Not too long ago, I pointed out in a recent blog that March was Brain Injury Awareness month. While general awareness of the signs, risks and types of brain injury is important, even more so is the ability to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) as…
This article is the second in a short series called Plaintiff 101: Things to Know Before, During and After Litigation. Without warning, the unthinkable has happened: you were seriously injured. At first, the events that led to the injury might have seemed to be an…
More than a year after the tugboat Specialist sank in the Hudson River, a scathing report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded. On March 12, 2014, the tugboat was on a return trip from Albany, escorting a barge and, on the trip…
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When Invokana was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013, it commenced a new class of diabetes treatment. Specifically known as an SGLT2 inhibitor, canagliflozin—the trade name of Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ Invokana—was the first drug of its kind to be marketed in…
We are a caffeinated society, and teens are no exception. Since the 1970s, the number of teens using caffeine has tripled, with about 75% of U.S. adolescents regularly consuming it today, according to reports. In fact, teens are currently the fastest-growing population of American coffee…
Sports legend Joe Montana is the latest in a long line of individuals to sue over San Francisco’s embattled Millennium Tower, alleging in his filing this month that the building’s developer intentionally concealed evidence of the building’s sinking, all while pushing the former football star…
For all those not up-to-date on the latest toy craze, the Fidget Spinner is the latest fad for kids — and apparently just as dangerous. What is a fidget spinner? The fidget spinner is a propeller-shaped gadget with ball bearings and button batteries that allows…
The Court held that a non-negligently constructed and maintained piece of playground equipment cannot be a "dangerous condition" under the CGIA's recreation-area waiver.
So, I have been getting ready for the American Diabetes 29 Mile Bike Ride. Not so much to ride well, just to make it to the end. Getting ready has included riding enough to get my seat used to the trip. Despite the rain recently,…
A Virginia Beach man facing charges in a fatal truck accident on May 19 has a long record of criminal and traffic violations. He may have been driving a company vehicle at the time of the accident that killed a local teenager. Jerod Demetrius Johnson…
