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Very Few Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Result in Payments to Plaintiffs
Co-author of the study, Amitabh Chandra, an economist and professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Goverment, told the AP that, “A lawyer would have to be an idiot to take a frivolous case to court.”
Full StoryiPhone App Helps Brain Injured Cope With Memory Problems
A new iPhone App called It’s Done! is helping brain injury survivors remember whether they turned off the stove, locked the door, or took their medication. For those dealing with short term memory problems, the app instantly confirms the completion of everyday routine tasks.
Full StoryIllinois Governor to Sign Student-Athlete Concussion Law
“It’s very important that we understand that concussions aren’t just treated by spitting a little tobacco juice on it and going on,” Quinn said.
Full StoryMeta-analysis refutes cell phone brain tumor link
“Although there remains some uncertainty, the trend in the accumulating evidence is increasingly against the hypothesis that mobile phone use can cause brain tumors in adults,” the experts wrote in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Full StoryImproperly Loaded Tractor Trailer Trucks Pose Hidden Hazard to Driver and Public
One hazard that may be even more difficult for tractor trailer truck drivers to uncover is improperly loaded cargo. Shifting cargo can cause tractor trailer trucks to overturn.
Full StoryFDA Warns of Bladder Cancer Risk from Diabetes Drug Actos
Diabetics taking Actos (pioglitazone) for more than one year may have a significantly increased risk of bladder cancer, according to an FDA interim review of an ongoing epidemiological study. The warning comes just days after two European countries, Germany and France, banned use of the drug. Five-year data show that although there is no overall increased [...]
Full StoryJohn Stossel and Other Tort Reform Hypocrites
John Stossel used to be a whiny left-wing consumer advocate famous for fudging facts and citing “some people say” as his source, and now he is a whiny right-wing shill for big business and tort reform advocates famous for fudging facts and citing “some people” as his source. His style of reporting is the epitomy of yellow [...]
Full StoryDePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidated
The MDL panel on May 23, 2011, ordered that all federal DePuy Pinnacle® Hip Implant lawsuits be consolidated before Judge James E. Kinkeade in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Full StoryRichmond Developer/Swindler, Justin French, Sentenced to 16 Years
Yesterday, newly appointed federal judge, John A. Gibney, Jr., sentenced Justin G. French to serve 16 years in federal prison for cheating the government and investors out of millions of dollars. “There was no reason for (the scheme) except greed,” U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. said during a sentencing hearing in federal court in [...]
Full StoryTests Confirm Dave Duerson’s Brain Damage
Tests conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine confirm that former Chicago Bears safety, Dave Duerson, who killed himself in February, had traumatic brain damage. “When you look at the brain microscopically, it’s indisputable,” Dr. Ann McKee of the university’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy said at a news conference. “He has [...]
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