Recent Posts in June, 2013

• 3M Faces Lawsuit for Catastrophic Orthopedic Infection

  Jun 30, 2013
  By: Indhira Benitez Tommy Walton, a 70-year-old man residing in Hemphill, Texas, has had 15 surgeries due to a deep joint infection which followed a ...
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• Is the Bair Hugger Device a Danger for Patients?

  Jun 29, 2013
  By: Indhira Benitez As recently reported, Minnesota anesthesiologist, Dr. Scott Augustine, has been campaigning to remove the device he helped create ...
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• Mesh Plastic Used by CR Bard Deemed Unfit for Humans

  Jun 27, 2013
  By: Caroline Mason Vaginal mesh devices sold by CR Bard have been constructed out of plastic not fit for humans. Chevron Philips Chemical Company ...
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• FDA Critical Again of Intuitive Surgical's Da Vinci Robotic Surgery System

  Jun 27, 2013
  Intuitive Surgical has just been hit with a Form 483 deficiency letter from the FDA following an inspection of its records relating to the use of its ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin LLP
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• Doctors Reap Profits From Thousands of Unnecessary Surgeries

  Jun 26, 2013
  By: Caroline Mason It has been concluded that 10-20% of surgeries may be unnecessary. More than 100 doctors have paid to settle or close claims from ...
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• Minnesota Nurse Claims Reporting Safety Violations Led to Firing

  Jun 26, 2013
  By: Caroline Mason Sandra White, a nurse working for United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, was fired for reporting problems in the trauma program ...
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• WellPoint Agrees to Pay $6 Million Settlement

  Jun 26, 2013
  By: Caroline Mason Insurance company, WellPoint, has agreed to pay $6 million after being accused of dropping policyholders after they got sick. The ...
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• New York woman charged in connection with missing patient

  Jun 21, 2013
  A New York woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly instructed nursing home staff to alter records following the disappearance of a nursing ...
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