- Physician Speaking Fees
- Physician speaking fees paid by Merck Pharmaceutical during the year 2010 totalled $20.4 million. During the year 2010 more than 2,000 U. S. doctors and health care professionals were paid that sum of money to discuss and, in effect, promote Merck's various products and also to discuss other health care ...
- Bus Safety Standards
- Bus safety standards may be in for some changes as a result of a recent spate of bus accidents. As of April 1, 2011, there is a move now in the U. S. Congress to approve bus safety by requiring seat belts, stronger roofs, better windows and also electronic stability controls. ...
- Food Dyes
- Food dyes have been long suspected of having nutritional and behavioral consequences especially for children. An FDA staff report released during the week of March 21, 2011 indicated that synthetic food colorings do have an impact on children. There is some data to suggest that they are in fact causing behavioral ...
- Students In The Operating Room
- Students in the operating room is not a recent phenomenon. Indeed, at most teaching hospitals, residents and/or interns may be present in the operating room. A study published in March of 2011 by The Journal of the American College of Surgeons reports that of over 600,000 operations at more than ...
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic fatigue syndrome has long been a subject of controversy in medical and legal circles. The symptoms can include constant pain, difficulty concentrating and extreme exhaustion. For years people complaining of these symptoms have been subject to ostracism and humiliation from the scientific establishment who doubt the overall diagnosis of chronic fatigue ...
- Marital Torts
- Marital torts are most often intentional torts producing either physical harm, psychological harm, or emotional harm. In determining whether to pursue such a claim as a civil action one of the first problems is whether to join the tort action with a divorce action. That becomes a procedural issue that ...
- Hospital Liability
- Hospital liability can arise from several factors. There are some hospitals that almost create an environment in which negligence thrives. Other hospitals are just the opposite. The accrediting agency for most hospitals is known as the Joint Commission. Although this is an effective entity, most of its visits to hospitals are prearranged ...
- Chemical Exposure Injuries
- Chemical exposure injuries to some extent may be defined by the Material Safety Data Sheet for the product. The Material Safety Data Sheet is a result of legislation dealing with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Hazard Communication Standard which requires companies that deal with chemical products to ...
- Podiatric Malpractice
- Podiatric malpractice cases are frequently difficult cases because they are well defended by seasoned podiatric defense lawyers that are retained by specialty insurers. These specially insurers recognize the vagaries of podiatric malpractice cases and therefore frequently hire defense counsel to cover a significant geographical area. In addition, there is significant inconsistency ...
- Machine Entrapment Cases
- Machine entrapment cases are considerably less common today than they were years ago principally because of guarding techniques that have been employed by manufacturers. The most common entrapment accidents involve legs or arms that are caught between two or more moving or compressing machine parts. The analysis to be employed in ...
