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Anapol Weiss Tackles Vaping with New Initiative

JUUL’s mission to “Improve the lives of the world’s one billion adult smokers” has dramatically taken the opposite path since the company’s founding in 2015. The small, USB-like device is behind a national health crisis plaguing the country’s youth, who have become addicted to nicotine…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 6 Feb 2020

Anapol Weiss Tackles Vaping with New Initiative

Pro Publica Launches Accused Priest Database

Pro Publica, a non-profit news agency, has launched an interactive database of priests accused of sexual abuse after an intense year-long effort. The ambitious program was inspired by the publication of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report. Nationwide, the names of more than 5,800 clergy…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 6 Feb 2020

Pro Publica Launches Accused Priest Database

Terrain Avoidance Warning System (TAWS) Will Not Overcome Inadequate Flight Planning and Operation

The announcement by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the Sikorsky S-76 which crashed with Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people on board did not have a Terrain Avoidance Warning System (TAWS) installed has caught the attention of the media. Some have…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 6 Feb 2020

Terrain Avoidance Warning System (TAWS) Will Not Overcome Inadequate Flight Planning and Operation

Diocese of Buffalo May Be Next to File Bankruptcy

The Diocese of Buffalo is $5 million in debt and says it’s on the verge of bankruptcy. It faces nearly 230 sex abuse lawsuits and a sharp decline in donations from disheartened parishioners as many members refused to donate to an organization that tolerated the…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 4 Feb 2020

Diocese of Buffalo May Be Next to File Bankruptcy

Vaping – Injury and Addiction Issues

Vaping has been in the news lately for various reasons – injuries, addiction, lawsuits, and legislation. Whether in the news for any of the above, there is no question that vaping is cause for serious concern for parents, minors, educators, and other individuals. Injury Individuals…

By O'Keeffe O'Brien Lyson Attorneys

/ 4 Feb 2020

Causes of Helicopter Crashes, Part One: Operational Error

Helicopters are complex, sophisticated machines which, unlike airplanes (fixed-wing aircraft), have hundreds of moving parts, all of which must function properly individually and collectively for the helicopter to operate safely. But the most important “moving parts” of a helicopter are the pilot an

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 3 Feb 2020

Causes of Helicopter Crashes, Part One: Operational Error

Iron Deficiency Drug Lawsuit Gets Through Early Hurdles

Patients affected by Injectafer, an iron deficiency medication, are one step closer to seeking justice. Pogust Millrood’s lawsuits against the pharmaceutical companies responsible for Injectafer and its link to Severe Hypophosphatemia (Severe HPP) and other injuries are moving forward after the judg

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 31 Jan 2020

Iron Deficiency Drug Lawsuit Gets Through Early Hurdles

California Catholic Dioceses Extend Deadline for Registering with the Independent Compensation Program

The administrators of the Independent Compensation Program (ICP) in California have extended the deadline for survivors of Catholic priest sexual abuse to February 29, 2020. The claims filing deadline is March 31, 2020. Six of the twelve dioceses are part of the ICP. They are…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 30 Jan 2020

The Expert Affidavit Requirement in Medical Malpractice Cases

Litigating a medical malpractice case has many hurdles, one of which is the expert affidavit requirement. As part of medical malpractice “tort reform,” in addition to caps on damages and a short statute of limitations, many states have enacted laws also requiring an expert affidavit…

By O'Keeffe O'Brien Lyson Attorneys

/ 29 Jan 2020

The Expert Affidavit Requirement in Medical Malpractice Cases

No Quick Answers for What Caused the Crash of Kobe Bryant Helicopter

The tragic crash of the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter carrying basketball great Kobe Bryant, his thirteen year old daughter and seven other fathers, mothers and daughters, brought out immediate speculation in the press as to what caused the crash,as do most aircraft crashes. Such speculation intensifies

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 28 Jan 2020

No Quick Answers for What Caused the Crash of Kobe Bryant Helicopter

Zantac Cancer Recalls and Lawsuits are Moving Forward

This past September the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement warning that, “the FDA has learned that some ranitidine medicines, including some products commonly known as the brand-name drug Zantac, contain a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) at low levels. NDM

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 24 Jan 2020

Zantac Cancer Recalls and Lawsuits are Moving Forward

The Catholic Church and Self-Policing Doesn’t Work

When Pope Francis issue Vox Estis Lux Mundi last May, he desired to demonstrate to the world that he was serious about confronting and dealing with the cataclysmic problem of childhood sexual abuse. However, his methodology is seriously flawed and demonstrates the Catholic Church’s intransigence…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 24 Jan 2020

The Catholic Church and Self-Policing Doesn’t Work