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Medical Malpractice

Defective Medical Devices and Medical Malpractice

26th February 2011
Copyright (c) 2011 Benjamin Glass There's a fine line to walk when it comes to filing a lawsuit for injuries caused by a defective medical device. In some cases, you may have a product liability claim on your hands where you hold only the designer or m...
Author: Ben Glass
Medical Malpractice

The Depuy Recall

06th January 2011
On August 24,2010 a volunteer hip replacement recall was issued by Depuy Orthopedics, a division of Johnson and Johnson. The ASR XL Acetabular metal-on-metal hip replacement system has shown to have a 13% failure rate within the first 5 years. Curiousl...
Author: Aaron Kelly
Medical Malpractice

Depuy ASR Recall is Resulting in a Number of Lawsuits

06th January 2011
Depuy Orthopaedics has announced a hip replacement recall. The recall involves two types of hip implants. The division of Johnson & Johnson has stated that there is a higher than expected early failure rate. The Depuy recall has resulted in a number of ...
Author: Aaron Kelly
Legal

Claiming Compensation for a Hip Injury

23rd November 2010
Though the hip is one of the most robust parts of the body, due to its ball and socket structure, any injury in this area will invariably be extremely painful, restrictive and may result in long-term complications. Over a quarter of a million hip injuries...
Author: Ansel Perry
Accident claims

Examples Of Pedestrians Severely Hurt While In A Marked Crosswalk

26th August 2010
Do you think you're safe by following the rules and using a crosswalk to cross the street? You you try to only cross a street at a marked crosswalk. If perhaps there were a guarantee that drivers would follow the rules and give pedestrians in a crosswalk ...
Author: J. Hernandez