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February 28th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jay Breakstone, Esq. In only a few words, the Alien Tort Statute, signed by President Washington in 1789, has given the corporate world a shock not to be believed. This is what is says: “The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in [...]
February 28th, 2012 tmccoy
by Melanie Muhlstock, Esq. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released important new safety information on the cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins. Statins are a class of drugs that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. [...]
February 28th, 2012 tmccoy
By: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Your gynecologist told you that as long as you take your birth control pill at the same time every day, you only have a miniscule chance of getting pregnant. Or so you thought. In September 2011, Qualitest Products, Inc. an India-based drug company recalled 1.4 million packages of eight brands of [...]
February 28th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is in the beginning stages of recalling approximately 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires amid tire tearing concerns. Goodyear’s recall is in partial response to the 2011 vehicular death of two college students, Matthew Smith, 21 and 18 year-old Kerrybeth Hall, caused by tire thread [...]
February 28th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Gary Falkowitz, Esq. A recent study conducted at Stanford University suggests that one of Medtronic’s best-selling spinal products poses a risk of male sterility. That finding is in stark contrast to earlier research by doctors paid by Medtronic, who found no connection between the product, Infuse, and a condition that causes sterility. Infuse is [...]
February 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: James Kapralos, Esq. The primary action of a nursing home is to the health and safety of its residents. This includes putting together a care plan discussing their exact needs whether it is preventing bed sores, slip and falls, or prescription drug usage. In the case of our client, they failed to complete the [...]
February 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: James Kapralos, Esq. We’ve all heard the stories as elderly people die that they just died of old age. It seems like a simple answer, but it’s a general statement and not the truth. People die for different reasons. When a nursing home claims that an elderly life has no value, you must question [...]
February 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Brett Leitner, Esq. The Times Union in Albany reported that New York State does not have enough facilities to treat high-risk nursing home patients, and therefore, New York pays $78 million to export 770 of its toughest nursing home patients to Massachusetts, Vermont, New Jersey and other states. One of the reasons New York nursing [...]
February 27th, 2012 tmccoy
By: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Who would have thought that brushing your teeth could become a dangerous activity? Yesterday the FDA warned consumers to be careful while brushing their teeth with Arm and Hammer’s Spinbush (before 2009, the Crest Spinbrush). The FDA reported that they have been told of incidents where parts of the tooth brush [...]
February 27th, 2012 tmccoy
By: Michael Werner, Esq. The Canadian government is in the process of conducting an ongoing safety review of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Gilenya. Gilenya, which has been sold and prescribed in Canada since March, 2011, is often reserved for patients who have not responded to alternative MS treatments or cannot tolerate their attendant side [...]
