All resident doctors receive careful supervision and training while on the job, right? Well…maybe… They are in different hospital settings, different cultures, different life experiences,…
The results of a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, indicate that doctors simply don’t like to rat each other out, despite the potentially serious or fatal…
The American Association for Justice released a report entitled Hazardous to Your Health: How the Civil Justice System Holds Corporate Polluters Accountable. The report details how corporations run…
Eli-Lilly’s blood thinner, Effient, came on the market about one year ago to compete with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s product, Plavix as an anti-platelet medication. It has performed better than…
Property damage owners received the Order from the Court yesterday. They obtained 28% of the estimated $4.4 billion in damages, i.e.: the settlement was reached for $1.2 billion. That’s how long it…
One might expect that motor vehicle accidents contribute to an overwhelming majority of traumatic brain injury (TBI) fatalities in North Carolina. Surprisingly (and sadly), even more TBI deaths are…
In North Carolina, injury is the third-leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. In individuals between the ages of one and 44, injury causes more deaths than anything else. Traumatic…
The Providence Business Journal reports today that Massachusetts was one of several states to be awarded a grant for the Department of Health and Human Services to create certain pilot projects…
Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chris Henry, died last December when he fell out of a vehicle during a domestic dispute. He was only 26 years of age. Shockingly, after performing an autopsy…
We all take medications at one time or another. Our doctor prescribes a specific medication for a specific condition, and we count on the pharmacist to be accurate in filling that prescription….
I understand that when a loved one is hurt or killed as a result of medical negligence, a lawsuit is not the first thing a grieving family thinks of. In fact, it probably isn’t one of the top 100…
Armin and Lisa Seifert, a Florida couple whose house was contaminated with Chinese drywall, has been awarded a $2.4 million verdict by a jury. The first ever Chinese Drywall lawsuit ended in a…
