Medical Malpractice

• Donor Screening Questions Continue

  Paul Grieco | September 20, 2006 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As 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...

• Death in ER Ruled Homicide

  Paul Grieco | September 19, 2006 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A 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...

• FDA Getting Tough on Human Tissue Companies

  Jack Landskroner | September 18, 2006 6:18 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In 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...

• As We Reflect

  Paul Grieco | September 11, 2006 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As 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...

• Parents Must Be Advocates for Sick Children

  Justin Madden | September 06, 2006 7:24 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A 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...

• Plastic Surgery can lead to Medical Malpractice

  Paul Grieco | July 31, 2006 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  With the popularity of TV shows such as Extreme Makeover and the constant barage of advertisements for face lifts, liposuction, and bariatric surgery, many people think that plastic surgery is a simple procedure with minimal risks. Just the opposite is true. While plastic surgery procedures are "elective" the risks involved, like any surgery, can be substantial and if not performed by a...

• Human Tissue Grafts Continue to Raise Public Health Concern

  Jack Landskroner | July 25, 2006 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Recipients of transplanted human tissue continue to be threatened by the fear of exposure to infectious diseases from donor tissue which was improperly and illegally harvested from cadavers in NY State. Surgical patients that received "allograft" or human tissue during their procedures may have been exposed to communicable diseases including HIV-1 and 2, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus...

• Tainted Human Tissue Results in Recall and Risk of Disease

  Jack Landskroner | July 05, 2006 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Individuals across this country have received stolen human tissue during routine surgical procedures requiring bone and tissue transplants. These procedures, also known as allografts, have put recipients at increased risk for HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis and other infectious disease processes. In December of 2005 the FDA announced a recall of tissue harvested by a New Jersey company know as...

• The Truth behind Tort Reform

  Paul Grieco | July 02, 2006 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Several times each year for the past several years, many state legislatures and our national legislature try to convince the general public that there are too many frivioulous lawsuits and runaway juries are awarding plaintiffs millions of dollars and as a result tort reform is needed. These meritless claims are nothing more than an attempt by insurance companies to limit their exposure and...