Insomnia strikes about 30 percent of people chronically and occurs in about 90 percent of people at some time in their life in response to stress. Insomnia however is not a disease or disorder but rather a symptom of a larger problem. Sleeping pills may…
In the 2013-14 legislative session the Minnesota legislature increased the weekly wage loss from $250 a week to $500. The question that has come up is when that change became affective. Insurance companies have done a number of different things. They have: Just started paying…
This past week, retired St. John’s priest Richard Eckroth died. He had been living at St. John’s Abbey for years. He was the subject of a lawsuit that we started last year and has a long history of predatory conduct. The number of kids Eckroth…
Over the first months of 2015, at least seven families have filed lawsuits against GlaxoSmithKline, alleging that the company’s anti-nausea drug Zofran causes major birth defects. The fifth claim, filed by parents from Montana in the United States District Court of Montana, is notable for…
The Florida legislature should not pass laws based upon insurance company propaganda. In limiting a law aimed at denying medical malpractice victims their full rights in court, the Court per Judge Lewis noted: … according to statistics, the number of physicians practicing in the Sunshine…
Wire brushes are commonly used to clean grills, however, the danger of these scrubbing instruments may far outweigh their benefit. A Connecticut woman was rushed to the emergency room with extreme stomach pain two days after eating a grilled burger. Doctors performed emergency surgery to…
According to Sheller P.C. the manufacturers of Xarelto are facing a lawsuit in Vermont based on allegations that: Bayer AG and Janssen failed to warn patients and the medical community about the risks of irreversible bleeding; and Bayer AG and Janssen negligently placed a dangerous…
In the Florida, the Legislature enacted a waiver of sovereign immunity through Florida Statute § 768.28, allowing the state government, including counties, municipalities, and other agencies to be sued for various causes of action, including negligence. However, as a compromise for allowing lawsuits, the Legislature…
The U.S. government established the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in 1988 to provide compensation to a person that suffers a rare but serious vaccine adverse reaction. To be eligible for compensation, the injured party must file a vaccine injury claim in the centralized vaccine court…