New Jersey Gets Heat for Selective Scrutiny of Fentanyl Drug
In New Jersey, advocates are frustrated because the state has decided to only look into off-label usage. Many debates about whether off-label usage is ethical or should be legal have popped up, and the larger debate about Subsys rages on. In 2016, Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts penned a letter about the dangers of Subsys…
Read MoreScabies Outbreak at Florence, SC Retirement Home Is Being Investigated by the DHEC
Carriage House of Florence, a retirement home and assisted living facility, is under investigation by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) after an outbreak of scabies occurred at the facility. On May 9, 2017, Carriage House officials contacted the DHEC, which responded by visiting the facility. News 13 quotes a DHEC…
Read MoreAbbott Vascular Issues Worldwide Recall of Coronary Catheters for Balloon Problems
Abbot Vascular has issued a worldwide recall on three of its coronary catheters: NC Trek RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter NC Traveler RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter NC Tenku RX PTCA Balloon Catheter Almost half a million lots have been recalled because of difficulties associated with removing the protective balloon sheath. As a result, the Food &…
Read MorePhysiomesh: Another Example of FDA’s Failure to Protect Consumers from Dangerous Products
The Ethicon Physiomesh hernia mesh is yet another implanted medical device that was pulled off the market because of higher than normal rates of revision surgeries and adverse effects. You would think that with all the rigorous research and testing that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) requires, these kinds of issues would not…
Read MoreEthicon Physiomesh Hernia Mesh Product Liability Lawsuits for Injuries and Revision Surgeries
Physiomesh is a product manufactured by Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, to be implanted into human bodies to repair hernias. The product was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2010 through the agency’s 510(k) process. This fast track that is the 510(k) process allows device manufacturers to skip…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Extensive Costs Associated with Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a motor development disorder and learning disability that is often caused by medical malpractice during the birth delivery process due to a lack of oxygen flow to the brain. Treatment and care can easily run $1 million in addition to a person’s normal living costs. Some of the expenses are directly related…
Read MoreUnderstanding Damage Awards in Catastrophic South Carolina Injury Cases
Catastrophic injuries are generally defined as life-altering injuries in which the victim’s quality of life will be forever changed. They usually involve high medical fees just to stabilize the patient’s medical condition. After the victim’s health has reached maximal improvement, the patient normally requires continuous medical care in order to function, or has to live…
Read MoreH.R. 1215 Hurts Veterans and the Values They Swore to Protect
You might not know Steve Cooper. He’s a U.S. Army veteran and former business owner dying from prostate cancer that could have been treated, if he had been given the right care by a VA hospital in Phoenix in 2011. Because of an act of medical negligence, Steve’s life has been cut tragically short. He…
Read MoreDetermining Fault in South Carolina Medical Malpractice Claims
Medical mistakes can happen for many reasons. Common causes include errors during surgery, diagnostic errors, birth injuries, failure to monitor the patient, and lack of informed consent. Injuries can also happen because a defective product, such as transvaginal mesh or hernia mesh, was used. The wrong medications may have been prescribed or used. When medical…
Read MoreMonsanto is Being Sued for Misleading the Public About the Dangers of Roundup
On April 10, 2017, two nonprofit organizations, Beyond Pesticides and Organic Consumers Association (OCA), filed a lawsuit on behalf of the general public in Washington, D.C. under the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. They are suing Monsanto for misleading the public by improperly labeling its popular weed killing herbicide, Roundup, which says that it is…
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