A doctor in Plainview, New York is being investigated after reports that he may have used needles cross-contaminated with mulitple patients. The case may be a major instance of medical malpractice. The doctor reused syringes and may have infected hundreds of patients with a multitude of blood borne illnesses. On Nov. 10, the State Health Department notified 628 of Dr. Finkelstein's...
By Randy Appleton, HSCLA AttorneyImagine that you are the parent of a young patriotic man who desires to serve in the United States Military and who ends up traveling to Iraq. Months later your son is killed in Iraq and you have the unthinkable task of attending the funeral of your own child. Last, add to the unthinkable funeral that dozens of protesters suddenly show up at the cemetery...
General Mills issued a product recall for its Totino's Pizza Rolls due to contamination with E. coli. The bacteria was found in product sampling for the Pizza Combo and Pizza Pepperoni. The recalled pizza rolls may cause a severe illness. The products manufactured by General Mills and carried by Giant Food and subject to the recall are as follows: Totino's Party Pizza's - Pizza Combo 10.7...
According to published reports of the Washington Post, the chief of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been flying around the country to various events, all paid for by toy, appliance and children's furniture industries that they are supposed to be regulating! Many trips were covered by lobbying groups and lawyers representing these manufacturers.The trips were taken by Nancy Nord or...