$5.7 Million Jury Award Against Johnson & Johnson

Mar 11, 2015
Paul M. da Costa
Bloomberg Business recently reported that Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $5.7 million in damages in a case involving an incontinence implant.  The jury decided that the implant had a defective design...

Medical Negligence, Leading Cause of Death

Mar 11, 2015
Paul M. da Costa
A recent study in the Journal of Patient Safety reported that deaths from medical negligence may be higher than previously thought.  A toxicologist that works for NASA and runs a program...