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How ADHD Can Display Differently: Boys vs. Girls

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects adults and children nationwide. Various medical and governmental agencies estimate that between five and 11 percent of children in the United States suffer from ADHD. Most children go undiagnosed until they reach school age

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Oct 2018

Should You Refuse an Alcohol Test?

In North Dakota, as in other states, police officers often administer breathalyzer tests and other field sobriety tests during DUI stops. Whether or not a breath test is administered at the scene of the stop, an officer will typically request that an individual submit to…

By O'Keeffe O'Brien Lyson Attorneys

/ 24 Oct 2018

Physiomesh and C-Qur: Two Troubling Meshes

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) there are more than one million hernia repairs done in the U.S. every year. In the old days, before a rush of medical devices hit the market, a surgeon would use some type of suture to…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Oct 2018

Physiomesh and C-Qur: Two Troubling Meshes

How to Avoid a #MeToo Experience with a Massage Therapist

There is nothing like a good massage at a spa where you feel safe. Turns out some massage therapists are dangerous. Recently BuzzFeed said that more than 180 women around the USA have complained they were sexually assaulted by employees of Massage Envy. Some of the women…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 22 Oct 2018

How to Avoid a #MeToo Experience with a Massage Therapist

Electrocution Deaths: Could Cities Be at Fault for Not Preventing Them?

On September 30th, two men were electrocuted in the Bricktown Canal of Oklahoma City. Wesley Seeley, 23, fell into the canal while posing for a photograph leaning against a nearby light stand. Seeley then attempted to pull himself up out of the water by grabbing…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Oct 2018

Keeping People Safe: AI Technology’s Role in Reducing Medical Errors

This June, Chicago-based Allstar Healthcare Solutions, Inc., announced a partnership with the Israeli company MedAware that aims to drastically reduce medical errors and increase patient safety with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. MedAware was founded in 2012 after a nine-year-ol

By Christopher T. Nace

/ 19 Oct 2018

Keeping People Safe: AI Technology’s Role in Reducing Medical Errors

USC Reaches Tentative $215 Million Settlement in Dr. Tyndall Abuse Cases

Facing a federal class action lawsuit involving more than 463 former USC students, the University of Southern California has entered a tentative agreement that would pay $215 million to resolve claims against former gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall. Tyndall was the sole gynecologist on the USC…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 19 Oct 2018

Motorcycle Deaths Often Due to Distracted Driving

Despite the promising news that motorcycle fatalities decreased by 5.6 percent between 2016 and 2017, there is still no denying that riders are over represented in traffic deaths. In 2016 (the last year of verified stats), motorcyclists contributed to 14 percent of all traffic fatalities…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 18 Oct 2018

Motorcycle Deaths Often Due to Distracted Driving

Maternal Deaths: A Truly Preventable Tragedy

Even though we’re well into the 21st century and medical technology continues to reach new heights, it seems that delivering a baby in the United States can still be a dangerous event with serious risks. For pregnant moms with preeclampsia or other prenatal/postpartum conditions—it can…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 18 Oct 2018

Maternal Deaths: A Truly Preventable Tragedy

Headlines Say Pope Accepts Wuerl Resignation, Reality Tells a Different Story

News outlets across the country are reporting news from the Vatican that Pope Francis has accepted 77-year-old Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation as Archbishop of Washington, D.C. However, Wuerl submitted his resignation in 2015 when he turned 75 as required by canon law. Here’s where the…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 17 Oct 2018

Attorney General Pam Bondi Launches Criminal Probe of Florida Catholic Church

Florida has joined 12 other states investigating the criminal behavior of the Catholic Church in the sexual abuse of children. Last Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the probe of the seven dioceses in Florida. She stated that she would coordinate with locate prosecutors in…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 16 Oct 2018

The Myth of Frivolous Lawsuits: How Big Business Threatens our Civil Justice System

On October 4, 2018, a mother in Madras, Oregon—a rural area several hours southeast of Portland—filed a lawsuit on behalf of her underage daughter alleging that a McDonald’s employee negligently spilled a cup of boiling hot water onto the girl. The then 14-year-old suffered second…

By Christopher T. Nace

/ 16 Oct 2018

The Myth of Frivolous Lawsuits: How Big Business Threatens our Civil Justice System