Month: February 2018
What is Surgical Malpractice?
Surgery, regardless of how minor it may be, is always significant to the individual undergoing the procedure. Whether the surgery involves a fast outpatient procedure...
How a Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help Injured Workers
Although it is common for employees injured in the workplace to obtain compensation through their employer’s workers’ compensation insurance, sometimes workers may obtain compensation from...
A Bird-Brained Question: Can Woodpeckers Help Prevent Brain Injuries?
We have long known that football is incredibly hard on the body. Shoulder, hand, and knee injuries are par for the course, but only recently...
Could Positive Train Control Have Prevented the Amtrak Crash?
A recent spate of train accidents—including a crash on February 4 where an Amtrak passenger train collided with a parked freight train in Cayce, South...
A New Type of Imaging Could Help Save the Lives – and Brains – of Stroke Victims
A stroke is a brain injury that occurs when the brain is cut off from its blood supply. Getting the blood supply moving back into...
Limbrel Capsules Linked to Potentially Deadly Health Problems
On December 5, 2017, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that Limbrel capsules, intended for the treatment of osteoarthritis, be recalled. The FDA advisory concerning...
Cars in Buildings – Stats, Causes, Prevention, and Legal Consequences
It is well known and understood that car crashes are a danger to drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicycle riders. Many of us hear of...