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by: James Kapralos, Esq. If you find that your loved one in a nursing home or hospital is acting more confused at night, you should tell the staff immediately. Your loved one could have sundowners syndrome. Sundowners syndrome is very common in hospital and nursing home patients and can be associated with the early stages [...]

by: Brett Leitner, Esq. The California Department of Public Health cited two nursing homes after investigations determined that negligence resulted in death at each facility. The Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport Beach and Emeritus at Yorba Linda both received the most severe penalty under California state law. The Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center [...]

by: William Dubanevich, Esq. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) reported today that about 40 Marine veterans diagnosed with male breast cancer urged President Obama today to support legislation in Congress that would provide health care for those made ill by carcinogenic and toxic chemicals that contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. “Over [...]

by: Douglas Kugal, Esq. President Barack Obama recently announced his intent to nominate two individuals as members of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Julie Ann Petty focuses on educating those with intellectual disabilities on health and safety. Lauren Elizabeth Potter, a cast member on the television show Glee who also has Down [...]

by: Brett Zekowski, Esq. Sometimes personal injury cases need to proceed to trial despite the best efforts of your lawyer. The decision is not an easy one to make depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding your case. Oftentimes, you will be faced with some monetary offer to resolve your case prior to trial. However, [...]

by: Daniel C. Burke, Esq. Tekturna (aliskiren) is a prescription drug manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. It is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and was approved for sale by the US Food and Drug Administration in July 2009. Novartis announced today that it halted a clinical trial known [...]

By: Bruce I read this article at Lawyers USA Online, and I thought this excerpt section would be of interest to our clients: Lawsuits over the hair loss drugs Propecia and Proscar have been filed in federal and state courts alleging side effects that include erectile dysfunction, infertility, depression and suicide. The suits claim that [...]

by: Justin Varughese, Esq. Most people may not realize that nursing homes generally have detailed, written policies that dictate specifically how care should be rendered to its residents. Often times, these instructions are contained within what’s called a “Policy & Procedure Manual,” a book to which all staff members should have easy and regular access. [...]

by: Jay Breakstone, Esq. While we know this is the season for awards like Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year,” can you imagine an award for best judicial opinion of 2011? If not, read no further, because Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. of the United States Supreme Court just won the legal writing award for [...]

by: Gary Falkowitz, Esq. According to NewsInferno.com, three United States Senators have written to Medtronic Inc., seeking information about the way they company monitors the performance of medical devices once they come to market. Reportedly, the Senators expressed special interest about side effects associated with Medtronic’s Infuse bone growth product. Medtronic’s Infuse bone graft is [...]