- Paul Grieco | September 29, 2006 10:21 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAn Ohio chiropractor recently "surrendered" his license to practice after being accused of malpractice. The malpractice stems from the chiropractors claim that he had telepathic powers which helped his patients heal. Such conduct by medical practitioners, is a reminder to the public that before seeing a doctor, do your homework and make sure the doctor is reputable and has not been...
- Jack Landskroner | September 29, 2006 10:13 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 67 year old man injured two weeks ago in a motorcycle accident has died as a result of head injuries suffered in the accident. Grant Juengel died Wednesday in Akron City Hospital. Juengel was traveling east on Brady Lake Road near Red Bush Road in Portage County's Ravenna Township when he lost control of his motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet. Juengel's wife, Marcia, 64, who was wearing...
- Justin Madden | September 28, 2006 8:54 AM |
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MiscellaneousFord customers with peeling or blistering paint problems on their cars should look to have a new paint job paid by Ford Motor Company. In one of the latest national consumer claims problems for Ford, a number of new Ford vehicles have a known problem with the paint applied to the aluminum body of the vehicle. This problem results in blistering or peeling through no fault of the auto or truck...
- Jack Landskroner | September 27, 2006 7:59 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesA traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. The severity of a TBI may range from "mild," i.e., a brief change in mental status or consciousness to "severe," i.e., an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia after the injury. According to...
- Paul Grieco | September 26, 2006 3:20 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeIn Chicago recently, a young girl went into a coma during a routine dental visit. The incident occurred shortly after the 5 year old was sedated with anesthesia. This type of incident brings to light the need for parents to be fully informed about the type of anesthesia their child will be subjected to and the safeguards utilized by the doctors and facilities using the anesthesia.
- Jack Landskroner | September 26, 2006 8:25 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThere is an informative blog post by attorney Paul R. Kiesel, Esq., from California concerning the substantial risk we all face while driving, of being in an accident with an uninsured driver. In Ohio, like in California, it can be foolish to rely on the assumption that another driver will have adequate insurance or necessarily maintain insurance at all. State law in Ohio requires insurance in...
- Jack Landskroner | September 24, 2006 12:03 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeRecently it has come to the attention of health care officials in Cleveland that a staff infection may have been transferred from person to person during a high school football game. Staph infections among high school football players in Lakewood and Berea were the first reported local outbreaks in what some call a rapidly emerging epidemic. They probably won't be the last. MRSA gets its name...
- Jack Landskroner | September 22, 2006 10:44 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIt now appears that over 25 hospitals in the United Kingdom have received stolen tissue which is the subject of criminal investigations and a widespread public health scare in the US. Body parts taken by New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue Services has been recalled and the UK media now reports that 82 pieces of bone from BTS grafted on to patients needing hip or jaw operations tissue had been...
- Justin Madden | September 22, 2006 8:36 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMotor vehicle accidents are not always car to car collisions. Sometimes, motor vehicle accidents are between a car and a human body. The human body tends to end up worse than the car.Because the average motor vehicle weighs about 2,000 pounds, the driver of a motor vehicle must be alert at all times to ensure that no pedestrian is in the road, or comes in to the road. The driver is required to...
- Paul Grieco | September 21, 2006 2:33 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeRecently the Food and Drug Administration approved updated labeling for the contraceptive patch known as Ortho Evra. The update comes after further studies determined that women using the patch may be exposed to higher levels of estrogen than most birth control pills. The increased level of estrogen can cause possible blood clotting problems. Further information is available at...
- Justin Madden | September 21, 2006 9:20 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTraffic accidents happen for a variety of reasons, including bad weather, mechanical failure and so forth. However, a disturbing trend in motor vehicle accidents is the increasing number of accidents due to driver inattention. Today, drivers have a number of things that distract their attention from the roadway. These items include cell phones, personal hand held computers like Blackberries,...
- Paul Grieco | September 20, 2006 10:47 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAs more and more evidence is discovered in the on going human tissue cases, it becomes apparent that proper screening of potential donors was not performed and in many cases relevant information was either ignored or altered. Such conduct on the part of those involved in the human tissue industry has put at risk thousands of patients who thought they were benefiting from receiving transplanted...
- Justin Madden | September 20, 2006 9:06 AM |
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MiscellaneousEvery effort should be made to compensate injured consumers who feel they have been sickened by tainted spinach. It is only in this way that the consuming public will continue to have faith and confidence in the state and federal agencies that are created to protect the public. Consumers have to believe that they can trust produce and goods that they purchse in the market. Our economy is...
- Paul Grieco | September 19, 2006 9:59 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA recent ruling by an Illinois coroner's jury, exposes a problem emergency room patients know all too well, that is many times the wait in the emergency room is far too long. The decision found that a 49 year old patient died of a heart attack in the emergency room and that her death was "a result of gross deviations from the standard of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in...
- Justin Madden | September 19, 2006 9:10 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSadly, the newspaper and television media seem to have a new report of a drunk driving incident each day. Drunk drivers, despite embarassing media coverage and "throw the book at them" editorials, just do not seem to get the message.What's worse, insurance companies that are supposed to provide coverage for the incident, add insult to injury by claiming they have no obligation to provide...
- Justin Madden | September 18, 2006 9:04 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)If you live in an apartment or a condo, your safety is in the hands of the building manager. How trusting can you afford to be?An article in the St. Petersburg Florida paper describes a premises liability lawsuit where two residents were killed in a condominium complex due to faulty fire extinguishing systems. A post-fire investigation revealed that valves in the sprinkler system were...
- Jack Landskroner | September 18, 2006 6:18 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIn follow up to the FDA's implementation of a Human Tissue Task Force to address the ongoing concerns related to the harvesting of tainted human tissue for cadavers, the government has issued a guidance reminding companies which manufacture human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products that they must comply with FDA regulations. The FDA says in a statement that the guidance is...
- Jack Landskroner | September 17, 2006 9:32 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsNatural Selection Foods of San Juan Bautista, California issued a voluntary recall of all its packaged products containing fresh greens. The company, also operates under the name Earthbound Farms. Injuryboard member attorneys Paul Kiesel and Kerry Jardine both have informative blogs posted on the recall.The FDA reports that, to date, 102 cases of illness due to E. coli infection have been...
- Jack Landskroner | September 15, 2006 11:19 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsInjuryboard Attorney Scott Smith recently blogged about an Ohio woman that was lucky to escape with her life after her car was pancaked in a truck accident in West Virginia. Her car was crushed by an overturned and jackknifed tractor-trailer and she was lucky to walk away without serious injury.Most drivers involved in accidents with trucks are not so lucky. Every week in America, more than 100...
- Jack Landskroner | September 15, 2006 8:04 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIn most medical malpractice cases which are settled before trial, the defendants request as a term of the settlement that the settlement be confidential. As an attorney representing victims of medical negligence, I have mixed feelings about agreeing to confidentiality of a settlement on behalf of my clients. On one hand, the court system is meant to be a public forum and agreeing to...
- Paul Grieco | September 14, 2006 3:56 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAccording to a recent Recall Notice, Segway Incorporated just announced that it is recalling over 23,000 of their scooters. An electronic problem can cause the wheels to unexpectantly reverse direction, throwing the rider to the ground.
- Paul Grieco | September 14, 2006 11:34 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsRecent studies have raised concerns among doctors that some painkillers, not just Vioxx, pose significant health risks to users. The dangers of Vioxx to the heart and kidneys has become well known. However, new studies raise concerns over other painkillers, including diclofenac, a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug sold as Voltaren and Cataflam. The heart risks from diclofenac were...
- Jack Landskroner | September 13, 2006 9:48 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo people were killed in a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday September 12 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio when an out of control pickup truck hit a van transporting 5 senior citizens from their apartment building to the local shopping center to buy groceries. Authorities said two bus passengers Dolores Johnson, 70, and Tsilya Shvartsman, 73 died at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Three...
- Paul Grieco | September 12, 2006 3:02 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeAs the November elections fast approach, proponents of tort reform will seek to instill fear and smear tactics against those that stand up to protect our constitutional rights. Many misleading ad campaigns have started all in an effort to eliminate our civil justice system and avoid accountabilty. Why? Because those that support these ads care only about their own financial well being. ...
- Jack Landskroner | September 12, 2006 1:37 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe Ernie the Attorney web log recently posted about the dissatisfaction clients have with their attorneys. In my opinion, the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer is the desire and the ability of the attorney to establish a relationship with the client so a clear understanding of the client's needs can be defined and the effort undertaken to explain the issues to the client so...
- Jack Landskroner | September 12, 2006 1:14 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe use of lifting equipment to maneuver patients in the nursing home setting is helpful to patients and beneficial to workers, lowering the incident of workplace injury.The National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published a study establishing that Nursing Home investment in mechanized patient lifting equipment pays for itself. According to NIOSH, the use of such equipment has...
- Paul Grieco | September 11, 2006 9:39 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAs our country reflects on the events of 9/11, it is important for all of us to realize what it means to be an American and how lucky we are to live in this great country. Our founders made sure that the Constitution protected everyone's rights, no matter what race, religion, or creed. The Constitution, guarantees everyone free access to the courts and trial by a jury of our peers. Our...
- Jack Landskroner | September 08, 2006 10:02 AM |
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MiscellaneousPayday loans are small cash advances, usually of $500 or less. To get a loan, a borrower gives a payday lender a postdated personal check or an authorization for automatic withdrawal from the borrower's bank account. In return, he receives cash, minus the lender's fees. For example, with a $300 payday loan, a consumer might pay $45 in fees and get $255 in cash. The lender holds the check or...
- Justin Madden | September 07, 2006 8:01 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn a tough economic time, where the real estate market across America is soft, rip-off artists are preying upon homeowners, peddling foreclosure prevention services that involve hefty fees and little if any results.Homeowners who fall behind on their mortgage payments can find themselves fending off threats of foreclosure by the lender. Sadly, some desperate homeowners turn to companies claiming...
- Justin Madden | September 06, 2006 7:24 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA sick child is a parent's concern. Sometimes, a hospital's determination that a child is well enough to go home, while initially a relief, may not be the right call and it may not be made for the right medical reasons. In such instances, a parent has no choice but to fight for their child, and demand additional evaluations by a doctor.Such was the tragic experience of a parent in Australia. In...
- Paul Grieco | September 06, 2006 6:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeWhen a physician falls below the acceptable standard of care in treating a patient and that patient is injured as a result of the doctors failure to meet the standard of care a medical malpractice claim may be filed against the doctor. The same is true with regard to care and treatment by a dentist . When a patient is injured as a result of a dentists failure to meet the appropriate standard...
- Jack Landskroner | September 04, 2006 10:51 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe recent second recall of Human Tissue harvested for use in surgical procedures by the FDA has raised eyebrows about the safety of the use of human Tissue during medical procedures. What has also become apparent is that many physicians and dentists never bother to inform their patients that they would be or had received transplanted tissue from cadavers during their surgical procedures. In...
- Paul Grieco | September 01, 2006 6:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWhenever someone is injured in a motor vehicle accident, one of the first issues that arises is, will there be enough insurance to compensate the injured person. When you are at fault for a motor vehicle accident, you want to make sure that your insurance policy provides enough coverage to protect you personally from an injured persons claim. That is you want to make sure your insurance policy...