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For years now, local and tribal governments across the United States have been financially burdened by an epidemic of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdoses that has plagued their communities. The economic cost the opioid epidemic places on communities today is estimated to be $78.4 billion.…
Almost two years since VW’s dieselgate first hit the fan, new class action litigation hints that problems still linger for the German automaker. The most recent allegations involve the CC Sport (marketed as a non-sports car with sports car-like handling) and potentially other VW models…
The District judge held that a review of the sealed documents shows Cook’s former president was involved with the “strategic decisions regarding the enhancement of the Tulip filter and the development of the Celect filter to increase market share. … Most importantly, the documents reflect that he wa
Troubles are nothing new for Washington D.C.’s only public hospital, United Medical Center. Just last month, I wrote a post about how their obstetrics department was shut down by the health department until they could show improvements. Now the healthcare facility is facing more backlash…
There is often a fundamental misunderstanding among many medical providers who treat workers’ compensation patients who are injured on the job in the State of Florida, and it is wreaking havoc on workers’ compensation claims. Many times, when a physician sees a patient under a…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates at least 1.7 million people suffer brain injuries each year. A vast number of traumatic brain injuries go undiagnosed and untreated, particularly in hospital emergency rooms. According to a University of Washington study, 56 perce
Why would a jury award 417 million dollars to one woman who used talc? The answer is justice and economics. In order for a jury to award a sum of money so large, the jurors must have heard evidence during the trial that offended their…
With the recent $417 million dollar jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson in the California suit alleging the company’s talc-based baby powder causes ovarian cancer, many in the legal community will be closely watching the Cook IVC bellwether trials which are scheduled to begin in…
August is a time when most young children around the nation go back to school, and, for the first time since 2012, parents will be less worried about their safety. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 25 percent of parents responded that they were…
Do you vote for a label? Are you a Democrat or Republican? Stop! Not any longer. Start thinking about the person. Look at the individual you are voting for. Does he/she have integrity? Are they intelligent? Will they try to do what is right? Will…
On Tuesday, August 7th, the D.C. Department of Health ordered United Medical Center (UMC) to stop delivering babies and offering prenatal care for the next 90 days. This is an unfortunate turn of events as the hospital is the only healthcare facility to service Southeast…
Editor’s Note: This is a nine part series telling the story of Chris McIntyre’s experience during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion and subsequent environmental disaster. Unfortunately for Chris, there will likely be no fairy tale ending. Students of this unprecedented catastrophe are
