The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a recall of over 53,000 Medtronic endotracheal tubes in the U.S., with an additional over 339,000 tubes recalled worldwide. The FDA identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type. The use of…
More people are riding bicycles these days. That’s a good thing for personal health and fitness and the environment. But it has also increased safety risks on the road. In 2020, the number of preventable deaths from bicycle transportation incidents in the U.S. rose by…
A Pennsylvania man who suffers from Parkinson’s disease recently filed a paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He claims that after being exposed to the herbicide, he was diagnosed with the neurological disease. On June 7, 2021, the…
A Georgia mother who claimed that her Instant Pot pressure cooker exploded and burned her child recently agreed to a settlement with the manufacturer of the device, Instant Brands Inc. The amount of the settlement remains confidential, but should the settlement be approved by the…
If you have dry shampoo in your cupboard, take a moment to check it out. Unilever recently recalled several types of dry shampoo aerosol products because they may contain potentially elevated levels of benzene, a known carcinogen. Unilever noted on its website that based on…
The Insurance Information Institute (III) states that there were 5,579 people killed in motorcycle accidents in 2020. This was an increase over the year before, in which 5,044 people were killed—the highest number of motorcyclists killed since the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) began in…
You were in a car accident. You had to take time off work to recover. Can you be reimbursed for your lost wages? Typically, yes, as long as someone else was at fault for the accident. Talk to Your Car Accident Attorney for Help If…
By Guest Author Kevin E. James, Esq. – Lien Resolution Attorney The Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP) has often been described by many courts as notoriously “complex”. This complexity has only increased as Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) have increasingly become more litigious in attempts to…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC An often-overlooked issue for plaintiff attorneys is the management of taxation of their own contingent legal fees. As part of the normal rhythm of their practices, many attorneys experience peaks, and valleys with their own personal income. …
When you’re sick or hurt in an accident, your health and well-being are put in the hands of medical professionals, and there are many moving parts when it comes to managing illnesses and injuries. From the diagnosis and medications to surgeries, procedures, and recovery, several…
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