The EpiPen is an auto-injector that delivers epinephrine, more commonly known as adrenaline, a hormone that helps to relax muscles. It can open the airways and reduce swelling during a severe allergic reaction. EpiPens save lives when severe allergic reactions.
New computer software to assess the brain’s function after a traumatic head injury have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to the FDA, traumatic brain injuries account for more than 2 million trips to the emergency room in the United States…
Tragedy in Denver On July, 13, 2016, on a city street in southeast Denver, 81-year-old Patricia Livingston drove her Audi A4 into two boys out for an afternoon ride on their bicycles, killing 14-year-old Cole Sukle and severely injuring his 13-year-old friend, Jack Mahoney.
In June, troubled pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was found guilty and ordered to pay $127 million in compensatory damage after it was found that their famous cosmetic products containing talcum powder can cause cancer. Since then, the number of talc lawsuits…
Cordis Corporation, makers of OptEase and TrapEase IVC filters, currently faces over 140 lawsuits alleging life-threatening injuries after being implanted with their filters. IVC, inferior vena cava filters are spider-like device that are inserted into the vena cava and designed to capture and trap
Another year and another Super Lawyers award. Whew! We made it. This is the 9th year in a row, although this year is the Mid-South Super Lawyers, not just Alabama. See below. Selected to Super Lawyers 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers 2015 Alabama Super Lawyers 2014…
According to a Fox 6 news report, Tuscaloosa County recently passed an ordinance allowing Uber drivers in the County, but Uber must hold One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) of general liability insurance. If an Uber driver kills someone, you may be able to recover $1,000,000.00 (see…
We are constantly bombarding our clients and the public about the importance of uninsured motorist coverage. Well, if you are using UBER, it is even more important. Why, you ask? Because, ostensibly, uber drivers are independent contractors, and therefore, Uber is going to say that…
I recently posted that obtaining a jury is getting more and more difficult in civil cases. Well, Monday, the process began where it might become more difficult to even get a Judge. On Monday, August 15, 2016, an order was entered in a workers compensation…
NO JURY (SOUP) FOR YOU!!!!! The 7th Amendment of the United States Constitution provides: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall…
Picture Courtesy of SmartAsset According to a recent article in Al.com, Alabama has the 6th worst drivers in the country. See the photo above. Of course, this is somewhat of a subjective test and based upon selective criteria. In this article, the statistics were derived…
A Jefferson County awarded a family $16,000,000.00 in a medical malpractice claim against Brookwood Women’s Medical Center*. The case centered around Brookwood Hospital’s ads for Natural Childbirth. We couldn’t find the ads, but it’s obvious that Brookwood was using its physicians to promote the n
