About 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, which causes people to stop breathing while asleep. Untreated sleep apnea patients are more likely to experience heart failure, stroke, and sudden death. The most popular method of treatment is CPAP therapy, which stands for continuous positive…
Millions of Americans currently suffer from heart failure, and ventricular assist devices are a popular tool to assist people with advanced heart failure to return to normalcy. The HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) has been implanted into more than 19,000 patients. HeartWare, later acquired by…
Beautiful women. Perfectly chiseled bodies. Extravagant lifestyles. Post after post after post. Welcome to Instagram. Facebook, who owns the popular Instagram app, which is the social media platform of choice amongst many teens around the world and the U.S., led Congress and the public at…
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, a time to remind drivers, walkers, and cyclists that staying safe is a shared responsibility. As the end of Daylight Savings Time approaches and nights become longer, the risk of pedestrian accidents increases. From September to February, over 30%…
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When a person or entity causes personal injuries to one of our clients, one of the first steps we take as experienced attorneys is to determine if the at-fault party has applicable insurance coverage and, if so, how much. For more information on why it…
Utility companies have a lot of responsibility, especially considering the well-being of their customers, nearby residents, and the environment. We’ve seen what can happen when a utility acts negligently for the sake of a profit – like the wildfires caused by PG&E’s lack of attention to power…
After a workplace injury in Florida, an employee can apply for Florida workers’ compensation benefits and be reimbursed for medical bills and lost wages. Some injured workers may not realize they’re also eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI. You can receive both workers’…
On August 29, Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana, leaving a trail of damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure, with the death toll over 80 across eight states. Just shy of a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Ida was the second most damaging hurricane to make landfall…
Back in December 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Elmiron lawsuits to be transferred to the District of New Jersey for consolidated pre-trial proceedings. Now, the New Jersey Supreme Court has received an application from plaintiffs looking to…
I am a board member of the Casey Feldman Foundation and wanted to share an opportunity to help keep your employees and their families safe from distracted driving. Despite many national campaigns, distracted driving seems to be as prevalent as ever. We have about the…