Posts tagged Injury

• Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Linked to Serious Injuries

  Nick DiCello | July 29, 2009 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  For several years, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, marketed the oral contraceptives as not only effective in preventing...

• Hazing Kills

  Nick DiCello | December 11, 2008 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Wrongful Death
  

  All of us have likely seen or been involved in some form of hazing over the course of our lives. Indeed, making the new guy or gal earn his or her stripes is tradition in school, fraternities and...

• $650,000,000 Lawsuit Over Pants Is An Insult to Lawyers and Our Justice System

  Jack Landskroner | May 05, 2007 2:53 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Recently, the national news media has picked up and reported on the filing of a rather rediculous law suit being pursued by an attorney, who is also a judge no less, representing himself in a claim for $650,000,000 in damages from a dry cleaner in Washington D.C. over a pair of pants. While the merit of the claim remains in question and the recovery for this judge, if anything, will likely...

• New Research to See if Epilepsy Can Be Prevented in Head Injury Victims

  Rebecca Castell | April 02, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Victims of traumatic brain injuries often develop epilepsy later in life as a result of their injuries. New research is tyring to discover why and see if anything can be done to prevent epilepsy. New efforts are trying seizure medications to see if they will act to prevent epilepsy from developing.Traumatic brain injury victims often see symptoms develop months or even years after their...

• Don't Wait Too Long....Time Lines for Filing Suit

  Rebecca Castell | March 12, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There is a clock ticking from the date you are injured....and it only hurts the victim. In Ohio, and every state, there is a "statute of limitations" which governs the amount of time which a victim has to file a complaint against the individual/s or company which caused him or her harm. This time period typically begins when the individual is injured, for example, when the car accident...

• Worksite Falls Lead to Certain Disaster

  Jack Landskroner | January 03, 2007 1:03 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Injuryboard attorney Thomas J, Methvin recently blogged on the topic of fall hazards at residential construction sites. Without question this is one of the greatest safety concerns present on a jobsite and one of the leading causes of death or disabling injury in the workplace. In 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 1,224 construction workers died on the job, with 36...

• The Unanctipated Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jack Landskroner | January 01, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The Brain Injury News and Information Blog has an informative post concerning the less recognized but equally concerning consequences of a traumatic brain injury: the behavioral changes of the individual. The damage to the frontal lobes and temporal lobes causes a host of behavioral problems including emotional difficulties, personality changes and disinhibition. Oftentimes, family and friends...

• Ski Helmets a Must for Children and a Good Idea For Adults Too

  Jack Landskroner | January 01, 2007 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Recently I took my kids (8,6,4) skiing for our annual jaunt to the Western NY ski resorts. They love hitting the slopes ! My oldest is a speed demon while my younger two are tentative and cautious in their skiing. In either case, all children, and adults for that matter, are best advised to wear helmets while skiing or snow boarding to protect from head injury. Skiers and snowboarders reduce...

• Doctors Get Immunity - Victims of Medical Malpractice Get the Shaft

  Jack Landskroner | December 14, 2006 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Ohio Supreme Court issued its opinion this week in Theobald .v University of Cincinnati, granting blanket immunity from liability to physicians for their negligent acts when the medical malpractice occurs while the physician is teaching medical students or residents of a state medical school. It makes no difference whether the doctor is being paid privately or whether the doctor is acting...

• Birth defects related to Paxil during pregnancy

  Rebecca Castell | November 30, 2006 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A year after Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline reclassified the drug to indicate a risk of birth defects, a group of obstetricians has declared that pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should steer clear of the drug. The antidepressant has been linked to heart defects when taken in the first trimester and other complications when taken later in pregnancy. Use of Paxil and...