Recent Posts in Medical Malpractice Category
Posted on May 22, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Diabetics who have been taking Actos in order to treat their condition have been found to be suffering from bladder cancer that may be a likely cause of their prescription drug. This information was ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Reports share the devastating news of a 53 year old female who was suffering from strokes for the last 5 years underwent brain surgery, and the doctor did the wrong side. The "left-sided bypass ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Last week five executives with a French owned breast implant company went before the courts facing thousands of civil companies for their defective medial product. According to reports, over 300,000 ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
While we all may share in the same fears of going to the dentist, hating the feeling of them getting so close to our face and the sound of the scraping and drilling, we generally walk out of the ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Transvaginal mesh products are used in females who are suffering from various medical conditions such as stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. In order to help these conditions, ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Victims all over the nation have been suffering as a result of their DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implants, and just last week the first official lawsuit against the Johnson & Johnson owned ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
News reports have been released discussing a recent warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration today regarding the use of a common antibiotic. The specific drug is called Azithromycin and is ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Fresenius Medical Care North America, the manufacturer of GranuFlo, has recently become the target of yet another wrongful death lawsuit. The latest case was filed in Boston federal court on February ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
In today's medically advanced society, there is a readily available form of medication for practically any type of illness. From the common cold to a persistent fungal infection, there is a wide ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Eight years ago in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, a child was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy—a serious birth injury that could have been prevented with proper action from the attending ...
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Posted on May 4, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Injury accidents come in all shapes and sizes, as evidenced by a recent lawsuit that was filed by a woman in Jessamine County whose dentist reportedly dropped a small screwdriver down her throat ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Pharmaceutical malpractice is a type of negligent malpractice case in which a pharmacist, pharmacy, or a pharmaceutical company provided a dangerous drug to a large number of patients or in which a ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
North Carolina could see some of its medical malpractice laws amended this month if a measure is passed in the state Senate. However, state lawmakers made a few key amendments before it was approved ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
A week-long medical malpractice trial in Sebring ended with a jury awarding a doctor's former patient $250,000 in damages. The victim, Galen Martin, accused Dr. Jose R. Thomas-Richards and Lakeview ...
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