When the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a ban on drop-side cribs in December after millions of the products had been recalled, the federal rule raised questions about the safety of hundreds of items parents had previously taken for granted. Now, the results of a new survey suggest the number of injuries caused to…
A woman from Texas (TX) has launched a lawsuit claiming she sustained severe infections and had to endure excruciating pain because of unnecessary surgery. Janice McDaniel, and her husband, William, filed a lawsuit February 25, 2011, in Jefferson County District Court, Jefferson, Texas (TX), this month. She claimed none of the pain the woman experienced…
Norwalk, Connecticut (CT), resident Diana Silonova suffered cardiac arrest, paralysis, neck, head and back injuries, a fractured jaw and contusions and lacerations in an auto accident. Silonova’s paralysis and loss of sensation is expected to be permanent, according to a recently filed lawsuit against the city. The crash occurred in 2009. She is also seeking…
Modern medicine has made some amazing improvements in medical devices that change the quality of life for many people. One such improvement is the hip implant. However sometimes these pioneering new techniques haven’t been tested enough such in the case of the failure of the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement. Many of the patients implanted…
In his latest post to our firm’s Newport News, VA Car & Truck Accident Lawyers blog, my colleague Kevin Duffan reports on a fatal hit-and-run accident in Gloucester, Virginia (VA). Police have charge the victim’s boyfriend with the crime. Kevin notes that the tragic incident happened the same day that a repeat drunk and reckless…