By:Indhira Benitez Un Ejecutivo, de Midtown,Nueva York, Alex Hart, murió en un accidente de ascensor en diciembre de 2011. El está horriblemente recordado hoy a
A Midtown Executive, Alex Hart, who was killed in an elevator accident back in December 2011 is gruesomely remembered today through a lawsuit raised by
When someone suffers serious injuries due to the mistakes of a doctor or medical professional here in New York, it can be difficult to know
By: Charles Lee Residents and commuters alike rarely fear of plunging into the depths of the Upper East Side, as should Ulanda Williams, 32, who
Nursing home residents are often vulnerable and require others to care for them. New York City residents who place a loved one in a nursing
When patients in New York City are being cared for in the hospital, they assume they are receiving proper care and treatment. After all, patients
By: David Rheingold Negligent and even intentional neglect of a very vulnerable population, nursing home residents, has been a battle front for our firm over
California, like New York State, has medical boards with the power to investigate an fine medical centers for serious medical errors. Some New York City
Our firm is now investigating claims for women who have been injured due to the Mirena IUD contraceptive device. Poor design results in the IUD migrating from
By: Leana Shishakova The Obama administration wants consumers to report malpractice. A darted flier by the government asks, “Have you recently experienced a medical mistake?
The family of a 21-year-old actress who was struck and killed by a Mack dump truck in the Union Square area of New York City
As reported by VerdictSearch, Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP, obtained the largest total verdict amount for the year from September 2011 through September
By: George Mikhail Health officials confirmed another death that was caused by the deadly steroid injections. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention have stated
By: Namra Ajmal Women are coming forward due to significant physical injury from Mirena; many women have experienced adverse side effects such as a dislocated
By: George Mikhail According to Consumer Reports Magazine’s team of medical consultants, there is no need for women suffering osteopenia to take drugs such as
By: George Mikhail Plaintiffs in lawsuits against Biomet are seeking to consolidate 40 nationwide lawsuits into a MDL (multidistrict litigation). Cases against Biomet are claiming
By: George Mikhail The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has recognized the insurmountable evidence that points to failing metal-on-metal implants releasing chromium and cobalt in
By: George Mikhail A Bronx pharmacy mistakenly gave the wrong drug to a 7-year-old boy that resulted in an overdose and hospitalization. Instead of getting
Most workers have felt the sting of the recent recession, and many have delayed their retirement in order to keep generating much-needed income and to
By: Rick Zaragoza We are proud to announce that Thomas Giuffra’s $9 million verdict in G. v. Mari will be the lead verdict in the
By:George Mikhail Eight DePuy Orthopedics executives will be required by the court to testify in the ASR metal-on-metal hip implant litigation. DePuy Orthopedics, a subsidiary
By: George Mikhail While the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has several car crash tests to assist consumers in purchasing safe vehicles, many people
By: George Mikhail With no surprise to our firm, the chair of the FDA hip implant panel, Dr. William Rohr of Mendocino Coast District Hospital,
By: George Mikhail A former saleswoman of Abbott Laboratories has filed a federal lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company accusing them of illegally promoting TriCor, a
By: George Mikhail The number of medical device products affected by recalls has increased the past eight quarters reaching over 123 million units recalled in
By: George Mikhail Failing metal-on-metal hip replacements may be causing further medical complications by releasing toxic nano-particles. A new study published by the Journal of
By Paul Rheingold: A new article by New York City gynecologists using the Intuitive daVinci robot is the fullest explanation to date of the risks
Birthing a child is supposed to be a joyous and celebratory occasion. Unfortunately, some expectant mothers leave the delivery room with more than just a
Bayer said settlements of lawsuits over the company’s line of birth control contraceptives have risen to more than $402 million. So far, Bayer has resolved
Back in 2006, Wright Medal Inc. took steps to convince the FDA to reject pre-market approval of rival Smith & Nephew’s Birmingham metal-on-metal hip implant.
Written by Paul Rheingold A major medical article (titled “A comparison of obstetric maneuvers for the acute management of shoulder dystocia”) recently described good practices
Stryker Orthopaedics voluntarily recalled two of its devices that are used in artificial hip replacements: Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems. This immediately removes both
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviews a wide variety of health care products. When a drug is ineffective or harmful, the FDA recalls the
A new report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) claims that claims software programs used by large auto and home insurance companies in the U.S. allow
Medical implant companies have their eyes on quadrupling annual sales ofknee and hip implants, from one million now up to four million annually by 2030,
