The American Museum of Tort Law opened Sept. 26. Why should the American people pay homage to this type of museum? Created by Ralph Nader, the museum seeks to increase citizen understanding of Tort Law – the law of wrongful injury – and the role…
The Michigan Court of Appeals has strengthened medical service providers’ rights under the Michigan No-Fault Act. On October 22, 2015, the court published a recent decision which upheld Covenant Medical Center’s claim against State Farm. Specifically, Covenant had notified State Farm of its billings and…
Halloween is a this weekend. Hopefully, it will be full of happy treaters and heavy candy bags . But, as with all activities it is important that safety always be kept in mind and part of the overall plan. It is imperative that everyone keep…
Worker-related asthma is considered the most common occupational lung disease, affecting an estimated 15 percent of adult workers with asthma. But people who work with diacetyl without sufficient protection are also putting themselves at risk for lung disease, particularly obliterative bronchiolitis, a severe and obstructive…
All federal Xarelto lawsuits, which were consolidated into the Eastern District of Louisiana in December 2014, involve patients who took the drugs and then suffered serious side effects. According to the latest case list from the court, there are now nearly 1,700 cases pending, with…
“From October 2007 through June 2015, OSHA figures show, railroad workers filed more than 2,000 retaliation complaints.” That count comes from a railroad workplace safety investigation originally reported on FairWarning.org and reposted on Salon. The retaliations came in the form of firings, demotions, suspensions, and…
More than 23,000 visits to emergency rooms occur annually due to complications from taking dietary supplements such as herbal or complementary nutritional products, vitamins, and minerals, according to scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Over the past several years I have been commenting about the incredible number of metal on metal hip implant replacement failures. The epidemic of premature metal on metal hip implant failure continues surge at an alarming rate. According to experts, all metal on metal hips…
The label on Ivokana, a prescription drug used for the treatment of Type II diabetes, will get updated labeling information to include an increased risk of fractures and new information about decreased bone mineral density. Ivokana (canagliflozin) became the first sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGL2) inhibitor…