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April 30th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq. Tragedy struck a family in the Bronx on Sunday as a Honda S.U.V. careened off the side of a Bronx River Parkway overpass and landed stories below in an area owned by the Bronx Zoo. Inside of the vehicle were 3 generations of a single family – 2 grandparents, 2 daughters, [...]
April 30th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (“MDL No. 2197″), is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The depositions of Dr. Thomas Vail, who developed the recalled hip replacement, and of several company executives were recently noticed in the federal DePuy [...]
April 30th, 2012 tmccoy
by: William Dubanevich, Esq. Natural gas exploration is the act of drilling and injecting chemicals into gas wells in order to produce gas. Companies drill deep beneath the surface of the earth to extract this gas. However, this does not come without a process. With each drilling, we release toxic chemicals into the soil, along [...]
April 30th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Brett Leitner, Esq. With nursing home abuse stories becoming public, it is sad and disappointing to hear that these trends are still continuing. The safety of a loved one needs to be the top priority at any nursing home facility. Negligence is the case for one such client, who’s loved one died in a [...]
April 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. Earlier this year the Twitter account of Malcolm Harris was subpoenaed following Mr. Harris’ arrest for disorderly conduct in connection with the Occupy Wall Street movement. The prosecution hopes that Mr. Harris’ tweets will contradict his anticipated defense that the police either led or escorted him into the roadway of the [...]
April 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Matthew McCauley, Esq. As women become mothers, they face many hazards that can harm both them and their unborn babies. These hazards can develop into birth defects for the child which can cause life-long harm. Birth defects can be caused by a myriad of reasons, including both natural and man-made. Prescription drugs have come [...]
April 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Brett Leitner, Esq. At the Wayne Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in the Bronx, a social worker was alleged to have stolen over $400,000 from a resident suffering from dementia. The money was transferred to accounts in the name of the defendant social worker and her family. On February 23, 2012, the defendant was [...]
April 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Roundup herbicide, manufactured by Monsanto, has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and other related types of brain damage, according to research that has been published in the Journal of Neurotoxicology & Teratology. This study is more evidence to show the connection between glyphosate, Roundup’s active ingredient, and neurodegenerative conditions including Parkinson’s [...]
April 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Gary Falkowitz, Esq. Through the course of a woman’s life, she may suffer the effects of urinary incontinence more than once. Incontinence is described as an urgency to urinate, frequent urination, or the inability to hold one’s urine. This condition can be caused by several reasons, but it may also be the result of [...]
April 26th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. On April 16th, 2012, Health Canada (the equivalent of the FDA in Canada) in collaboration with Takeda (the manufacturer of Actos) endorsed important safety information about ACTOS (pioglitazone hydrochloride), particularly that there is a potential risk of bladder cancer in patients who are prescribed Actos to help control their diabetes. This [...]
