June 13th, 2012 tmccoy
by: William Dubanevich, Esq. A senior official at the state Department of Environmental Conservation has stated that the administration is pursuing a plan to limit the controversial shale gas drilling technology to portions of Broome, Chenango, Steuben and Tioga Counties. That region is along the border with heavily drilled Pennsylvania and is likely to yield [...]
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June 13th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Americans are being exposed to radiation at a higher rate than ever before. Computed technology (CT), scans have tripled between 1996 and 2010. This means that the number of Americans who are experiencing these tests has increased immensely. CT scans expose the human body to large doses of radiation, which may [...]
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June 13th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. Recently an anonymous doctor voluntarily reported the dangerous defect of an externalized lead wire in a St. Jude Medical, Inc.’s (“SJM”) Durata defibrillator to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Interestingly, the doctor did not first report this issue to SJM itself. As our office has discussed in numerous prior [...]
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