An arrest warrant has been issued for a former employee of St. Vincent’s Children’s Home, a Lansing charity aimed at providing shelter and services to children in need, especially those in foster care programs. The former employee, 30-year-old Brett Donald Fellows, is alleged to have…
A Minnesota man recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He claims that after being exposed to the toxic herbicide, he suffered from serious injuries. Plaintiff Claims Paraquat Caused his Parkinson’s Disease Paraquat is classified…
State lawmakers have passed a landmark piece of legislation that will provide an opportunity for sexual abuse survivors who were abused as minors to seek justice in civil courts. Senate Bill 73 pass the state Senate and the bill is now on its way to…
Allergan recalled its textured breast implants back in 2019 because of a link to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Now, despite its efforts to escape liability, it will have to face claims brought by patients who used their implants and then were diagnosed…
Pedestrian injuries and fatalities in Virginia and across the U.S. have steadily increased over the last couple of decades. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, there were 1,625 vehicle crashes involving pedestrians in 2019, and 124 were fatal. These deaths accounted for 15%…
Implanted as early as 2009, London-based Smith & Nephew’s BHR R3 acetabular metal liners, part of a ball and socket system, have been used in hip resurfacing surgery in the United States and more than 90 other countries. Some 4,000 people have this brand of…
We filed our third Michigan Paragard IUD case last week in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The ParaGard IUD has a propensity to break at its arms upon removal (also known as explant), sometimes resulting in serious injuries. Its tendency to break…
Imagine you develop a terrible headache. Not your typical headache, but something like a migraine. Lights and sounds are painful; moving seems impossible. You suspect something is wrong and go to a doctor. After a quick assessment, your doctor diagnoses you with a migraine or…
Distracted driving is the number one cause of fatal car accidents in the United States. Approximately eight people die every day in highly preventable crashes because drivers focus on something other than the road. Examples of distracted driving include eating or drinking, reading or watching…
By Guest Author Rasa Fumagalli, J.D., MSCC, CMSP-F – Director of MSP Compliance Services The nature of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) has evolved over the years since the 2001 Patel Memo. That evolution has seen us move from every WCMSA that met the…
