During the winter months, we all walk a little bit more carefully when we enter businesses or other public places. We know that people track in snow and ice from outside, and business owners aren’t always very good about putting out signs to warn people of the dangers of slips and falls. However, now that […]
As a doctor, Dr. Julio Diaz took an oath to promote good health in his patients, and never cause harm. However, of the many patients who were prescribed an incredible amount of pain medication by Diaz, eleven of them have died. Others are suffering from severe drug addiction. According to the article on the UPI website, Dr. […]
Most employers want the best for their employees, doing everything by the book. However, not all employers are created equal, and there are some out there who will go to any length to make sure they aren’t filing injury claims properly – even in St. Louis. According to the Mondaq website, an employee who suffered a […]
This past weekend, two men died following a crash that took place along Interstate 44 in Franklin County. The investigation is still on-going, however, the men were seventy-eight years old and thirty-four years old. According to the KSDK article, the older driver’s vehicle was driving the wrong way down Interstate 44, when the two vehicles collided. […]
According to Forbes.com, medical negligence is the third leading cause of death in the United States. That puts it right behind heart disease and cancer. Many people have a significant reason for pursuing a medical malpractice case, but they are unsure about the facts. Here are a few for you to consider, as you think […]
When the news came out about the motorcyclists who attacked the family driving an SUV on a New Jersey highway, motorists everywhere were stunned. According to an article on the Huffington Post website, authorities were unclear about what might have possibly angered the motorcyclists, however, they swarmed around the SUV and some of them blocked […]
The St. Louis Post Dispatch recently reported that the company that produced the steroid that has been linked to the meningitis outbreak had supplied another drug used at St. Elizabeth Hospital. So far there has been only one meningitis case investigated that was caused by a heart injection that this particular drug is used for. […]
MED-MAL CAPS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL On Tuesday, July 31, 2012, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases violate the Right to Trial by Jury in the Missouri Constitution. The court explicitly overruled the precedent set in the 1993 Adams v. Children’s Mercy Hospital opinion (848 S.W.2d 535). The court […]
The New York Times has reported that the largest provider of dialysis in the United States, Fresenius Medical Care, is under investigation by the FDA. The operator of one third of the country’s dialysis centers had sent a warning to their physicians that the drug Granuflo may cause cardiac arrest if used improperly. This product […]
A bipartisan sponsored amendment has been submitted as part of The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. This amendment wants to standardize procedures to prove people given psychotropic drugs for reasons other than what they are usually used for are made aware of their risks and side effects. In the past these drugs […]
