We have previously blogged about the national nursing home rating system, Nursing Home Compare, highlighting its numerous failures. Nursing Home Compare has noted records suggest that nearly 3,400 New Jersey...
Author: Paul M. da Costa
In a recently decided case, a jury awarded $6.5 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages to a plaintiff who now suffers from mesothelioma due to his exposure to asbestos. The award was divided...
In late December, the FDA received reports of a patient who had been given an IV solution that was intended for use in training only. Such solutions are often used to replicate an actual IV solution in training...
We have previously blogged about Congressional calls for regulation of e-cigarettes. Because e-cigarettes are a new product on the market, there has yet to be any significant laws regarding their use or...
Too often, patients wrongly assume that the signing of an informed consent document means that whatever happens during a surgery is acceptable and the law will not allow them to be fairly compensated for their injuries. ...