The opioid epidemic has ravaged the nation for years, causing over 400,000 preventable overdose deaths and costing the country over $504 billion since 2000. In recent years, there have been thousands of lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers and distributors for their role in fueling the…
On Sept 4th after the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency, Governor Whitmer announced an emergency order with plans to ban flavoring in e-cigarettes containing nicotine. Michigan was the first state to announce such a ban. Other states quickly…
On Sep. 25, I blogged about the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) investigation of eight vaping-related deaths and 530 illness cases across 38 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Now, just three weeks later, the case count has risen to over 1,300, with 49 states,…
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), which are head injuries that disrupt brain function, can impact people at any point during their lives. These are caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head and can result from a number of unexpected situations, such as slip-and-fall…
On October 7th, the St. Louis Missouri Circuit Court judge handling the upcoming Roundup trial issued the following order: “Whereas the parties in the above-captioned case have requested that the Court take the trial in the above-captioned case off calendar, it is hereby ORDERED that…
Medical malpractice lawsuits related to electronic health records (EHR) errors are on the rise, according to a recent data analysis of 216 closed malpractice claims from 2010-2018. The data analysis, which was conducted by the Doctors Company, revealed that EHRs contributed to nearly four times…
On Sep. 17, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report announcing 18 confirmed cases of silicosis, a severe and sometimes deadly form of lung disease, in engineered stone fabrication workers; two of the 18 cases have been fatal. With the recent rise in…
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services [MDHHS] reported on October 4th that they have seen the first death in Michigan due to a vaping-related lung injury. They are urging vaping users who experience symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, fever and/or…
The Federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation [MDL] entered an order yesterday creating a MDL and centralizing all federal cases against JUUL Labs, Inc into the courtroom of U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California. On October 2nd, the U. S.…
On Sep. 19, lawyers for Monsanto sent a letter to a St. Louis County Circuit Court judge in an attempt to delay the nation’s fourth Roundup cancer trial. The court date is set for Oct. 15 and includes 14 plaintiffs that were diagnosed with cancer…
We want to believe that the era of electronic records is making our lives safer. However, according to a Doctors Company data analysis of malpractice claims from 2010-2018, medical malpractice lawsuits related to electronic health records (EHR) are becoming more common in the United States.…
Here in Northern Michigan, as the leaves begin to turn, many of us start thinking about deer camp. It’s just around the corner. Opening day of rifle season is always the 15th of November. It’s a tradition unlike any other here in the Mitten State.…
