Patients fill billions of prescriptions they receive from doctors every year in the United States. In addition, a hospital may distribute different medications to thousands of patients on a daily basis. With such a wide variety of pharmaceuticals in use in the United States, medication…
In Gregory v. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC, No. 17-3168, (10th Cir. March 29, 2018), the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, addressed the question in a wrongful death case filed by the survivors of the deceased. The Plaintiff’s son Richard Gates…
When something suddenly happens or you really don’t feel well after-hours at your doctor’s office, you may head to the nearest emergency room to get help. Emergency rooms exist to diagnose medical conditions and provide needed treatments to stabilize a patient on the spot. Emergency…
In Progressive Northern Insurance Company v. Pippin, No. 17-6182, (10th Cir. March 28, 2018), the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit undertook the question arising out of an odd claim by the insured against his insurance company. In 2012, Greg Pippin (“Pippin”)…
Last month, Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) troopers held a vigil to honor 59 of the more than 300 people who died on Nevada’s roadways in 2017. Troopers paid tribute by lighting 59 individual luminarias—each with the name of a person who died as a result…
In White v. Estate of Soto-Lerma, No. 17CA0292, (2018 COA 35), the Colorado Court of Appeals considered the question. In a suit against a decedent’s estate, does the Nonclaim Statute allow a plaintiff to recover a judgment for prejudgment interest and costs above the limit…
In Bolita v. West Omaha Winsupply Company, No. A-17-636, (Neb. Ct. App. March 20, 2018), the Nebraska Court of Appeals examined the employer’s appeal to a workman’s compensation award of total disability benefits. Jeffrey Bolita (“Bolita”) filed a petition on December 22, 2016, alleging he…
Earnouts are a traditional transaction structuring mechanism to help sellers and buyers of a company bridge valuations gaps. Earnouts are increasingly utilized in today’s current high valuation market. Earnouts helps sellers maximize the value of their enterprise, while at the same time providing do
On March 30, 2018, a federal jury in Arizona ordered C.R. Bard, Inc. to pay $3.6 million to a Georgia woman who suffered serious complications after the company’s G2 inferior vena cava (IVC) filter fractured inside her body.
A Phoenix, Arizona jury today found that C.R. Bard, a manufacturer of IVC blood filters should pay $3.6 million to plaintiff Sherri Booker who was 37 years old when a Bard G2 blood filter was implanted. Her blood filter which was intended to prevent…
It wasn’t so long ago that medical device makers led us to believe that metal-on-metal hip implants would revolutionize the industry and provide a better, safer alternative to older implant designs. But the revolution was short lived and the metal-on-metal devices began to fail almost…
As headlines in Tennessee continue to focus on the ravishing effects of opioid use, a “silent killer” could be adding insult to injury for those who are dealing with drug dependency. The disease is hepatitis C, and acute cases of the condition have doubled in…
