Failure to Diagnose - MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE - Call 888 392 LAWS (5297)

When a doctor fails to diagnose a condition in a patient, the consequences can be severe, even fatal. Even though doctors are thoroughly trained in diagnosis, they can and sometimes do make mistakes. In fact, the failure to diagnose a condition is not uncommon. One Harvard report showed that diagnostic errors kill about 80,000 people yearly and account for 20-40 percent of all doctor mistakes.

If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury because of a doctor''s failure to diagnose a condition, you need to ensure your legal rights are protected. You may be eligible to recover damages for your losses and suffering.

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Pinellas | Hillsborough | ACCDIENT BECAUSE OF TEXTING | Teens and Texting | Recipe for Disaster

NATIONAL - In a recent survey, experts have discovered that more teens are texting while driving.  Because teens are using cell phones more than ever before, many are using cell phones in ways that are dangerous, with more than a third admitting that they have sent a text message while driving.

Using a cell phone while driving is often a recipe for disaster. According to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2009, 995 of 5,474 traffic accident fatalities involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction. In fact, cell phone use played a role in 18 percent of all fatal distracted driving crashes.

 

Please do not TEXT and DRIVE!

DePuy ASR Hip Replacement | LITIGATION | Recall HIP IMPLANT

NATIONAL - The DePuy ASR Hip Replacement litigation is rapidly growing. There are more than a dozen DePuy ASR Hip Replacement class actions.  In addition, many individual suits have been filed in federal and state courts around the country. It has been estimated that about 93,000 people around the world received one of the recalled implants.

Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit announced the recall of the DePuy ASR Hip Implant system in August, after data from the National Joint Registry of England and Wales showed that 1 out of every 8 patients (12%-13%) who had received the recalled devices had to undergo revision surgery within five years of receiving it.

The recall involved the ASR XL Acetabular System, a hip socket used in traditional hip replacement, and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, a partial hip replacement that involves placing a metal cap on the ball of the femur. Only the ASR XL Acetabular System was approved for use in the US. DePuy ASR Hip Replacement lawsuits allege that the metal-on-metal hip replacement device was defectively designed, and that DePuy knew its hip replacements were failing at a higher than expected rate, but didn’t alert consumers or orthopedic surgeons.

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SEAT BELT recall | General Motors | Failure | Crash

NATIONAL - General Motors (GM) is recalling 300,000 Chevrolet Impala Sedans for seat belts.  According to a recent announcement.  A General Motors spokesman said, "we are recalling 300,000 Chevrolet Impala sedans because the seat belts may fail to restrain people in the front seats during a crash."  

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$257 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT | Johnson and Johnson | Risperdal

NATIONAL - Johnson and Johnson lost a $257.7 million jury verdict for making misleading claims about the safety of the company's Risperdal antipsychotic drug.  In addition, Johnson and Johnson officials defrauded Medicaid by wrongfully touting Risperdal as superior to competing antipsychotic drugs and minimizing its links to diabetes, said jurors.

TO READ MORE - Click on the link below:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-15/j-j-told-to-pay-257-7-million-over-risperdal-marketing-tactics.html

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INJURED BY SOMEONE TEXTING? | Call 888-392-LAWS (5297) for FREE case evaluation

Texting while driving increases your risk of an accident much more than previous studies have concluded. This is as a result of motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones.

A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute used cameras to continuously observe light vehicle drivers and truckers for more than 6 million miles. VTech's study found that when drivers texted, their collision risk was 23 times greater than when not texting.

Drivers texting are often distracted taking their eyes off of the road up to 75% of the time. This makes texting the most distracting of all cell phone related tasks. Please don't text and drive.

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STANDING UP FOR SENIORS | NURSING HOME | Civil suits uncover abuses at nursing homes | American Association for Justice

NATIONAL - In a recent blog at LawyersUSA (10/8), Kimberly Atkins wrote, "Civil suits help uncover abuses by nursing home and insurance companies, according to a new report by the American Association for Justice. Where regulatory and legislative bodies have been unable to cope with this distressing rise of neglect and abuse of our elderly, the civil justice system has stepped into the breach,"

'Standing Up For Seniors: How the Civil Justice System Protects Elderly Americans - The report "outlines how, through litigation, trial attorneys across the country have uncovered evidence of corporate programs aimed at terminating seniors' benefits as well as evidence of nursing home abuse and neglect."

The report covers the following topics:

• Chemical Restraints
• Forced Arbitration
• Insurance Denials
• Neglect
• Bed Rail Deaths
• Scams
• Abuse
• Medical Errors

 To read the entire report click on the link: http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xbcr/justice/StandingUpForSeniors.pdf

TRAMPOLINE RECALL ♦ TRAMPOLINE INJURIES

NATIONAL - Bravo Sports just recalled about 160,000 Bravo Sports Trampolines due to fall hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The CPSC advising consumers to stop using the recalled Trampolines immediately and notes that it’s illegal to resell or to attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Incorrectly assembled trampolines can allow the top rails and legs to bend or break during normal use, resulting in partial collapse of the trampoline. This poses a fall hazard to consumers. To date, Bravo has received 247 reports of top rails bending or breaking during normal use. Four (4) injuries have been reported due to the bending and breaking of trampolines

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http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11006.html

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WARNING ON AVANDIA ♦ INCREASED RISK OF HEART ATTACK ♦

NATIONAL - In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine announced that, finally, the FDA has stepped forward and decided on regulatory action for Avandia, a diabetes drug that last year claimed 1,354 lives as a result of cardiac-associated problems.

The FDA is restricting access to Avandia by requiring GSK to submit a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, or REMS.

Under the ruling, the drug will be available to patients not already taking it only if they are unable to achieve glycemic control using other medications and, in consultation with their health care professional, decide not to take a different drug for medical reasons.

Current users of Avandia will be able to continue using the medication if they appear to be benefiting from it and they acknowledge that they understand these risks. Doctors will have to attest to and document their patients’ eligibility; patients will have to review statements describing the cardiovascular safety concerns.

But did the FDA go far enough – could it be too little, too late?

Mercedes recalls for power steering problems that could lead to accident

NATIONAL - Mercedes-Benz has recalled 85,000 of its 2010 and 2011 models because a steering problem could make the vehicles difficult to control. 

The models are the 2010 C-Class and the 2010-11 E-Class, the automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a recent report. 

Mercedes said a connection fitting on the high-pressure power steering line might not be tight enough, allowing power-steering fluid to leak.  As a result, “Owners may not have sufficient control of the vehicle under circumstances such as parking where maximum power steering is required.” The company added that the problem “could lead to a vehicle crash.”

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TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY | 888 392 LAWS | Available 24/7

Truck crashes are extremely costly to both trucking companies and their insurance companies, and large companies will work quickly to resolve everything at the scene of the accident. You should never try to resolve or settle the matter with the trucking company or their claim representative without first consulting with a Florida Accident Attorney familiar with the unique nature of truck accidents. Many large trucking companies install GPS receivers in their trucks that allow them to track their drivers' speed and location in great detail. Our accident attorneys know how to obtain this data, interpret it, and use it against trucking companies in truck accident cases who may claim their driver was not at fault. 

Every trucking crash has its own complex set of circumstances for tractor trailer accident attorneys to contend with, but the key to handling common types of truck cases is to focus on the actions and choices of the truck driver and company.

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Will Investigate Thoroughly. Our researchers provide our firm with the law, facts, and evidence necessary to honestly, aggressively, and successfully represent victims of truck crashes.

Can Recommend the Highest Caliber Doctors. We recommend doctors and health care providers to help you recover and give you an honest assessment of your ability to return to work.

Will Communicate and Meet With You as Needed. We will meet with you immediately after your injury and will be available to meet personally with you throughout the entire claims process. We will answer your questions, and always keep you updated and informed.

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J & J | Motrin | McNeil | Defective Drug

NATIONAL - According to USA Today (10/5) editorializes, "Last year, when J&J faced what should have been a relatively minor problem, executives forgot to read their own textbook." J&J "discovered in late 2008 that some Motrin tablets, made by its McNeil division, were not dissolving properly, possibly affecting their potency. So did executives publicly announce the problem and recall the defective product?"

USA Today continues, "Hardly. Instead, J&J hired a contractor that quietly dispatched workers to retailers to buy up thousands of the Motrin vials. ... In other words, the goal was to hide the problem."

Now J&J "could use some extra-strength Tylenol for a public relations migraine it richly deserves."

ALLSTATE v. Toyota | SUBRO action | Sudden acceleration claims

NATIONAL - According to the Los Angeles Times (10/5, Bensinger, Vartabedian) reports, "Allstate Corp. has sued Toyota Motor Corp. over sudden-acceleration-related claims it has paid, alleging that the accidents were caused by vehicle defects. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeks $3 million in compensation for about 270 claims that the insurance giant has paid out since January 2007."

Allstate spokeswoman Christina Loznicka "said the suit was 'a last resort' taken after negotiations on the claims with Toyota, a practice called subrogation, failed out of court."

TOY RECALLS | Fisher-Price recalls millions of toys over safety hazards

NATIONAL - According to the Houston Chronicle (10/1, Lee) reports, "Local retailers pulled Fisher-Price tricycles, high chairs and toys from their shelves Thursday after the company announced a recall of more than 10 million products because of safety hazards. .. The recall is the largest for toys since Congress gave" the US Consumer Product Safety Commission "more regulatory power two years ago." The agency "in cooperation with the company, issued a voluntary recall of 7 million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes. It also recalled about 1 million Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs."

In addition, the AP (10/1) reports, "CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said manufacturers need to do more to build safety into their products before they reach store shelves. But she also offered praise for Fisher-Price for 'taking the right steps by agreeing to these recalls and offering consumers free repairs or replacement.'"

SEE MORE RECALL INFORMATION - Click on link below:

http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2010/09/the-fisher-price-recall-more-than-10-million-products/