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GranuFlo Lawsuits Still Rising Sharply

GranuFlo lawsuits continue to rise amid the news that the manufacturer, Fresenius, did not inform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Medtronic Accused of Editing Studies

In a special issue of the medical publication, The Spine Journal, nine different spine specialists publicly denied the validity of the studies performed...

Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Failure Could be Detected by MRI

Since the August 2010 recall of DePuy’s ASR hip implant, metal-on-metal hip implants have been the subject of numerous safety concerns and...

Januvia to Consolidate Lawsuits in Federal Court

Due to a rising number of patients filing Januvia lawsuits alleging serious side effects such as cancer, lawyers have requested that the...

Medtronic Faces New Lawsuits

Approximately one hundred patients have filed a federal lawsuit against Medtronic, the maker of Infuse Bone Graft and against a spinal surgeon....

Hostility in the Workplace

According to a poll conducted for Bellingham, Washington-based Workplace Bullying Institute found that 37 percent of U.S. workers, 54 million people, stated...

Avoiding a Misdiagnosis Could Save Your Life

1 out of 4 patients receives the wrong diagnosis. The results of that wrong diagnosis could cause you to receive inappropriate treatment...

Warmer Weather Means Increase in Child Injuries

Warm summer weather is just about here in Seattle, and this means children of all ages will be spending more time outside...

GranuFlo Lawsuits Blame Fresenius

The latest lawsuit filed against Fresenius, the maker of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialysis medications, comes from a man in Louisiana. Ronnie Glasper,...

Dangerous Diabetic Drugs Increase Pancreatitis 25%

Both the Federal Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have begun investigations into several diabetic drugs known as GLP-1 inhibitors and...

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Put those cellphones down Seattle; April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Join the National Safety Council and spread the message that distracted...

Federal Investigation into Januvia and Pancreatitis

Januvia is a new generation type 2 diabetes medication manufactured by the global healthcare leader, Merck. Lately, however, Merck's Januvia has come...

Railroad Whistleblowers Receive Federal Protection

In the 19th centuries, railroad magnates amassed enormous amounts of wealth and power as the industrial revolution took off in America. Throughout...

C.R. Bard Bellwether Transvaginal Mesh Trial Set to Begin

In October 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Notification warning that it had received over 1,000...

Regular Seatbelt Use Could Save Thousands of Lives

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), deaths from automobile crashes could be reduced by 45 percent if drivers and...

GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Multi-District Litigation Action

In June 2012, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration declared a Class I recall of Fresenius Medical Care's GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialysis...

Wrongful Termination – Know your Rights

If you have recently been fired or wrongfully terminated, it is important to know your rights. After all, facing unemployment can be ...

Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft: Just the Facts

In 2002, the FDA approved Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft for use in the lumbar spine and for some oral and dental procedures....

Horrific DUI Accident in Washington Leaves Many Questioning DUI Laws

Dennis and Judy Schulte, their daughter-in-law, and newborn grandson were taking a leisurely afternoon walk in North Seattle when they were suddenly...

Mirena IUD Lawsuit After Texas Woman’s Abdomen Is Embedded With Device

In December 2008, a Texas woman received the Mirena IUD and tolerated the procedure well. By June 2011, however, she was forced...

Fosamax Bellwether Trial Ends in a Mistrial

The bellwether trial against Merck has officially ended in a mistrial. This was to be the first trial involving allegations that Merck's...

Controversy Over Paid Sick Leave Rights

The controversy continues over whether legislation should be enacted requiring employers to offer paid sick leave to their employees. From employees’ perspective,...

Judge Remands Boston Scientific Transvaginal Mesh Trial

There are over 2,500 lawsuits pending against the transvaginal mesh manufacturer, Boston Scientific. One of those lawsuits groups 67 women together who...

Some Not So Fun Facts About Brain Injury

The Brain Injury Association of America estimates that 1.7 million Americans every year sustain a traumatic brain injury and 3.1 million individuals...

Washington State Senate Passes Three Controversial Workers’ Compensation Bills

Created to protect employees and their families from financial hardship due to disabling work-related injuries, workers’ compensation may no longer provide Washington...

Alabama Widow Files GranuFlo Lawsuit

Life is difficult for patients suffering from kidney failure and undergoing frequent dialysis. It seems unthinkable that someone going through this could...

New Hampshire Woman Left Legally Blind After Using Generic Drug

When Karen Bartlett took the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Sulindac in 2004 to treat her mild shoulder pain, she never imagined the horrors...

Complications from Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft

When Alan (not his real name) received a cervical spinal fusion two years ago, he never imagined the misery he would go...

Jury Awards Prolift Mesh Victim $7.7 Million

When Linda Gross received the Prolift transvaginal mesh implant in 2006 to treat her pelvic organ prolapse, she had no idea what...

Zoloft No Better Than a Sugar Pill

A new lawsuit has Zoloft manufacturer, Pfizer, in the hot seat. According to plaintiff Laura Plumlee and her counsel, the drug Zoloft...
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