Thousands of people vacation in Las Vegas every weekend. It’s not uncommon for many to go home feeling sick over gambling losses. For one of our clients though the illness did not subside when he got home. Mr. Richardson* and his wife stayed at the Polo Tower in Las Vegas for one week celebrating their …
Pintas & Mullins Law Firm wins record $2.7 million nursing home case
The decision to place a family member in a nursing home is difficult and often heart wrenching. Once this decision is made, trust is placed in the nursing home to administer the best care. One of our clients trusted a nursing home to attend and monitor her mother, Veronica,* but discovered neglect instead. Veronica was …
Anti-Depressants and Suicide
The FDA recently mandated that all manufacturers of a class of anti-depressant drugs called Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) to include warnings of suicide and suicide ideation on their labels. Well known SSRI’s include Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Effexor. Not only are these drugs linked to an increased suicide risk, but “off-label” use is widespread meaning …
Perrigo Infant Medication Recall
Perrigo and FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers of the recall of all lots of concentrated infants’ drops that are packaged with a dosing syringe bearing only a “1.6 mL” mark containing 1] acetaminophen,2]acetaminophen, dextromethorphan HBr, and pseudoephedrine HCl, or 3]dextromethorphan HBr, and pseudoephedrine HCl. The dosing syringe may be confusing in determining the proper …
$5 Billion Class Action Filed Against Teflon Maker DuPont
Two law firms in Florida recently filed a class action lawsuit against DuPont alleging that a chemical in Teflon causes cancer and other health problems. The suspect chemical in Teflon is called perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts, known as PFOA, or C-8. The lawsuit asks the giant chemical company to provide medical monitoring to the millions …
Disturbing Statistics on Medical Errors
As Governor Blagojevich prepares to sign the recently passed medical malpractice reform bill, I thought it helpful to consider some national statistics on doctor and hospital error: 3% or more of hospital patients are hurt by medical error. 1 in 300 patients die from such mistakes. In U.S. aviation only 1 in 5 million flights ends in …
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