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On Saturday, November 8, 2025, a driver fleeing police crashed into patrons outside Bradley’s on 7th in Tampa’s Ybor City, killing four and injuring at least eleven. Officials…
Takeda has preliminarily agreed to settle 8,000 lawsuits accusing the drug company of hiding cancer risks in its diabetes medicine, Actos, according to Bloomberg. The settlement will provide a payment of at least $287,000 per former Actos user. The deal…
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s release of information concerning the superbug infection last year in Philadelphia left us speculating about whether their conclusion, “no definitive link” between duodenoscopes and the outbreak, was warranted. The Friday the 13th release about last year’s…
Metro-North Train Derails[/caption] Metro-North Train derailed early this morning, December 1, 2013, at 7:20 a.m. in the Bronx, New York. Metro-North authorities say four cars on a seven-car train leaving from Poughkeepsie at 5:54 a.m. derailed just feet from the…
After detecting extremely high blood glucose levels of 1024 mg/dl or higher, the OTVIQ inexplicitly shuts down and fails to provide the user with an adequate reading and warning. As a result, a hyperglycemic patient may inadvertently fail to inject…
On September 10, 2012, Science Daily reported that the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) had published a national study in the journal Health Services Research that showed over the last decade an increase in prescriptions written for powerful antipsychotic drugs…
The FMCSA declares, “No driver shall be on duty and possess, be under the influence of, or use, any of the following drugs or other substances: (1) amphetamine or any formulation thereof (including, but not limited, to “pep pills,” and…
After a week of deliberation, a panel of international experts and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a subset of the World Health Organization (WHO), has succeeded in classifying exhaust from diesel fuel as “carcinogenic to humans, Group…
The annual death toll from truck-related crashes is the equivalent of twenty-six major airplane crashes every year. There is no getting around it; collisions with trucks are just more dangerous than your average fender bender. Large trucks- tractor-trailers, heavy cargo…
Some of the most complex medical negligence cases are those related to errors in the diagnosis of cancer. Misdiagnosis of cancer as another disease or medical condition is relatively rare, with an accurate diagnosis made eventually in nearly all cases.…
Although medical science and technology have achieved a great deal to reduce the risks of surgery, invasive treatment procedures under anesthesia will presumably always present some level of hazard for the patient. In a civil action for damages following an…
Properly used for the right patients, prescription medications can relieve suffering while reducing the risk of heart attack, seizure, stroke or other serious medical conditions. Not every drug is the right choice for every patient, however, and both the selection…
In Philadelphia, parent filed a medical malpractice (birth injury) action against Dr. S. in federal district court (James McEldrew filing as the plaintiff attorney). The MCARE Fund defended Dr. S., and, although both lawyers and parties discussed settlement, the action…
