May 06, 2015
Feldman Shepherd Attorney Sues Bayer’s MiraLax for Kidney Failure
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Since at least 2009, researchers have been aware that MiraLax, an over-the-counter laxative manufactured by Bayer Corp., is not safe for patients who suffer fro…
View MoreApril 29, 2015
Record Number of Cases Sitting in Judicial Limbo
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The American judicial system is overstressed, underfunded, and underserved. This blog has been covering court backlogs at the local level since 2012, but now th…
View MoreApril 22, 2015
Judge’s Decision Protects GM from Billions in Damages
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As one of the largest automotive recalls in American history, this blog has been covering the massive and tragic GM ignition switch failure–which has killed at …
View MoreApril 15, 2015
Takata Corporation Faces Wider Recall, Fines, and a Class Action Suit
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Last year saw more auto recalls in the United States than any other year in the country’s history (one trade publication has even dubbed 2014 “the infamous Year…
View MoreApril 08, 2015
5 Hospitals Report Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Outbreaks
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Having covered the dangers that hospitals pose (on several occasions) and the previousfailures of the FDA to keep consumers safe (again, on several occasions), …
View MoreApril 01, 2015
Some Wins, Some Losses in Tobacco Class Action Suits
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In November, this blog published an article about the ways in which class action lawsuits–cases in which a group of individuals (a class) may stand together aga…
View MoreMarch 25, 2015
New York Doctor Database–Including Malpractice Information–Is Facing Elimination
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Health experts have long pointed to increased transparency as a way of eliminating medical errors and reducing healthcare-associated infections, not to mention …
View MoreMarch 18, 2015
Many Generic Herbal Supplements Not Herbal At All
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Health experts have long criticized store-brand herbal supplements. And finally they have been vindicated. The Attorney General’s office recently oversaw testin…
View MoreMarch 11, 2015
Youth Football League Faces Brain Injury Lawsuit
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Last June, this blog published an article about President Obama’s so-called “concussion conference,” which he called to address mild traumatic brain injuries in…
View MoreMarch 04, 2015
Antidepressants, Sleep Aids, and Allergy Drugs Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
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For many years, consumers have taken Benadryl as a sleep aid, assuming that it is a safe and non-habit forming solution for occasional insomnia. A recent study,…
View MoreFebruary 25, 2015
The Right to Jury Trial in Civil Cases: Reasserting the Importance of the Seventh Amendment
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The right to a jury trial in criminal cases is well known, but the right to a jury trial in civil cases is also a sacrosanct right under the United States Const…
View MoreFebruary 18, 2015
Campaign Finance Threatens Political and Judicial Impartiality
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Back in November, we argued that in recent years campaign finance–especially among potential judges–has undermined Americans’ faith in the judicial branch. Than…
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