A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a bus driver has come to a close a month before it was scheduled to go to trial. The terms of the settlement are unknown. The facts here are sad, as the accident could have completely been avoided. The story goes…
Smith & Nephew knee replacements are failing at an unacceptable rate Our lawyers are investigating knee replacement lawsuits against Smith & Nephew. These knee replacements have been on the market for some time. The reason for the lawsuits is simply: the Smith & Nephew knee replacements are simply failing at…
The First Division Georgia Court of Appeals overturned directed verdict in a carbon monoxide brain injury lawsuit after the trial court made multiple errors on what are frankly, some pretty basic issues. First, the trial court erred in jury selection. Two possible jurors said they could be biased yet no…
In the United States, the FDA is responsible for the legitimacy of the claims on product labels. The FTC is responsible for regulation of product advertising. Not many people understand this and the two do step on each other’s toes at times. What the FTC has advertised, approval must be…
Another day another Medicaid fraud settlement. In this one, Shield Healthcare, a California medical supplier, paid $5 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit that alleged that Shield submitting inflated bills to California’s Medicaid program. The suit claimed that the company submitted false claims and evaded the regulation’s upper billing limit.…
We recently reported on a study that revealed that the metal-on-metal hip replacements failed three times more often than other artificial hips. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered twenty-one (21) artificial hip manufacturers to conduct studies of the Metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement devices, and how they…
Diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma is difficult and can often be mistaken for pneumonia, leading to a delay in treatment. But there is a new hope. Diagnosing mesothelioma with a simple breath test may be on the horizon. A study recently published in September 2011 (e-pub ahead of print), has…
Plavix (clopidogrel) is a prescription anti-platelet medication used to prevent stroke and heart attack in patients with cardiovascular disease. Plavix works by making blood platelets less likely to form clots. It is generally taken in tablet form, once per day by mouth. Plavix is one of the best selling drugs…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging Healthcare professionals to remain vigilant about reporting cases of malignancy in patients treated with TNF blockers to MedWatch. This comes after the FDA has continued to receive reports of a rare cancer of white blood cells, known as Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma or…
Medicare continues to make efforts to try, post Haro v. Sebelius, to make for an easier solution for dealing with Medicare liens. The latest? In very small cases, they are more likely to be handled by injury victims themselves as opposed to personal injury lawyers, Medicare will offer a 25%…