Merck may pay $100 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over the safety of its NuvaRing contraceptive as long as enough women agree to participate. The settlement may resolve as many as 3,800 cases in federal and state courts. The lawsuits alleged that Merck knew while selling the product that…
Imagine that you have a loved one who is currently living in an elderly care facility. Unable to care for themselves, they rely on the help from staff members to provide a certain standard of care. The nursing home staff then in turn relies on the health care directives provided…
While some transplants from northern states may not have had difficulty travelling in the rare snow storm that struck much of South Carolina this week, most drivers were caught off guard by just how dangerous the roadways would be. A lot of drivers quickly discovered that their driving habits on…
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), amputations are some of the most serious and debilatating workplace injuries. Amputations happen most often when workers operate unguarded or inadequately safeguarded mechanical power presses, power press brakes, powered and non-powered conveyors, printing presses, roll-forming and roll bending machines, food slicers,…
If you’ve ever suffered a work-related injury then you probably did one of two things. If you’re like some people in South Carolina, you may not have filed a claim assuming that your injury was not bad enough to warrant the hassle. But if you’re like many of our readers,…
Tire defects are a major cause of motor vehicle accidents in the United States. While retreads are often viewed as a large problem, many of the pieces of tire we see along our roadways come from tires which have not been retreaded. Many “new” tires contain defects which are potential…
It’s just about every person’s fear that something will go wrong when they go in for surgery. That’s because, despite the insistence of hospital staff that patients are well taken care of, residents here in South Carolina know that medical mistakes can happen anywhere and often have life-changing consequences as…
Johnson and Johnson has agreed to a massive $2.5 billion settlement regarding their DePuy ASR metal on metal hip replacements. There are two key deadlines. The first is a Jauary 6th, 2014 deadline to register your case. The second is a April 1, 2014 deadline to opt-in to the settlement. …
Most women have no concerns about going to the hospital to give birth to their child. That’s because they know that the hospital and its staff are well trained and know what they’re doing. We often trust this so much that we can feel incredibly betrayed when this ends up…
If you take Pradaxa, you may have important legal rights. Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) is a blood thinner prescribed to prevent stroke in patients with irregular heartbeats. Pradaxa has been prescribed to more than a million patients. Serious safety concerns have arisen about Pradaxa. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…