In the midst of thousands of lawsuits over allegedly defective hip implants, Johnson and Johnson is facing another recall announced by the FDA. This recall is for their LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve. Designed to supposedly give the patient more comfort, this product is used during knee replacement surgery in conjunction with the actual replacement joint. Unfortunately,…
Recently, a semi-truck on Interstate I-85 just south of Little Rock broke apart and spilled 55 gallons of sodium bisulfide across the highway. Because the chemical is extremely corrosive, state police shut down all traffic on the interstate until the accident could be cleaned up. The Charlotte Fire Department was on-hand to contain the spill, and…
A crash at a downtown intersection left a Richmond, Virginia (VA), jogger dead on the morning of June 9, 2017. The driver of the Nissan pickup involved in the fatal pedestrian collision remained on the scene, but it is unclear if charges will be filed. Police responded at 6:01 am to a report…
Automatic budget cuts have caused 650,000 people who hold civilian jobs with the Defense Department to have a day without pay. Many of those DOD civilians are our friends and neighbors and they work right here in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia (VA). A day without pay is tough on many in our area. Although…
As the statute of limitations approaches in many states, lawsuits against numerous medical corporations continue to mount regarding hazardous “transvaginal meshes,” a device used to treat pelvic organ prolapse in women. The product was the subject of an FDA warning in 2008 which was subsequently updated in 2011, which alerted consumers to “serious complications” regarding the…