A North Carolina case from earlier this year involving the effectiveness of nursing home arbitration agreements put nursing home operators on notice that some agreements can be deemed…
The medical technology company CareFusion, based in San Diego, has issued a recall of nearly 10,000 units of an infusion pump it distributed in 2012 and 2013, according to Medscape.com. The…
Hospitals across the country decided to purchase and utilize a surgical robot called the “da Vinci robot.” Hospitals purchased these robots despite the lack of peer-reviewed evidence…
In the nation-wide wake of complications due to contaminated medications distributed by compounding pharmacies, state public health officials in New Hampshire are investigating whether any…
The spoliation of evidence is the intentional or negligent withholding, hiding, altering, or destroying of evidence relating to a legal proceeding. Such spoliation has two potential…
Legislators in North Carolina have announced that they will attempt to abolish the state’s auto safety inspection requirement. The bill will be brought up by a House committee later…
What Happened In June 2011 Michael L. Sparling took a recommended dose of workout booster Jack3d before he attended drill with his Army unit. During the drills Sparling collapsed and was…
What Happened Both the Senate and the House of Delegates passed new legislation in Virginia (VA) to stiffen penalties for drivers who text behind the wheel. Texting while…
In 2003, Texas passed sweeping tort reform legislation that capped non-economic damages that an injured victim could receive from a medical malpractice injury claim to only $250,000 and set…
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), coronary heart disease is the single largest cause of death in the United States. When considering a daunting statistic such as this, it…
According to CNBC, new golf cart owners may get more excitement than they bargained for if they bought a certain golf cart in 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just…
Most people hear the word “ultrasound” and think of a pregnancy imaging device. While just a few short years ago this would be the best association for an ultrasound, this device has…