Category: Pharmaceutical Liability

Anti-Nausea Medicine, Zofran, Could Cause Birth Defects

When you are pregnant, you take a lot of precautions to protect your unborn baby. You take prenatal vitamins, go to your doctor appointments and make sure you’re eating healthy. But, you probably still get morning sickness or some kind of nausea. When your doctor prescribes you an anti-nausea medicine, you take it, expecting relief […]

Written by on May 28, 2015

Are There Time Limits when Filing a Medical Malpractice Claim?

Perhaps you’ve had a recent medical procedure done and the outcome is much different from what you were told it would be. You could be having more pain, or you could have started having other types of problems, and you’re sure your doctor did something wrong. In the back of your mind, you’re thinking about […]

Written by on January 22, 2015

Was Your Physician Wrong on Your Cancer Diagnosis? What to Do

Perhaps you’ve recently gone to the doctor because you suspected that you had a medical problem. You just weren’t feeling like yourself, and you wanted to be sure it wasn’t something serious. Your doctor examined you, ordered tests, and indicated that everything was fine. Still, you decided you needed a second opinion because you weren’t […]

Written by on December 11, 2014

Nurse Injects Wrong Medication Instead of Flu Shot

Flu shots may not be the most pleasant experience in life, but you should feel good about taking care of your health and protecting the people around you during flu season. The last thing you want to worry about is whether the person administering the shot will do his or her job correctly. Imagine a […]

Written by on November 6, 2014

Woman Sues for Medical Malpractice After Losing Her Husband

Surgical procedures are not without risks, which any surgeon will explain to patients before their operations begin. However, what happens when the surgery goes perfectly, but because of medical negligence on the part of the surgical team, there are still problems? One Louisiana woman is suing a local hospital after her husband passed away following […]

Written by on October 23, 2014

Do Employees Have a Responsibility to Provide a Safe Workplace?

A Missouri construction worker was recently denied in a negligence claim against his supervisor for an accident that occurred in September 2008. The St. Charles Circuit Court’s decision was upheld in a split ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals. As reported by BusinessInsurance.com, Curt Peters was working for Tramar Contracting Inc. of St. Louis when […]

Written by on October 2, 2014

Camera Proposal Could Result in a Decrease of Abuse in Illinois Nursing Homes

Each year, countless numbers of elderly nursing home patients suffer from abuse at the hands of the professionals who should be taking care of them. Unfortunately, too many of these cases go unreported because of the lack of substantial evidence to back up the claims. However, according to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch […]

Written by on September 25, 2014

Man Dies Following Wrong-Way Crash in Franklin County

Imagine driving on I-44 in Franklin County when suddenly you see a vehicle coming toward you, heading in the wrong direction. This is exactly what many drivers recently experienced at the hands of a seventy-five-year-old man. While the details of the incident are still unknown, according to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, […]

Written by on August 28, 2014

What Steps Should You Take When Filing a Workers Comp Claim?

When you’re injured while you’re working, not only are you usually in a great amount of pain, but the stress of wondering what will happen can be a very heavy burden to bear. It’s common for many people to become confused and too many people put off taking action when they need to. As your St. […]

Written by on August 26, 2014

One Person Dead Following Tractor Trailer Crash in St. Louis

One person is dead following a crash involving two tractor- trailers on I-70 in St. Louis, according to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. The driver of the car was headed west on the highway, and officials believe the driver lost control of the car. The car ended up stopped on the interstate […]

Written by on August 7, 2014