According to the Dow Jones Newswires (11/10, Loftus) reported that Johnson & Johnson disclosed Wednesday that it is in talks with the government to settle an investigation into whether the company improperly marketed the antipsychotic Risperdal.
A recent study finds a certain type of hip replacement surgery may place patients at a higher risk of complications. The study, which looked at anterior total hip arthroplasty on a fracture table, was authored by Dr. Jewett and Dr. Collis of the Slocum Orthopedic Center. The anterior approach for total hip replacement is a surgical approach to the…
DUNEDIN – The city of Dunedin unanimously approved allowing golf carts on city roads at a City Hall meeting. According to BayNews 9, a city ordinance allowed people to drive golf carts within a one mile radius of the Dunedin Golf Club. Now leaders are expanding the ordinance to allow the golf carts throughout Dunedin. SAFETY IS A…
When a doctor fails to diagnose a condition in a patient, the consequences can be severe, even fatal. Even though doctors are thoroughly trained in diagnosis, they can and sometimes do make mistakes. In fact, the failure to diagnose a condition is not uncommon. One Harvard report showed that diagnostic errors kill about 80,000 people…
NATIONAL – In a recent survey, experts have discovered that more teens are texting while driving. Because teens are using cell phones more than ever before, many are using cell phones in ways that are dangerous, with more than a third admitting that they have sent a text message while driving. Using a cell phone while…
NATIONAL – The DePuy ASR Hip Replacement litigation is rapidly growing. There are more than a dozen DePuy ASR Hip Replacement class actions. In addition, many individual suits have been filed in federal and state courts around the country. It has been estimated that about 93,000 people around the world received one of the recalled implants. Johnson…
NATIONAL – General Motors (GM) is recalling 300,000 Chevrolet Impala Sedans for seat belts. According to a recent announcement. A General Motors spokesman said, “we are recalling 300,000 Chevrolet Impala sedans because the seat belts may fail to restrain people in the front seats during a crash.” Have you or a loved one been involved in an automobile…
NATIONAL – Johnson and Johnson lost a $257.7 million jury verdict for making misleading claims about the safety of the company’s Risperdal antipsychotic drug. In addition, Johnson and Johnson officials defrauded Medicaid by wrongfully touting Risperdal as superior to competing antipsychotic drugs and minimizing its links to diabetes, said jurors. Tripp Law Firm – Personal Injury Law Relevant Practice Areas
Texting while driving increases your risk of an accident much more than previous studies have concluded. This is as a result of motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones. A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute used cameras to continuously observe light…
NATIONAL – In a recent blog at LawyersUSA (10/8), Kimberly Atkins wrote, “Civil suits help uncover abuses by nursing home and insurance companies, according to a new report by the American Association for Justice. Where regulatory and legislative bodies have been unable to cope with this distressing rise of neglect and abuse of our elderly, the…