and your family safe from road rage. Some…