Dr. Alexander M. Ortolano, an obstetrician and gynecologist who faces at seven medical negligence lawsuits and whose license was restricted by the state last year, has closed his Richland, Washington practice, Arbor Healthcare for Women. Amid allegations of performing unnecessary procedures and substandard care, Dr.…
Medscape Medical News conducted a survey of four thousand physicians of various specialties to determine trends in medical malpractice lawsuits. The survey was completed in a 10-15 minute anonymous survey by U.S. physicians during the fall of 2015. Medscape published the 2015 report on December 9,…
Mistake #1. Not calling the police. You should always contact law enforcement immediately after a car accident. In most cases, the police will come to the scene and write an accident report. After the police survey the scene, they may come to a conclusion about…
The Zofran MDL is shaping up to be one of the most contentious drug liability lawsuits in recent memory. Only 3 months after more than 200 lawsuits were transferred to a federal court in Boston, GlaxoSmithKline has asked for all of the cases to be dismissed. In…
The FDA first approved Xarelto (rivaroxaban) on July 1, 2011. A few months later, Thomas M. Burton, writing for the Wall Street Journal, noted that though the drug had been approved, it was despite the fact that FDA staff had found flaws in the clinical…
Since 2009, Wood Dale has been accredited by the National Weather Service as a Storm Ready agency, a designation that means the city is “better prepared to save lives from the onslaught of severe weather through advanced planning, education and awareness,” the weather service states…
Burst water pipes are all too common. And they can occur at any time, particularly at night in the Winter. The water in pipes can freeze when they are exposed to temperatures below 32 degrees (F) for an extended period of time. Frozen pipes occur…
Have Ride the Ducks gone from simply being inexpensive fun for tourists to a deadly example of what happens when maintenance and safety practices are neglected for profit? Let’s look at some history of these military-styled vehicles. Thirteen people died in 1999 when an amphibious…
Winter has finally arrived with piles of fresh powder. And for snowmobilers across the State of Michigan, the trails of northern Michigan are increasingly becoming more populated. In Michigan, it is illegal to operate a snowmobile with a blood alcohol level equal or greater than .08. The newly revised…