July 25, 2012
Lack of Training, Electrical Burns Lead to da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuits
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When we think of robots easing burdens for humans, we may think of Rosie from The Jetsonsor the droids from Star Wars.
View MoreJuly 18, 2012
Tort Reform State-by-State: Texas
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In today’s post, we again address the issue of tort reform.
View MoreJuly 11, 2012
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied — Union City, N.J. Courts’ Civil Backlog
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As of April of 2012, courts in Union County, New Jersey had 863 civil cases in backlog, that is, 863 cases that could not be heard because there are no judges to preside.
View MoreJuly 03, 2012
NuvaRing Birth Control Linked to Elevated Risk of Blood Clots, Pulmonary Embolism
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The Guttmacher Institute (a non-partisan reproductive health think tank) conducted a survey from 2006 — 2010 in an attempt to determine how many American women have used birth control at some point in their lives.
View MoreJune 27, 2012
Study Finds Mothers Taking Clomid May Face Greater Risk of Birth Defects
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In recent months, this blog has covered issues related to birth defects, specifically those that fall under the umbrella of neural tube defects (or NTDs) like spina bifida, anencephaly and encephaloceles, some of which are linked to a lack of b-vitamin folic acid or use of prescription drugs like Depakote.
View MoreJune 20, 2012
Will Text Messages Be Allowed as Evidence in Pennsylvania Criminal Trials?
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On May 18, 2012, Ben Present of The Legal Intelligencer wrote an article called “State Supreme Court to Address Admissibility of Text Messages” which, as its title suggests, explains the circumstance surrounding what will surely be a noteworthy precedent regarding whether or not “unauthenticated” text messages will be allowed into the record as evidence.
View MoreJune 13, 2012
Prescription Pad vs. iPad: Safer Electronic Prescriptions on the Rise
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Some medical errors are more avoidable than others, and some of the most avoidable must be prescriptions.
View MoreJune 08, 2012
$26.1 Million Settlement in Philadelphia by Feldman Shepherd for Tractor-Trailer Auto Accident
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys Alan M.
View MoreJune 06, 2012
Alan M. Feldman Invited to Join International Academy of Trial Lawyers
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Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is pleased to announce that personal injury attorney and firm Co-Managing Partner Alan M.
View MoreJune 06, 2012
Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal — Victims Are Striking Back
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The sex abuse scandal that has publicly rocked the Catholic Church for more than a decade has actually been around much longer than that.
View MoreMay 30, 2012
Delay of Treatment of Priapism Can Lead to Permanent Erectile Dysfunction
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Priapism is a prolonged, unwanted and often painful erection which requires prompt medical treatment to avoid the risk of permanent sexual dysfunction and impotence.
View MoreMay 29, 2012
Carol Nelson Shepherd and Roberta D. Pichini Named 2012 Women of the Year by The Legal Intelligencer
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Roberta D.
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