Recent Posts in September, 2016

• Nuts & Bolts: Multidistrict Litigations and Maximizing a Client's Settlement or Trial Verdict

  Sep 30, 2016
  Did you know that if you have a complaint against a drug manufacturer, you are most likely not alone? In fact, if a drug or medical product is alleged ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin LLP
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• What are the medical malpractice laws in New York?

  Sep 29, 2016
  New Yorkers should have an understanding of the state’s medical malpractice laws. Medical errors are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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• Potential pattern found in medical malpractice payouts

  Sep 26, 2016
  A recently released study provides new insights into the world of medical errors and even indicates which types of providers are most often involved ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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• Why are birth injuries cases difficult to prosecute?

  Sep 25, 2016
  Birth injuries present a unique set of problems that many attorneys are ill-equipped to address. Birth injuries , unlike birth defects, are caused by ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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• Miscommunication can lead to serious surgical errors

  Sep 25, 2016
  When surgeons and medical professionals miscommunicate in the OR, it could result in patient injury. Every year, millions of people enter into New ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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• Research: some nursing home residents are abused by other residents

  Sep 24, 2016
  Many elderly people in the country suffer from abuse every year. Some nursing home residents are abused by other residents. In recent years, much ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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• Strict medical error statute of limitations remains in New York

  Sep 23, 2016
  New Yorkers who suffer injuries from medical errors may have no caps placed on damage awards but they are severely restrained by the statute of ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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• More Off-Labeling Fines: $55 Million Against Wyeth

  Sep 22, 2016
  A very well-known, but very illegal marketing, practice is for drug companies to market a prescription drug for an "off-label" use. While doctors can ...
  Posted By David Rheingold
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