- Chrissie Cole | February 22, 2010 2:52 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Toxic Substances
A new study, in the Archives of Internal Medicine, estimates that 48,000 Americans died in 2006 after developing sepsis [a blood infection] or pneumonia during their hospital stay.
In many...
- Chrissie Cole | December 19, 2009 1:32 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Proctor & Gamble, working in consultation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), voluntarily recalled about 700,000 packs of Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu 24-Count Bonus...
- Bruce Bierhans | November 02, 2009 10:19 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Miscellaneous
Recently, I concluded a case in which I represented a financial adviser for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country against the firm itself. The firm was attempting to enforce a Non...
- Carrie Strasser | July 02, 2009 9:58 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The New York Times reported that federal drug regulators advised patients taking two anti-smoking drugs to watch for signs of mental illness because of an increased risk of suicide among the drugs'...
- Bruce Bierhans | June 10, 2009 10:50 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
A rose by any other name... NOT
Over the years, I have had many cases and inquiries involving alleged odors that caused illness. Examples include varnishes on floors, glues under carpeting and even...
- Carrie Strasser | February 26, 2009 6:02 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
Efforts are already in the works to overturn a late-term regulation issued by the Bush administration in September. A report on Bloomberg explained that this new regulation designated state...
- Chrissie Cole | December 17, 2008 8:14 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA is requiring makers of widely used epilepsy drugs to add a warning about the increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors to the products’ prescribing labeling and...
- Bruce Bierhans | July 27, 2008 11:08 AM | Cape Cod, MA
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
In todays Cape Cod Times, we learn more about the tragic death of David Hill. On October 17, 2006, David was killed after being shot multiple times by a local police officer. That evening, David was...