February 11, 2015
39 Pennsylvania Hospitals Fined for Preventable Mistakes
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A few months ago we wrote about a program called Leapfrog, whose goal is to assign letter grades to the country’s hospitals in an effort to establish their safe…
View MoreFebruary 07, 2015
Feldman Shepherd Presents Sold-Out NJ CLE on “Maximizing Your Client’s Recovery”
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In February, Feldman Shepherd held a “Maximizing Your Client’s Recovery in Personal Injury Cases from Investigation Through Trial” CLE in New Jersey. Alan Feldm…
View MoreFebruary 04, 2015
Drug Companies Spend Millions Marketing Redundant and Potentially Dangerous Treatments
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The investigative journalism website ProPublica, in conjunction with the New York Times medical blog The Upshot, recently published an article analyzing drug co…
View MoreJanuary 28, 2015
Further FDA Failures: Diabetes Medications
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When it comes to regulation, there are many areas in which the FDA could improve its practices–compounding pharmacies, energy drinks, herbal dietary products, g…
View MoreJanuary 21, 2015
Caps on Damages Keep Wisconsin Family from Suing GM, Potentially Saving Lives
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In 2006, eighteen-year-old Natasha Weigel was killed (along with a close friend) when the Chevrolet Cobalt she was driving left the roadway and struck several t…
View MoreJanuary 15, 2015
Feldman Shepherd Promotes Edward S. Goldis to Law Firm Partner
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Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is proud to announce that Edward Goldis has been named a partner…
View MoreJanuary 14, 2015
Contamination Rampant in Meat Processing Plants
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What do pharmaceuticals, automobiles, reusable plastic water bottles, and roller coasters have in common? All are manufactured or operated under conditions that…
View MoreJanuary 07, 2015
Pharmacy Linked to Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Faces Criminal Charges
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Back in October 2012, this blog began covering a fungal meningitis outbreak originating in Massachusetts that eventually killed sixty-four people and injured ov…
View MoreJanuary 02, 2015
Feldman Shepherd Founding Partner Carol Nelson Shepherd Elected President of Homeless Advocacy Project Board
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Founding partner Carol Nelson Shepherd, Esq. of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has been elected President of the Homeless Advocacy Pr…
View MoreDecember 31, 2014
Caps on Non-Economic Damages Disproportionately Affect Women, Children, Seniors
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Last week’s post ended with a tentative prediction that over the next few years we will see a push at the national level to enact caps on damages in civil…
View MoreDecember 24, 2014
New Congress Expected to Take Aim at Asbestos Victims
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Now that the dust has settled after this year’s midterm elections–in which thirty-three Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives were up f…
View MoreDecember 17, 2014
Generic Drugmaker Makes Potentially Dangerous Product, Sues FDA for Slowing Its Sale
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This blog has been covering issues related to generic drugs–warning labels, FDA oversight, and legal immunity–for more than a year, but this industry is nothing…
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