How many people die or are injured by medical malpractice and errors every year? It’s a pertinent question and the answer may surprise and scare you. The Journal of Patient Safety says that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients each year who go to the hospital…
A Supreme Court case in West Virginia will decide if the medical malpractice cap in that state applies to nursing homes as well as hospitals and doctors. Currently the state has a very low cap, only $500,000 on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. The issue came…
In an alarming case out of New York, the family of a 33-year-old man who died during a basketball game after drinking Red Bull has filed a wrongful death suit against the company. The lawsuit, believed to be the first wrongful death case filed against…
A recent frightening automotive defect was revealed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration when it announced that it had launched an investigation into reports that Jeep Liberty SUVs have caught on fire, endangering the lives of the vehicle’s occupants. According to the NHTSA’s statem
Oh what a tangled web spiders weave. Though it seems like an odd thing to be responsible for a massive auto recall, Toyota is announcing that an issue related to spiders is prompting the company to recall 870,000 vehicles. The story is a convoluted one…
A medical product that was supposed to make women’s lives better has reduced the quality of life for many. Vaginal mesh and slings have had a very negative impact on the lives of many women and now lawyers for Boston Scientific Corp. and two other…
If the results of a recent study are true, then parents might want to consider monitoring the kind of music their teens listen to when out for a drive. The study, published in Accident Analysis and Prevention, found that teenage drivers who listen to music…
A group of car safety organizations, led by the group Public Citizen, filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the U.S. Department of Transportation, asking the court to force the agency to issue a rule requiring car companies to install backup cameras in all newly…
The three U.S. plane crashes that have occurred since early July mark the deadliest period for airlines in the country since 2009. According to a recent article on the subject in BusinessWeek, the three crashes all have a common, and dangerous, thread: they might have…
Tort reform, a hotly debated issue in the legal community, is proving a failed experiment. A jury in one of New York’s most conservative counties recently returned a $130 million dollar verdict in a medical malpractice case, the second-largest in the state’s history. The $8 million…
On Sunday, August 18th, NFL sideline reporter Pam Oliver was hit by a pass thrown by the Colt’s backup Quarterback, Chandler Harnish. The football struck her flush in the side of the face, and although Oliver initially refused to discuss the hit, she is now…
A new development in hormonal therapy could provide relief to victims of devastating brain injury. The therapy is meant in part to help reduce the swelling that often takes place inside the brain after a serious brain injury. The hormone, which is currently operating under…
