Actavis Totowa, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures
Digitek digoxin tablets, has issued a recall for the product after it was discovered that many tablets contain a double dose of digoxin. An overdose of this drug can have catastrophic consequences for patients, including nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, bradycardia, and in severe cases, death. Digitek is commonly prescribed as a treatment for heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. If you have been taking ...
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August 6th, 2010 in
Law
People have been talking about the side effects of the dangerous drug Trasylol since it was originally suspended from the market in 2007. Since then studies have been completed that have shown that the side effects of Trasylol may not even appear for up to ten years after the surgery. The side effects of this drug are so serious that they have been know to cause life threatening conditions and in many cases death. The last time the drug was used was in 2007, this means that patients who were ...
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August 5th, 2010 in
Law
nstances of medical malpractice Nassau County have unfortunately been plentiful over the past couple of years. It seems as though acts of medical malpractice keep on finding their way back after multiple efforts to curb this problem. It seems that greater action must be taken to decrease the rate of medical malpractice in Nassau County. Being so close to the city, Nassau County is home to many commuters, which makes it full of all different types of people. Individual practitioners appeal to ...
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August 4th, 2010 in
Law
If you have been injured as the result of someone else's negligence you may be eligible for compensation. In deciding what you are going to do remember there are normally three options for you the first being you could hire a personal injury lawyer in New York and file a lawsuit against the responsible party, your second option would be for you to hire a personal injury lawyer in New York and try to negotiate a settlement with the other parties insurance company. Although this may seem like a ...
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August 3rd, 2010 in
Law
If you have experienced a personal injury in New York you may be eligible to receive compensation for your injury. Many people go through the daily struggles that come with personal injuries and don't know that they can be compensated. Well now you know that you can. Personal injuries include a number of different types of injuries but all of these injuries have to stem from being injured physically or financially as a result of someone else's negligence. These could be filed for a number of ...
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August 2nd, 2010 in
Law
It is a dangerous practice to wait to settle a claim or file a lawsuit right before the statute of limitations period expires. If a lawsuit is filed right before the deadline and if the defendant cannot be found, or if the wrong defendant is served, the case could be dismissed and the plaintiff gets nothing. For this reason, it may be prudent to hire an attorney well before the statute of limitations expires. Many attorneys will refuse to accept a case when the statute of limitations period is ...
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August 1st, 2010 in
Law
The following question was posted at LawGuru.com. Answer provided by Rex Curtis Bush, a Salt Lake City area attorney.
Q. Hello - I ordered a meal from Costa Vida [a Mexican restaurant near Salt Lake City] and on my second bite I began to choke. My parents witnessed the whole thing and were about to call 911 ... I had to dislodge the object which turned out to be a rather large rubber band ... My throat was soar for several days and it scared me to death. The restaurant has assumed liability ...
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July 31st, 2010 in
Law
Depending on which county the lawsuit is filed in, the discovery phase can take many months or sometimes more than a year. When discovery is completed, and each side knows what evidence will be offered at trial, this is the time when the parties may conduct settlement discussions. Sometimes the parties will engage in alternative ways to resolve the case, like mediation. In mediation, the parties agree to hire a retired judge or an experienced attorney who will assist the parties in reaching a ...
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July 30th, 2010 in
Law
In the context of the specific wrongful death statute, the term "support" generally means to provide for a child's needs for housing, food, clothing, education and health care. Usually, a non-custodial father who is obligated by a court order to make child support payments can meet this requirement by showing compliance with the order. Presumably, a parent who pays child support every month is one who regularly contributes to the support of a child. But what if a parent misses several months of ...
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July 29th, 2010 in
Law
How many times have you or a loved one been in dire need of immediate care and gone to an emergency room only to be forced to wait in an overcrowded waiting room as your condition worsens until you are finally seen by a physician who provides you with inadequate assistance? It seems everyone has a similar emergency room horror story. Fortunately, for many the emergency room's poor care did not result in tragedy. However, there are hundreds of cases annually throughout America where a patient ...
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July 28th, 2010 in
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