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FDA WARNS OF INACCURATE LEAD TEST RESULTS

Healthcare professionals and public health laboratories should discontinue using Magellan’s LeadCare Testing System with venous blood samples, due to concerns about inaccurately low results, said the FDA in a safety communication. Children age 6 and under whose blood was tested for lead using the M

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 24 May 2017

CDC Warns of Parasitic Infection Linked to Pools

New data published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report has revealed that at least 32 outbreaks caused by Cryptosporidium (Crypto for short) linked to pools in the U.S. were reported in 2016, compared with 16 outbreaks in 2014. Health officials don’t know if the…

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 24 May 2017

CDC Warns of Parasitic Infection Linked to Pools

AAA: MEMORIAL DAY TRAFFIC TO REACH 12-YEAR HIGH THIS WEEKEND

AAA reports that about 39.3 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more this holiday weekend, which would create the highest Memorial Day travel volume since 2005. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as between Thursday, May 25 and Monday, May…

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 24 May 2017

AGGRESSIVE TREAMENT FOR SEPSIS CAN SAVE LIVES

Sepsis is a general term used to characterize an immune system response to an infection. This means that a viral, fungal, or bacterial infection of the lungs (pneumonia), kidneys, bloodstream (bacteriemia), or abdomen can lead to sepsis.

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 24 May 2017

Are Century-Old Water Rights Enough to Preserve Easement Rights?

The Supreme Court of Colorado examined the 2014 decree to determine whether it expressly recognized a right to divert water from the ditch.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 24 May 2017

Remembering Jerry Canterbury: The Man Who Led the Charge for Patients to Control Their Own Medical Destiny.

Over the weekend we learned, more than two months after the fact, that Jerry Canterbury had passed away on March 15th in Hartville, Ohio at the age of 78. Considering the delay in news of his death, it might not be surprising to hear one…

By Christopher T. Nace

/ 24 May 2017

Remembering Jerry Canterbury: The Man Who Led the Charge for Patients to Control Their Own Medical Destiny.

Does the Economic Loss Rule Preclude a Claim for Civil Theft?

Under the economic loss rule, a party suffering only economic loss from the breach of an express or implied contractual duty may not assert a tort claim for such a breach absent an independent duty of care under tort law.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 24 May 2017

Did the District Court Err When It Failed to Dismiss a Case for Forum Non Conveniens?

Cox appealed, arguing the District Court erred in granting Sage’s motion to dismiss because there were no unusual circumstances sufficient to overcome the presumption in favor of Colorado courts hearing cases brought by Colorado residents.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 22 May 2017

Can a Pro Se Litigant File a Medical Malpractice Claim as Executor of the Estate?

Assad’s complaint is a nullity and allowing him to represent the estate in this matter constituted plain error.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 20 May 2017

Does a Homeowner’s Insurance Policy Cover Lawsuit Defense When There Was No Physical Injury or Property Damage?

The plain language of the policy excluded coverage for Dawson’s defense or for any financial liability in the state court action.

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 18 May 2017

$20M AWARDED IN ETHICON TVT MESH LAWSUIT

A state court jury in Philadelphia has returned a $20 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division, including punitive damages designed to punish the manufacturer over problems with the Ethicon TVT-Secur transvaginal mesh. The 12-member jury hearing the case returned the verdict aft

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 18 May 2017

TAXOTERE LAWSUITS

Taxotere (docetaxel) is a popular chemotherapy drug manufactured and marketed by Sanofi-Aventis. Doctors prescribe the drug to treat the majority of breast cancer cases in the U.S., and each year about 300,000 women are diagnosed with the disease. The drug is also the most prescribed…

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 18 May 2017