By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
If you’ve just been in an accident, or been injured by someone, you might be wondering whether or not you should hire a lawyer. If your injuries are very minor, such as a bruise or a little embarrassment, you might not need a lawyer, but it doesn’t hurt to contact one just [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Medical Malpractice'
Can an attorney really help me get a better settlement than I could on my own?
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Drugs on the Internet? New Rules for Online Pharmacies
April 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Believe me, I know how much pain medication can help when you’ve been injured. Being able to obtain your prescription over the Internet through an online pharmacy can not only come in pretty darn handy, but undoubtedly makes valuable medications accessible to those who ordinarily are not able to physically go to [...]
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FDA warns online diet pills can trigger
heart attacks, strokes
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
The FDA announced on Monday that nearly 30 weight-loss products containing unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients attributed to heart attacks and strokes are available to consumers online. The appetite-suppressing products, which are available in pill-form, are advertised as “natural” fat busters but may contain a known carcinogen and other adverse chemicals.
“These tainted [...]
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FDA issues a black box warning
for bowel-cleansing drugs
December 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments
By; LISA R. WILSON
Federal health officials announced Thursday they will add the strongest safety warning, a black box label, to prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopies. The new warning label will apply to Visicol and OsmoPrep tablets, known as oral phosphate products, made by Salix Pharmaceuticals. The black box label warns patients [...]
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Two Minneapolis Teenagers Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
Two teenage girls who worked at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Albert Lea, Minneapolis, are being charged with nursing home abuse, reported authorities on Thursday. 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman and 18-year-old Ashton Larson are accused of taunting, spitting upon, poking and groping the genitals of residents who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease [...]
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Tough economy leaves more Americans
acting as their own lawyers
November 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By: LISA R. WILSON
Due to the financial meltdown felt by millions of Americans across this country, the number of people acting as their own lawyers is on the rise. In the past, less complicated cases such as uncontested divorces or small claims were often filed by parties serving as their own attorney. But [...]
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Don’t think you can afford to hire a lawyer? Think again….
November 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
If you’ve been injured, arrested, or sued, you’re probably wondering how much it would cost to hire a lawyer. Or you might not even TRY to hire a lawyer because you just assume that it’s too expensive, or that you could probably get by on your own. This is, unfortunately, all too [...]
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Overmedication in older adults linked to intensified ailments
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
If you know or are close to an elderly man or woman, chances are you have seen them pop a pill before or after dining, heard them mention that their medication costs are too high, and/or have seen their bathroom or kitchen cabinets overflowing with small, orange prescription bottles.
Polypharmacy (the use [...]
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Trends in verdicts and damages awards at trial - what could you get for your case?
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Just about every injured person is very concerned about the potential damages that could be won in a lawsuit. The question is even more difficult when contemplating taking an out-of-court settlement or taking the case all the way to trial. Attorneys are skilled at advising clients about the possible outcomes and perhaps [...]
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Mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringes
Prompt Nationwide Recall
November 8th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
The FDA is notifying health care professionals and patients that Covidien (Tyco Healthcare Group LP) is recalling one lot of ReliOn single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes (with permanently affixed hypodermic needles) due to possible mislabeling. The use of these syringes may lead patients to receive an overdose of as much as 2.5 times [...]
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