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When Private Equity Smashes Hospitals Like Piggy Banks, Patient Care Suffers

On May 2, 2025, Crozer-Chester Medical Center — the last remaining Level 1 trauma center in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — closed its doors, less than 10 years after it was purchased by Prospect Medical Holdings. Prospect is a for-profit healthcare company owned by Los Angeles-based private equity (PE) firm Leonard Green & Partners. In 2016, Prospect purchased the four-hospital nonprofit …

In Memory of Latanya Byrd: A Tireless Advocate for Safe Streets

Feldman Shepherd has lost one of its most beloved clients. The people of Philadelphia have lost a tireless advocate for safe streets with a special emphasis on Roosevelt Boulevard. On June 17, 2025, Latanya Byrd — who was a co-founder of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Families for Safe Streets and a driving force behind the creation and expansion of the …

Med Mal Lawsuits and Aortic Dissection – The Deadly Condition Often Missed in the Emergency Department

If left untreated, aortic dissection carries a mortality rate nearing 50% within 48 hours of symptom onset. Alarmingly, fewer than half of all cases are correctly diagnosed in the emergency department at first presentation. This article, written by Bethany R. Nikitenko and published in The Legal Intelligencer, provides a brief overview of the condition, the standard of care for …

Mandatory Safety Standard for Nursing Pillows Is Now in Effect

A new federal safety standard that aims to reduce the risks of suffocation, entrapment and falls associated with nursing pillows is now in effect. Nursing pillows are horseshoe-shaped pillows that are designed to fit around an adult’s torso and lift a baby to a more “ergonomic” position for breast or bottle feeding. They are not an infant sleep product, but their …

Mandatory Safety Standard for Infant Loungers and ‘Support Cushions’ Is Now in Effect

A new federal safety standard that aims to reduce the risks of suffocation, entrapment and falls associated with infant loungers and similar pillow-like products is now in effect. Starting on May 5, 2025, manufacturers of infant loungers and other “infant support cushions” must adhere to a mandatory safety standard which was unanimously approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) …

U.S. Leads High-Income Countries in Traffic Deaths

The United States leads 27 other high-income countries in its number of pedestrian deaths and overall road traffic deaths, according to a report recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report regards preventable pedestrian accident traffic deaths in the U.S. as a “major public health problem.” Between 2013 and 2022, U.S. pedestrian death rates increased 50 percent …

DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

In 2024, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to combat corporate crime. The Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Program will run through 2027, before being re-evaluated, and is modeled on other successful whistleblower programs like those administered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Pilot Program is designed …

Tabletop Fire Pits Can Explode, Cause Serious Burn Injuries and Death

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using alcohol-burning or other liquid fuel tabletop fire pits following two deaths and at least 60 injuries in the past five years. Tabletop fire pits — also called fire pots, miniature fireplaces and personal fireplaces — are small, portable fireplaces that can be placed on a tabletop or …

Neptune's Fix

The Products Liability Case Against Tianeptine: The Deadly “Dietary Supplement” Found at Your Local Store

December 3rd, 2024

You see them displayed by the cash register. Neptune’s Fix and other tianeptine-based products promise to help brain function, treat anxiety and depression, and even manage opioid addiction. Unbeknownst to many consumers, these products have been associated with severe adverse medical events, including seizures and …

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Fisher-Price Recalls Snuga Swings After Five Infant Deaths

November 5th, 2024

In a recall that one federal safety regulator has characterized as “doomed to fail,” Fisher-Price is offering its customers $25 to remove components from its Snuga Swings — which have been linked to five infant deaths — instead of offering a meaningful remedy that would …

Pedestrian Accidents

Lawmakers Seek to Address Supersized Vehicles That Kill Pedestrians

October 28th, 2024

Pedestrian Accident: Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at reducing the number of pedestrians who are killed and seriously injured in crashes with supersized passenger vehicles. Recent government data show that there are more than 40,000 fatal car crashes per year in the United States. Between …

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CPSC Warns Against Two Cradle Swings That Pose Suffocation and Fall Hazards

September 12th, 2024

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers to stop using DNYSYSJ and OUKANING cradle swings due to the risk of suffocation and falls. According to the CPSC, the cradle swings violate federal safety regulations for bassinets and cradles. The warning, issued …

Neptune's Fix

Neptune’s Fix Recalled: FDA Warns That Tianeptine-Containing Products Are Associated with Seizures, Loss of Consciousness and Death

September 5th, 2024

When 32-year-old graphic designer Matthew Cornier decided to work late at his Point Pleasant, New Jersey, office, he went to a convenience store and purchased several shot-size bottles of Neptune’s Fix, a purported dietary supplement sold with a claim that it will improve mental focus. Several …

Infant Lounger

CPSC Warns Against Multiple Infant Loungers After Five Deaths

September 3rd, 2024

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using five brands of baby loungers that violate federal safety regulations and are linked to the deaths of five infants. The loungers were sold online on Amazon and Walmart under the brand names …

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Study: Water Bead-Related ER Visits by Kids Increased Over 130% in One Year

September 3rd, 2024

Water bead-related emergency room visits by children increased by over 130 percent — from 55 visits in 2021 to 127 in 2022 — according to a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Water beads are made of super-absorbent polymer crystals which can …

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1.5 Million Medline Adult Bed Rails Recalled After Two Entrapment Deaths

August 15th, 2024

Medical supply company Medline Industries is recalling 1.5 million adult portable bed rails that have been linked to the entrapment deaths of two senior citizens. The recall comes less than two months after another medical supply company, Essential Medical Supply, re-announced its recall of 272,000 …

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Joybuy Infant Sling Carriers Recalled Due to Suffocation, Fall Hazards

July 25th, 2024

A decade after Feldman Shepherd product liability attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis successfully litigated two cases that led to the recall of one million infant sling carriers that suffocated babies, similar baby carriers have re-entered the marketplace and have …

Cybersecurity

SEC Fines Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $10 Million for Delays in Notifying Agency about Data Breach

May 31st, 2024

On May 22, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) and its subsidiaries, including the New York Stock Exchange, for failing to promptly notify the SEC about a cyber intrusion that occurred in April 2021. Upon …

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Federal Lawmakers Introduce ‘Esther’s Law’ to Ban Deadly Water Beads and Protect Kids

May 13th, 2024

Feldman Shepherd Represents Family of 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard, for Whom the Bill Was Named. Esther Died After Swallowing a Single Water Bead. Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is pleased to announce that U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy …

Med Mal Cases Arising From Suicide: Dispensing the Myths and Removing the Stigma

May 9th, 2024

Medical treatment can affect the outcome of mental health issues, the same as with any other medical condition, and the law is finally catching up for cases where negligent mental health treatment results in suicide. This article, authored by Mark W. Tanner and Bethany R. …