Tort reform advocates support arbitrarily capping damages in medical malpractice lawsuits in a misguided effort to curb “frivolous” lawsuits. However, the tort reform platform is filled with gaps in logic and is based on an affront to the U.S. Constitution and our nation’s history. If you support a cap on damages, then you’re supporting the legislative…
Last July, the Stryker hip replacement devices – the Rejuvenate and ABG II – were recalled after it was discovered that the hip stems were prone to fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction. The devices that did fret and corrode led to people suffering various complications including local tissue reactions (i.e. pain and/or swelling), metallosis,…
A girl in Virginia Beach is in the hospital recovering from serious injuries after authorities say she was hit by a car. Police have said that the 14-year-old girl was walking her bicycle across Princess Anne Road near Huckleberry Trail when a car came around a corner and hit her. Neighbors who were on the…
A jury awarded a family whose child suffered severe brain damage as a result of a birth injury 78.5 million dollars. The injured child now has severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and will require a lifetime of care. This horrific injury was the result of an 81-minute delay in performance of an emergency cesarean section…
Police in Charlotte, NC say that one person is dead after an accident occurred this past weekend when a 15-year-old driver struck a utility pole. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say that a 17-year-old friend of the driver was pronounced dead just after 4 a.m. at Carolinas Medical Center. Police say that the 1992 Honda Civic driven by…