Posts tagged lawsuit

• Cobalt Poisoning Risks From Hip Implants

  Michael Monheit | November 18, 2010 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Patients with ASR Hip Implants Suffer From Cobalt Poisoning Hip implants are supposed to improve a patient’s health. DePuy Orthopaedics ASR hip implants however, have had the opposite...

• Is it ok for a doctor to prescribe Actonel if you have osteopenia?

  Michael Monheit | October 29, 2010 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  There is no consensus how to achieve world peace or how to solve the unemployment problem. The same can be said about whether or not it’s okay for a doctor to prescribe Actonel if you have...

• Is Your Helmet Safe?

  Michael Monheit | October 29, 2010 8:03 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  Every year, hundreds of high school, college and professional football players suffer concussions, brain damage and even spinal cord injury because of defectively designed helmets. Parents, players...

• Are there any lawsuits against makers of Fosamax?

  Michael Monheit | October 27, 2010 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Yes, there are lawsuits against makers of Fosamax. Merck & Co. is the maker of the best selling drug to treat osteoporosis. Merck is no stranger to unsafe drug lawsuits like Vioxx. In 2009,...

• Philadelphia: Lawyer Warns Of Children's Toy Recalls and CPSC Toy Hazard Information

  Michael Monheit | October 25, 2010 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Miriam Barish, a partner at the Philadelphia Law Firm of Anapol Schwartz, discusses the problem of recalled toys that remain on the shelves or in places where children have access to them. Watch...

• Can you take Fosamax after a fracture?

  Michael Monheit | October 25, 2010 9:31 AM | 3 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Recent news about people who took Fosamax for the long term is causing them to wonder about whether or not their bones are brittle and if their doctors are paying attention. Yes. No....

• Philadelphia Lawyers File Second Megabus Lawsuit

  Michael Monheit | October 22, 2010 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A local Philadelphia resident a 79 year-old woman who retired after years of service with the US Embassy, has suffered serious injuries after the Megabus accident that occurred last month. She was...

• School Bus Accident in Overbrook Park Section of Philadelphia

  Michael Monheit | October 22, 2010 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Another school bus crash Today, our City awakens to the news of another school bus crash. A school bus flipped over on its side and there are reports of injuries. School buses carry the most...