A young man suffered oxygen deprivation leading to severe brain damage after a physician allegedly mis-programmed his cardiac defibrillator. The man, now 30-years-old, cannot speak and will need around-the-clock assistance for the rest of his life. He is cared for by...
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What to Do if You Have Been a Victim of Physician Sexual Misconduct
There are thousands of documented cases in the United States of doctors sexually abusing patients. Unfortunately, an estimated 85 percent of such misconduct incidents go unreported because the victims don’t come forward. They may feel guilty about damaging a doctor’s...
Violating the Hippocratic Oath: Doctors’ Sexual Abuse of Patients
Barring an existing intimate relationship between doctor and patient, such as a marriage or romantic partnership, there are no circumstances under which sexual relations between doctor and patient should occur. All doctors understand this and take an oath to uphold...
IKEA Voluntary Dresser Recall After 6 Child Deaths
Following a deal with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Ikea has announced that it will voluntarily recall 29 million chests and dressers nationwide after at least six young children died in tip-over accidents. At least one more child death and 70 injuries...
Do You Suffer from GERD Because of a Personal Injury?
Victims of personal injury can suffer from dental disease as a result of treatment of orthopedic injuries. Many of these diseases cannot be treated with standard home hygiene, and require professional dental treatment. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of...
Partners Hodes Milman and Associate Gabe Houston Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2017 & J. Milman Named 2017 Lawyer of the Year
Partners Daniel Hodes and Jeffrey Milman and Associate Gabe Houston were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. Hodes has been listed for 12 consecutive years for his plaintiff’s work in personal injury and product liability...
Fire Hazard Prompts Massive Hoverboard Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a massive nationwide recall for self-balancing scooters, also known as hoverboards, due to a fire hazard risk caused by lithium ion battery packs, which are used to power the machines. The battery packs have a...
When Hospitals Put Profits Before Patients
When patient care in hospitals takes a backseat to corporate profits, patients always lose. They not only lose in overall quality of care, but also when it comes to personal safety. In addition to just plain poor medical attention, some patients become the victims of...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Exposes Patient Sexual Abuse by Physicians
In July 2016, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution released the first installment in its multi-media Doctors & Sex Abuse investigative series. The series delves into sexual misconduct among physicians nationwide. The newspaper began investigating physician abuse in...
Monsanto Forced to Pay $46 Million to Victims of Poisoning
A jury has awarded three plaintiffs $17.5 million in damages caused by negligence in the production of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by Monsanto and three other companies. In addition, Monsanto, Pfizer, Solutia, and Pharmacia were ordered to pay the plaintiffs an...