For these past many years, I have had the privilege and pleasure to be involved with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This charity funds research to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. These are a series of blood cancers affecting one person every four minutes. In […]
The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued its order on October 1, 2009, establishing MDL No. 2100 for individual lawsuits filed by women who have been injured or died as a result of their ingestion of Yasmin and Yaz oral contraceptive products. All of the cases pending in […]
This is a story about Bill and Helen. They were not famous people; they did not live an extravagant life; and they loved life as much as any of us. I imagine they were two nice, kind people who, after many years of marital union, still loved each other quite […]
If you can read this message, you may be “glty as chrgd” of texting while driving. Even if you don’t text while driving, you are smart, but may soon be in the minority. More than 20 percent of ALL drivers, not just teens, admit to sending text messages while driving. […]
More than 8,000 smokers and their loved ones have been waiting for nearly two decades for their opportunity for justice. These smokers were part of the Engle class action that was decertified several years ago. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a number of findings made by the Engle jury after […]
On September 24, 2009, a hearing was held in Richmond, Virginia before the National Panel on Multi-District Litigation with regard the lawsuits that have been filed against the manufacturers of YAZ, Yasmin and Ocella. This Panel of federal judges who oversee the establishment and coordination of mass torts litigation within […]
Recently, a woman was impregnated at a fertility clinic with another woman’s embryo. The woman has decided to give birth and give the baby to the biological mother. This preventable and heart breaking mistake should not have happened. There have also been mistakes in which parents have had their eggs […]
We have all been there. When you begin to pass a tractor trailer on the highway, you speed up just a little bit in an effort to get quickly clear or you slow down and simply refuse to take the chance. If passing, you are all the while holding your […]
A report from California recently set forth that 1 in every 5, a whopping 20%, of all medical claims in California are routinely denied by health insurance companies. This is the case even when the patient’s physician has recommended the requested care. A collaboration between the California Nurses Association and […]
We are all very aware of the dangers involved with driving while intoxicated; the serious and often deadly results. There is another equally deadly combination on our roadways – driving and fatigue! Most drivers do not realize the risks of driving while fatigued and have poor knowledge about the speed […]
