- Christina Cole | January 15, 2007 12:37 PM | Portland, OR
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Medical Malpractice
Blind five-year-old Brooklynn Rewega is the first person in Canada to win an insurance settlement against her Mother for birth injuries.Brooklynn, who has cerebral palsy, was able to sue her Mother for the settlement after her parents persuaded the Alberta government to pass special legislation. Lisa and Doug Rewega, lobbied for the legislation so they would have the needed money to pay for the...
- Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 1:15 PM | Portland, OR
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Medical Malpractice
A new study solidifies beliefs that women of child-bearing age should avoid the epilepsy drug Depacon (valproate). Evidence showed that of 333 women followed, 20 percent of those taking Depacon suffered miscarriages or gave birth to babies with birth defects. Problems with three other drugs ranged from one to 11 percent. The study examined only women who took the epilepsy drugs from 199-2004,...
- Josh Shulman | January 11, 2010 3:53 PM | Portland, OR
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Automobile Accidents
In December, a Portland judge ruled in favor of a motorist who turned right in an intersection and subsequently hit a cyclist who was in, and therefore proteceted by, a bike lane — or so the...
- Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 6:09 PM | Portland, OR
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Medical Malpractice
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that exposure to paroxetine during pregnancy can increase the risk for congenital malformations, in particular, cardiac malformations. Per the FDA's request, the manufacturer has changed paroxetine's pregnancy category from C to D and now added new data and recommendations to the Warning section of paraxetine's prescribing information....
- Brad Brad | November 01, 2006 7:30 PM | Portland, OR
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Medical Malpractice
There are times when you may need the help of a dedicated lawyer. Birth injuries and the possibility of Oregon injury settlements are one of those times.There are times when you may need the help of a dedicated lawyer. Birth injuries and the possibility of Oregon injury settlements are one of those times.Oregon injury settlements are often made in the case of birth injuries but you will need...
- Staff Writer | July 16, 2006 1:19 PM | Portland, OR
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Fellow blogger Denise Rubin in NY talks about the recent announcement that ACE inhibitors have been linked to birth defects in the first trimester of pregnancy, specifically problems with fetal skull development, kidney problems and growth inhibition. ACE inhibitors such as catopril and lisinopril are prescribed to treat hypertension and are popular medications used for kidney protection in...