September 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 tha…
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. In 2007, 1 million units w…
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 …
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…
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…
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. We hav…
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Do you remember Vioxx, the anti-inflammatory drug recalled and later withdrawn because it was linked with elevated risk of heart attack or Fen-phen, the weight …
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. It’s spreading at an incredible rate and into previously unconnected places, like the dashboards of our automo…
View MoreJuly 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. But robots are already helping us with su…
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. In previous months, we have published pieces on the pro victims’ rights documentary Hot Coffee, how …
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 t…
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