October 17, 2012
A Surgeon’s Five Tips for Improving Hospital Safety
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A few weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal published an article on its website called “How to Stop Hospitals from Killing Us” prompted by the statistic that every week, “medical errors kill enough people to fill four jumbo jets.
View MoreOctober 08, 2012
Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Aspergillus in Epidural Steroid Injections
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Fungal meningitis is normally a very rare condition that primarily occurs in patients with weakened immune systems.
View MoreOctober 04, 2012
Feldman Shepherd Sponsors Support Center for Child Advocates’ 7th Annual Child Advocates Golf Classic
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Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP joined the Support Center for Child Advocates (Child Advocates) as a corporate sponsor of its 7th Annual Golf Classic.
View MoreSeptember 26, 2012
Country’s Largest Hospital Chain under Scrutiny for Unnecessary Cardiac Surgeries
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This past August, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States uncovered evidence that doctors at its many locations performed heart surgeries that were deemed unnecessary.
View MoreSeptember 19, 2012
Bumbo Baby Seat: Just One of Many Recalls
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The Bumbo® Baby Seat, essentially a large piece of molded green foam, has been the subject of two recalls in the last five years.
View MoreSeptember 12, 2012
Widespread Shortage of Judges Derails Civil Justice System
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On July 11, this blog published a post titled “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied,” which dealt with the shortage of judges (and thus backlog of civil cases) in Union County, New Jersey.
View MoreSeptember 05, 2012
The Scarlet Sticker: Kyleigh’s Law Upheld in New Jersey
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Reuters reported on August 8, 2012, that Kyleigh’s Law, which requires any New Jersey-licensed drivers under 21 with a provisional license to place a bright red sticker on the top left-hand corner of each of their two license plates for a year, has been upheld by the state Supreme Court.
View MoreAugust 29, 2012
Over 2,000 NFL Players File Brain Injury Lawsuit in Philadelphia
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Last month in Philadelphia, thousands of retired professional football players filed a personal injury class action lawsuit against their shared former employer, the National Football League (NFL).
View MoreAugust 22, 2012
Not Just for Planes: Automobile ‘Black Boxes’ will be Standard by 2015
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In April 2012, the Senate passed a bill that would require auto manufacturers to install event data recorders (EDRs), also known as “black boxes,” in all cars.
View MoreAugust 15, 2012
Pennsylvania Judge Thoroughly Tackles Facebook Discovery
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As the relationship between technology and the law both widens and deepens, we were bound to see more rulings on issues of social networking and privacy.
View MoreAugust 08, 2012
Institute of Medicine Criticizes FDA for Unsafe Post-Market Inspection
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Do you remember Vioxx, the anti-inflammatory drug recalled and later withdrawn because it was linked with elevated risk of heart attack or Fen-phen, the weight loss drug that was found to cause potentially fatal pulmonary hypertension? These medications were once approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and later found to be dangerous and thus recalled.
View MoreAugust 01, 2012
Distractions in the Dashboard: Should There Be a Limit to In-Car Technology?
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It’s safe to say that technology is here to stay.
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