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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has scheduled a May 16, 2011, hearing in Louisville, Kentucky, to determine whether to consolidate for purposes of discovery all federal DePuy Pinnacle…
Legendary Steelers QB and current star of Fox NFL’s pre-game show, Terry Bradshaw, is courageously sharing his personal hell in the wake of concussions suffered while playing for the Steelers. He…
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced earlier this month that its president, David Floyd, is stepping down at the end of the month. This announcement came as…
Last June, I blogged about a former federal judge in Atlanta whose behavior was so bizzare (the white-haired grandfather struck up a long-term relationship witha drug dealing stripper and commenced…
As a Notre Dame and New York Giants fan, I remember well the impressive career of safety Dave Duerson. Duerson played 11 years for the Bears and Giants and was on two Super Bowl winning teams. He…
Bacillus cereus is a gram positive bacteria listed by the FDA as a bad bug. It is typically associated with food poisoning. Hence, you can imagine the initial confusion at a Houston hospital when,…
My favorite author, Ayn Rand, believed that the enemies of free market capitalism included communists/socialists and politicians who practiced chronyism. The vast majority of Americans agree that…
Traumatic brain injury can occur without a direct blow to the skull when the head either spins rapidly or accelerates quickly and then stops quickly. These rotational or acceleration/deceleration…
Yesterday, the New York Times shined a light on the growing business of lending money to plaintiffs in exchange for a lien on thier personal injury lawsuits. This business, which the industry wants…
“Four” is a line of alcoholic energy drinks manufactured and sold by Phusion Projects LLC. The name is derived from the drink’s original four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine,…
Bloomberg News reporters Peter Waldman and David Armstrong wrote an interesting expose’ on the spinal fusion industry in which they allege that spine surgeons are getting rich performing unnecessary…
The signature injury to our brave soldiers fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is traumatic brain injury, which is often the result of blast waves from roadside bombs. Studies suggest that as…
