Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Dangerous Drugs: Merck's Vioxx Study Fails to Clear its Reputation

  Ken Margolin | November 02, 2006 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  On September 6, 2006, two years after its voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx from the market, Merck released a self-funded study attempting to evade charges that the company knew of the dangers of Vioxx prior to selling the drug to the public. According to an ATLA (Association of Trial Lawyers of America) press release, documents produced because of the numerous lawsuits in several states that have...

• Nursing Home Wrongful Death Settlement

  Ken Margolin | October 26, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  While going down a ramp, a 79 year old nursing home resident fell out of her wheelchair head first. The injury did not seem at first to be severe. The resident complained of neck, shoulder and back pain, and was taken by nursing home staff to her bed with no further evaluation. When the on-call physician was notified, he prescribed narcotics for pain, but conducted no further examination....

• Important Decision on Drug Manufacturer's Failure to Warn

  Ken Margolin | October 26, 2006 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Two year old Andreas Perry developed lymphoblastic lymphoma, a potentially deadly cancer two years ago. In accordance with Andreas' doctor's prescription, his parents were treating eczema with the topical ointment, Elidel. Andreas' parents filed a lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceutical Co., alleging amongst other things that Novartis had negligently failed to warn users - especially pediatric...

• The Real Medical Malpractice Crisis

  Ken Margolin | October 25, 2006 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Objectively viewed data leads to the undeniable conclusion that medical malpractice lawsuits are not skyrocketing in number, nor are they the cause of escalating insurance premiums for doctors. The malpractice insurers will continue their campaign to prejudice potential jurors by their repetition of the big lie of the evils of malpractice litigation. That crisis - the one invented by the...