- Lauren Ellerman | May 30, 2008 10:13 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPlease don't think that when a jury awards $13,000,000 to a family in a Vioxx suit, that the defense walks across the Court room with a check! What actually happens in large pharm cases, or any...
- Dan Frith | May 28, 2008 11:12 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis is a sad story! Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident which occurred on Monday involving a fire truck driven by Lucas McCulloch, a member of the Eagle Rock Volunteer...
- Dan Frith | May 23, 2008 7:41 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeI read a sad story in my local newpaper recently. The story was about a 21 year old college student, just 3 months short of graduation, who suddenly died from meningitis. Meningitis is a bacterial...
- Lauren Ellerman | May 22, 2008 2:13 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsRep. Stupak Nudges FDA Toward Subpoena Power Now that Rep. Bart Stupak has helped push FDA Chief Andrew von Eschenbach into asking for more money for inspections, the congressman wants to prod the...
- Dan Frith | May 21, 2008 7:04 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesDo you know someone who takes Herbalife products? Herbalife is global nutrition and weight-management company, whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. If you know someone who is...
- Dan Frith | May 20, 2008 10:26 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI was saddened to read the story of an 8 year old boy who died last week in a single car accident in Culpeper, Virginia. Virginia State Police reported that Orion Bickings was riding in a 1999 Acura...
- Dan Frith | May 18, 2008 1:30 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeYou probably know someone who has a pacemaker or defibrillator implanted in their chest. An estimated 180,000 pacemaker devices and 91,000 implantable defibrillators were implanted in the U.S. in...
- Dan Frith | May 17, 2008 6:12 AM |
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MiscellaneousDo you remember old Judge Robert H. Bork? The same Judge Bork who served as a solicitor general and acting attorney general in the 1970s. The same Judge Bork who, from 1982 to 1988, was a federal...
- Dan Frith | May 16, 2008 5:16 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThis is kind of scary! A nurse who gave unauthorized medicine last week to a nursing home resident who later died has been fired, and now the local police are investigating. The resident was given...
- Lauren Ellerman | May 16, 2008 12:04 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseNot surprising, but when feds report 20% of Nursing homes (a conservative estimate) provide sub-standard care, something needs to be done....
"A total of 20% of nursing homes deliver care that is...
- Dan Frith | May 16, 2008 6:34 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeWrong site....Wrong patient....Wrong procedure! Anyway you cut it (pun intended)....it is bad news for the patient!
Recently reviewed data in Pennsylvania shows that a near miss or actual...
- Dan Frith | May 15, 2008 6:21 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe results of a new study, published in a report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, indicate that exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer for woman.
Researchers looked at data from...
- Lauren Ellerman | May 14, 2008 3:44 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseDid you know that most nursing homes are owned by stockholders? Does that matter when you are choosing a long term care facility for your family member? It should.
Although there may not be a great...
- Dan Frith | May 14, 2008 3:03 PM |
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MiscellaneousRegardless of what you call them...if you hate your job and are looking for a better one you have probably used a headhunter, recruiter, or placement agency. For those employees who have not, a job...
- Dan Frith | May 14, 2008 6:31 AM |
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MiscellaneousI am a trial lawyer and hear all the jokes and criticisms about how my profession drives up the cost of everything from medical care to aspirin and bicycles....that the costs of litigation are...
- Dan Frith | May 13, 2008 6:18 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeKudos to a Fulton Superior Court (Georgia) judge Marvin Arrington! Last week Judge Arrington found his state's law limiting damages in medical malpractice cases to be invalid.
In 2005, the Georgia...
- Dan Frith | May 12, 2008 6:24 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIt is that time of year when people start getting outdoors more...becoming active..but these numbers from the state of West Virginia involving fatal accidents and All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) is...
- Dan Frith | May 11, 2008 6:21 AM |
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MiscellaneousDo you have a swimming pool or hot tub? Does your neighborhood association operate a pool? If so, it is time to get ready for the "pool season" and make that pool as safe as possible. Why? How about...
- Dan Frith | May 10, 2008 6:38 AM |
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Medical Devices & Implants - Lauren Ellerman | May 09, 2008 11:58 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsYou know better than your doctor does. No, maybe not about how the liver metabolizes certain substances and other complicated medical issues, but you know better about your own body, and what...
- Lauren Ellerman | May 09, 2008 7:56 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThis week a consumer advocacy group petitioned Washington to take birth control patch off the market. Why? Studies show that users have an increased chance of blood clots. a 60% higher chance....
- Dan Frith | May 09, 2008 6:19 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe reports are begining to be circulated that another member of "Big Pharma", Pfizer, Inc., has settled a group of cases with plaintiffs who allege the painkillers, Celebrex and Bextra, caused...
- Dan Frith | May 08, 2008 6:57 AM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsInsulin pumps are used by thousands and thousand of American teenagers with Type I diabetes. Type I diabetes occurs when the body's own immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the...
- Dan Frith | May 07, 2008 3:53 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI could not believe the story when I first read it. Hospital administrators failed to report a sexual assault of a patient to the police. You have got to be kidding me!
Police were called to...
- Dan Frith | May 07, 2008 6:24 AM |
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MiscellaneousI have previously written about the evils of arbitration agreements. Mandatory Arbitration is a legal process whereby parties agree to arbitrate a dispute and waive their Constitutional right to a...
- Dan Frith | May 06, 2008 2:22 PM |
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MiscellaneousI recently received a telephone call from my law firm's banker. He is a good guy and over the years has helped my practice grow. However, the purpose of his call was to solicit my firm's interest in...
- Dan Frith | May 02, 2008 9:59 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeTeleradiology, what is it? It is the electronic transmission of radiological patient images, such as x-rays, CT's and MRI's, from one location to another for the purposes of interpretation and/or...
- Lauren Ellerman | May 01, 2008 3:57 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsBreaking news in our local paper - Roanoke Times: Purdue Pharma seeks FDA approval for new form of OxyContin
"In a document posted today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Web site, Purdue...
- Dan Frith | May 01, 2008 6:38 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseOver the years, nursing homes have been called upon to provide increasingly complex medical care to residents. Much of that complex care requires the use of sophisticated medical devices such as...